roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
It's being produced by an American company & has the full backing of the UK Conservative Government, if any corner can be cut to make extra margin then it will be, the side effects can wait as that won't be their problem.
OK... left wing vaccines only!
In all seriousness, regulatory authorities routinely turn down applications from American companies. Here's a learning exercise published by FDA on 22 of them
https://www.fda.gov/media/102332/download
You've already seen the FDA halting COVID vaccine trials due to potential side effects.
What's different here?
As to side effects not being their problem - Pfizer will be ultra sensitive on this - imagine the impact to their company if a significant safety concern arose. It would ruin their reputation and destroy their brand.