In July of this year, I was invited to volunteer for an important phase 3 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine trial in Boston. As a semiretired physician, I was thrilled to be able to contribute to science, support my colleagues, and hasten the discovery of a vaccine to help end this terrible pandemic.
While doing background research on the vaccine and its parent company, I learned that some company executives sold extra shares of stock just as the first positive press releases came out, and then sold additional shares following publication of the phase 2 study.