This is strong language for a medical journal. BMJ and Lancet are the two primary medical journals of Europe so this important. The tide is turning against mindless acceptance.

Pharmaceutical companies are reaping vast profits without adequate independent scrutiny of their scientific claims. The purpose of regulators is not to dance to the tune of rich global corporations and enrich them further; it is to protect the health of their populations. We need complete data transparency for all studies, we need it in the public interest, and we need it now.

This presents an excellent opportunity for a politician that actually cares. They should introduce legislation banning any government agency or business from requiring anybody to take any drug, vaccine, or other medical treatment unless all of the clinical trial data has been released to the general public for free prior to the requirement taking effect.