Who funded the research behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine?
Samuel CrossYeanuk RhoHenna ReddyToby PepperrellFlorence RodgersRhiannon OsborneAyolola Eni-OlotuRishi BanerjeeSabrina WimmerSarai M KeestraPublished in: BMJ global health (2021)
Our study approximates that public and charitable financing accounted for 97%-99% of identifiable funding for the ChAdOx vaccine technology research at the University of Oxford underlying the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine until autumn 2020. We encountered a lack of transparency in research funding reporting.