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Some said vaccines had been politicized and that they were being pressured to rush out a vaccine. (Pixabay photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GENEVA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Major global drug companies on Thursday said no matter how urgently action is needed against the novel coronavirus, they will not cut corners and rush a vaccine.<\/p>\n

The chief executive officers (CEOs) of Eli Lilly, Gilead, Pfizer, Roche, and Merck (MSD) spoke at a virtual news conference hosted by the Swiss-based International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations (IFPMA).<\/p>\n

Some said vaccines had been politicized and that they were being pressured to rush out a vaccine.<\/p>\n

“This is most important in the area of vaccines because we are concerned about the anti-vax movement, about confidence in vaccine and deaths,” IFPMA Director General Thomas Cueni said.<\/p>\n

“We do want the agencies to fulfill the highest possible standards,” said Cueni, referring to regulatory bodies such as the FDA in the US and those in other countries.<\/p>\n

Kenneth C. Frazier, chief executive officer of Merck (MSD), said the highest quality, safety, and efficacy standards must be upheld everywhere.<\/p>\n

“I think we all understand we have to move with urgency. But we will not sacrifice safety under any set of circumstances. We will not submit for approval — that is emergency use approval or for more general approval — any vaccine candidate before we have approval through phase three studies that allow us to make a reasonable estimate of what the safety and efficacy of that vaccine is,” he said.<\/p>\n

Albert Bourla, the CEO of the US company Pfizer, agreed with Frazer, saying that many people are skeptical because the science has been “so much politicized.”<\/p>\n

“Many people will feel that just for political games, things will be submitted, or not submitted. And this is the worst situation society can be in,” he said.<\/p>\n

Bourla said he wanted to assure everyone the “all political pressure is irrelevant.”<\/p>\n

“We will never submit for authorization, or approval, any vaccine before we feel that it is safe and effective.”\u00a0(Anadolu)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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