Fast-tracking a vaccine has even some in the medical world spooked
While the extreme anti-vaxxers should be brooked no quarter, the race for a Covid-19 vaccine could do with a few speed bumps in the name of trust
05 September 2020 - 08:19
Finding a vaccine against Covid-19 that works and can be distributed widely enough to help stop the pandemic is a global priority. Given the urgency, governments are doing all they can to fund research and incentivise firms to ramp up trials — pre-ordering doses, lowering regulatory barriers to market and granting manufacturers immunity from costly future injury-related lawsuits.
But when does the scramble for supply start to look like corner-cutting?..
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