Getting the right vaccine shouldn't be a competition
The smug one-upmanship of which country gets, or which regulator approves, the vaccine first helps nobody in the long run
13 December 2020 - 07:52
Drug regulators only have two speeds, as an old gag puts it: too fast, and too slow. That’s certainly the perception in this pandemic.
As Western nations begin to roll out the first batch of promising vaccines against Covid-19, with the UK leading the charge and the US the latest to follow suit, the gatekeepers whose job it is to supervise their efficacy, safety and distribution are in a very tough spot...
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