Nine biopharmaceutical companies sign a joint pledge to uphold 'high ethical standards' around developing Covid-19 vaccines, suggesting they won't seek premature government approval
Nine biopharmaceutical companies have signed a joint pledge to uphold"high ethical standards," suggesting they won't seek premature government approval for Covid-19 vaccines.
This pledge, released on Tuesday, states:"We, the undersigned biopharmaceutical companies, want to make clear our on-going commitment to developing and testing potential vaccines for COVID-19 in accordance with high ethical standards and sound scientific principles."'use strict';CNN.Videx=CNN.Videx || {};CNN.Videx.mobile={};CNN.INJECTOR.executeFeature.then {CNN.VideoPlayer.
Vaccine could be ready for approval by October, CEO says 02:47The companies that signed the pledge include AstraZeneca, BioNTech, Moderna, Pfizer, Novavax, Sanofi, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson and Merck.The pledge comes at a time when President Trump has repeatedly pushed for a quick vaccine timeline -- even referencing Election Day in November.
The nine vaccine makers said they will stand with science, at a time when the world is looking to science -- in particular to a vaccine -- to help bring us to the end of the pandemic, Bourla said."The only rival here is the virus, and the time to get the vaccine to this," Bourla said.He called the pledge between nine vaccine makers"historic" and"an unprecedented moment."CNN's Elizabeth Cohen has contributed to this report.
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