How biopharmaceutical researchers are ensuring COVID19 vaccines will be effective and safe
As the raging COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause unprecedented damage to public health and the global economy, the world awaits a vaccine against the coronavirus. The biopharmaceutical industry is working around the clock to identify and develop safe and effective vaccines to prevent COVID-19 infection. Many of the biopharmaceutical companies at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19 are members of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations .
Biopharmaceutical researchers are working to develop COVID-19 vaccines as quickly as possible, but they are not taking shortcuts on necessary phases of research and development. Even with the pressing need brought on by the pandemic, biopharmaceutical researchers must comply with strict testing and approval regulations throughout the clinical development process to help ensure vaccine safety.
Researchers closely monitor data, including any reports of adverse events, throughout the clinical trial to understand the safety profile of the vaccine and take steps as appropriate to improve the safety profile. And if a vaccine candidate is found to be safe and effective and receives approval from regulatory agencies such as the U.S.
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