CoronavirusInvestingWorld NewsUS to Get Covid-19 Vaccine First – French Drug Maker

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Sanofi, the French pharmaceutical giant, says the United States would get its COVID-19 vaccine first before other countries if it succeeds in developing it.

Paul Hudson, Sanofi’s Chief Executive Officer, told Bloomberg news that the US was the first in line to fund Sanofi’s vaccine research.

“The US government has the right to the largest pre-order because it’s invested in taking the risk. I have been campaigning in Europe to say the US will get vaccines first. That’s how it will be because they’ve invested to try and protect their population, to restart their economy,” Mr. Hudson said.

Sanofi had a vaccine partnership extension with the US in February. It is one of the biggest companies working to create vaccines for viral infection ravaging several parts of the world. Sanofi has partnered with GlaxoSmithKline Plc, a rival company in the UK to carry out the project, supported by the US, where 600 million doses are expected to be produced annually.

Similarly, supplies of an experimental shot from the University of Oxford will be prioritised for the UK before other parts of the world, said Pascal Soriot, CEO of AstraZeneca Plc, Bloomberg reported.

Sanofi’s CEO said countries such as the US and China that have mobilized efforts to develop vaccines would get vaccinated first.

The World Health Organisation (WHO), said that there were 70 COVID vaccines under development as of April 4; three candidates were already being tested in clinical trials as of April 11, according to the Brookings Institution.

The race to develop vaccines has prompted rich countries to invest huge amounts of money in pharmaceutical companies, an action that puts them first in line to get vaccines and may leave poor countries helpless.

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)
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