New Corona Vaccine Development Nine companies including pharmaceutical companies “Safety First” Declaration 9:09, 7:13

Nine companies, including a pharmaceutical company that is developing a vaccine for the new coronavirus, announced a joint declaration on the 8th, stressing that safety will be the top priority.

Nine companies have announced the declaration, including AstraZeneca, a major pharmaceutical company in the UK, and Pfizer in the United States, who are developing vaccines for the new coronavirus.



The declaration states that the safety of the vaccine and the health of the recipients should always be given top priority, and that the safety and efficacy of the vaccine should be confirmed through three-stage clinical trials before application for approval or approval of the vaccine. It emphasizes things to do.



Regarding the new coronavirus vaccine, Russia has officially approved the use without waiting for the final stage of clinical trials, China has begun to inoculate exceptionally, and the head of the U.S. regulatory authority is also urgent. It reveals the possibility of allowing its use.



In addition, governments rushed development to strengthen their influence on the international community, and in the United States there was political pressure on pharmaceutical companies to rush application for permission and approval before the presidential election in November. It is also pointed out that they are doing so, and this declaration is a form that puts safety first, without being influenced by these movements.



Regarding the vaccine, according to the attitude survey conducted from July to August by the World Economic Forum and others targeting about 20,000 people in 27 countries including Japan, 26% of the total is concerned about the effect on health. As a result, he gave a negative response to vaccination, and ensuring safety is a major issue.