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The CEOs of AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer and Sanofi have “announced a historic pledge”, outlining their commitment to upholding “the integrity of the scientific process as they work towards potential global regulatory filings and approvals of the first COVID-19 vaccines.”
Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, commented on the “pledge of safety” voiced by the aforementioned pharmaceutical companies in a joint press release published by Businesswire.com on Tuesday.
He pointed to the difference between the platform used by Russian scientists to develop a COVID-19 vaccine and those platforms that have been used by their colleagues abroad.
He stressed a need for international companies to focus on long-term evidence concerning the potential side effects of candidate vaccines.
According to CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, Russian experts believe that “pharmaceutical companies should take responsibility in their pledges for potential long-term adverse effects caused by the vaccines they produce, and make the risks publicly known, should people experience negative side effects after undergoing vaccination”.
Earlier this week, Mr Dmitriev offered a detailed response to criticism of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, and answered the most frequently asked questions about the pioneer vaccine presented by the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology last month.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
