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Pre-purchase negotiations with Pfizer are ongoing … Careful judgment of safety and efficacy
Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Accident Control Headquarters, met with journalists at the Sejong Government Complex on the 12th and said, “A committee on the purchase of Corona 19 vaccine will be held tonight.”
“The ‘Crown Vaccine Introduction Advisory Committee 19’ is scheduled to hold its first meeting tonight,” said Yoon, head of quarantine, saying, “I know content such as setting standards related to the introduction of vaccines “. .
He said: “The Corona 19 vaccine is the first vaccine to be developed, and the most important thing is safety, as it is the first vaccine to be vaccinated.” did.
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| The COVID-19 vaccine is being developed by Pfizer, a US pharmaceutical company. [사진=로이터 뉴스핌] |
Negotiations are ongoing, but the time of the contract is still unknown. The government is taking a cautious approach because it is a decision that requires a large budget in the absence of the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.
“The company’s committee-centric decision process considering safety and efficacy, etc., will take place at the same time,” said Yoon, general manager of quarantine. “Apart from this, we continue discussions with potential pharmaceutical companies.” This is progressing smoothly, ”he said.
He continued: “It is still difficult to say that the time of the contract is at all, but we are making an effort to sign a pre-purchase contract as soon as possible, and the negotiations are progressing smoothly.” We have also previously guided the amount we are doing. Negotiations are ongoing with pharmaceutical companies at the time of completion of phase 3 clinical trials such as Pfizer and obtaining vaccines through Cobox. “
In this regard, Son Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division of the Accident Control Headquarters, said: “The company that currently develops the Corona 19 vaccine will only say ‘I will develop it well’. “There is a risk to this because you pay for the purchase without knowing if there are any side effects. Please note that the pre-purchase agreement is a method that has many concerns.”
“It would be better to buy in a situation where we can confirm safety and effectiveness to a certain extent, but as the situation in each country is urgent, I don’t know where to succeed, but the behavior of paying advances to large pharmaceutical companies is taking place. all over the world”. Not only that, there are also companies that are going to follow up, not just a penny or two, but hundreds of billions of dollars.
