France says U.S. priority on Sanofi virus vaccine would be unacceptable
- Country:
- France
Giving some countries such as the United States priority access to any coronavirus vaccine developed by Sanofi would be unacceptable, France's junior economy minister said on Thursday, after the firm suggested Americans could get it first. The French drugmaker's chief executive, Paul Hudson, said on Wednesday that vaccine doses produced in the United States could go to U.S. patients first, given the country had supported the research financially.
Sanofi, which had already flagged this possibility in recent weeks and had urged stronger European coordination in the hunt for a vaccine, has since clarified that it would be made available to all, following a backlash in France in particular. "It would, of course, be unacceptable for us if there were to be privileged access for this or that country under the pretext of a pecuniary motive, especially in the current context," Agnes Pannier-Runacher, France's junior economy minister, told Sud Radio.
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Sanofi
- France
- United States
- Paul Hudson
- European
ALSO READ
Rugby-Argentina fix dates and venues for tests against France
France tells French citizens not to travel to Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Palestinian Territories
France's Macron urges Israel to avoid escalation
Masashi Kishimoto to Make a Rare Public Appearance in France
Olympics-France has plan B to river Seine Olympics opening if security requires