Sanofi GSK to supply Britain with up to 60 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine
Both companies voiced in a statement their commitment " to making their COVID-19 vaccine candidate affordable and available globally".;
UK: Pharma giants Sanofi and GSK have agreed to supply Britain with up to 60 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, the firms announced Wednesday.
The agreement covers a vaccine candidate developed by France's Sanofi in partnership with the UK's GSK and is subject to a "final contract".
Amid a global race to find a vaccine to halt the pandemic, Sanofi announced "Ongoing discussions with the European Commission, with France and Italy on the negotiation team, and other governments to ensure global access to a novel coronavirus vaccine."
Both companies voiced in a statement their committment "to making their COVID-19 vaccine candidate affordable and available globally".
The vaccine candidate "has the potential to play a significant role in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, both in the UK and around the world," said GSK Vaccines President Roger Connor.
Sanofi predicted regulatory approval for the vaccine "could be achieved by the first half of 2021".
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