Govt must provide legal protection to vaccine makers against lawsuits: Adar Poonawalla
Serum Institute of India (SII) Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla said the vaccine makers are going to propose this to the government while speaking at a virtual panel at the Carnegie India s Global Technology Summit on Friday
PTI | December 19, 2020 | Updated 19:16 IST
Serum Institute of India (SII) Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla
Vaccine manufacturers need to have protection against all lawsuits for their vaccines especially during a pandemic, Serum Institute of India (SII) Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla has said.
He also said that the vaccine makers are going to propose this to the government while speaking at a virtual panel on the challenges of developing a COVID-19 vaccine at the Carnegie India s Global Technology Summit on Friday.
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NEW DELHI: Vaccine manufacturers need to have protection against all lawsuits for their vaccines especially during a pandemic, Serum Institute of India (SII) Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla has said.
He also said that the vaccine makers are going to propose this to the government, while speaking at a virtual panel on the challenges of developing a Covid-19 vaccine at the Carnegie India s Global Technology Summit on Friday. We need to have the government indemnify manufacturers, especially vaccine manufacturers, against all lawsuits. In fact, COVAX and other countries have already started talking about that, Poonawalla said.
It is because when frivolous claims come up, and something is blown out of proportion in the media, skepticism sets in that definitely something can happen due to the vaccine and to dispel that, the government needs to step in to spread the right information, he added.
Govt Must Protect Vaccine Makers Against Lawsuits, Frivolous Claims Invite Skepticism: Adar Poonawalla
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Vaccine manufacturers need to have protection against all lawsuits for their vaccines especially during a pandemic, Serum Institute of India (SII) Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla has said. He also said that the vaccine makers are going to propose this to the government, while speaking at a virtual panel on the challenges of developing a COVID-19 vaccine at the Carnegie India s Global Technology Summit on Friday. We need to have the government indemnify manufacturers, especially vaccine manufacturers, against all lawsuits. In fact, COVAX and other countries have already started talking about that, Poonawalla said. It is because when frivolous claims come up, and something is blown out of proportion in the media, skepticism sets in that definitely something can happen due to the vaccine and to dispel that, the government needs to step in to spread the righ
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Cautioning that the COVID pandemic is far from over though the world now seems to be closer to getting a vaccine, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation (WHO) Soumya Swaminathan said, “Though there is light at the end of the tunnel, the road ahead is still dark and long.”
Participating in a panel discussion, “The People Need to Know: The Challenges of Developing a COVID-19 Vaccine” on Friday, Dr. Swaminathan said, “The next few months are going to be critical and tough for many countries and we have to keep ourselves safe while waiting for a vaccine. Luckily, so far we have seen few vaccines that have met the benchmark of 50% efficacy in the interim results. That’s a very good news.’’
Poonawala Wants Legal Shield For Vaccine Makers Against Lawsuits We need to have the government indemnify manufacturers, especially vaccine manufacturers, against all lawsuits, Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla said.
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Vaccine manufacturers need to be granted protection against all forms of lawsuits for their vaccines especially during a pandemic, Serum Institute of India (SII) Chief Executive Officer Adar Poonawalla said.
He also said that the vaccine makers are going to propose this idea to the government, while speaking at a virtual panel on the challenges of developing a Covid-19 vaccine at the Carnegie India s Global Technology Summit on Friday.