New G7 clinical trials charter to bolster global health defences
International health ministers agree new principles to share life-saving evidence and data to combat future pandemics.
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4 June 2021
Commitments lay strong foundation for leaders’ summit in Cornwall next week
Health ministers from some of the world’s largest democracies have committed to a new international agreement making it easier and quicker to share results from vaccine and therapeutic trials to tackle COVID-19 and prevent future health threats.
Following the conclusion of the UK-hosted, in-person G7 Health Ministers’ meeting in Oxford, a Therapeutics and Vaccines Clinical Trials Charter will be rapidly implemented. This will help deliver high-quality, reliable and comparable evidence from international clinical trials to speed up access to approved treatments and vaccines, benefiting people in the UK and globally.
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