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WHO scientist sees regulators cooperating to speed COVID-19 vaccine approval

from The Guardian

WHO scientist sees regulators cooperating to speed COVID-19 vaccine approval The Guardian Regulators that normally work within their own countries or regions will likely harmonize efforts on potential COVID-19 vaccines to speed up their approvals once they become available, WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Friday. Swaminathan, answering questions on social media platforms, also said testing vaccines for safety and efficacy — usually a years-long process — could be accelerated to just six months in the midst of the pandemic, if data satisfied regulators that they have enough information to issue approvals. READ MORE

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