German vaccine manufacturer #Biontech probably won’t be able to offer an updated vaccine this summer. This is due to the approval procedure 🧵👇
Biontech-CEO Ugur Sahin called in an interview with @ft he for a Speedy Ruling on the vaccines and test them only on animals
ft.com/content/1c1bcc…
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On the contrary, the president of the German Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (PEI), Klaus Chituchek asked to exercise due care. While some flexibility makes sense, „There is no reason to skip the human data“, Chituteck told @WELTspr
Also, virologist @stohr_klaus agreed that a comprehensive trial might take too long. However, one reason for the hesitation of the European Medicines (EMA) Agency might be, that the effectiveness of the new vaccines is not as convincing as hoped.
Read our whole report here in German:
https://twitter.com/WELTspr/status/1540496360046317569
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