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While working on developing an effective vaccine against covid-19, AstraZeneca You received special protection against any type of liability claim for products related to your vaccine.
“This is a unique situation in which we as a company simply we cannot take the risk if in (…) four years the vaccine is showing side effects“, said Ruud Dobber, member of the executive team of AstraZeneca, in an interview with Reuters.
For the company, the governments of the countries must be responsible for the risks, this because the vaccine It is an issue of national interest in each territory that seeks to safeguard the population from the pandemic.
“In the contracts we have in force, we are asking for compensation. It is acceptable for most countries to take that risk on their shoulders because it is in the national interest“, said.
The US has already taken its measures
U.S It already has a law that excludes lawsuits for damages for products that help control a public health crisis, specifically in the Emergency Preparedness and Population Availability Act of 2005, or PREP Act.
AstraZeneca, the second largest drug manufacturer in UK, has committed to supplying a total of more than 2 billion doses without profit in agreements with the U.S, UK and European countries, among other nations and organizations.
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