Drugmaker pledgesNine of those companies on Sept. 8 pledged to put science and ethics first, prioritizing safety over speed in the development of any vaccine they submit for emergency approval.
The FDA has since said drugmakers have to meet a higher standard than normal for such authorization.“These companies are very professional and the benefits of the vaccine here are very dramatic," Gates said. “Thank goodness that we have this private-sector expertise that we want to shape into a global public good that gets to everybody on the planet."While acknowledging that side effects are always possible, Gates said he expects a safe vaccine to come out of the development effort.Since stepping down as Microsoft Corp.