In the fight against Covid-19, as the global vaccine race accelerates, where is France?
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We will be ready at the end of December, beginning of January,
" said Minister Delegate for Industry, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, who was invited to BFMTV this Friday.
But that does not mean that the French will be able to be vaccinated immediately.
The launch of vaccines follows a whole process.
The Minister recalls that the manufacture of vaccines will be launched as soon as the health authorities, European and French, give the green light.
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We are not yet at the end of clinical trials,
” she recalls.
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France has already signed six vaccine contracts.
A seventh is under negotiation, said the minister.
Among these vaccines, "
three are manufactured in France
", in laboratories located in particular in Indre-et-Loire and Eure-et-Loire, in the region of Lyon.
The others are made in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Europe.
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That's what matters to us
."
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I am working to strengthen the French vaccine manufacturing base
," she said.
Once the vaccines are marketed, the Minister recalls that the deliveries of the doses will be made as and when.
She recalls that 15% of the volumes acquired by the European Union will go to France.
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For 100 million doses manufactured in Europe, 15 million doses are intended for France,
" she translates, following the pro-rata in the European population.
A laboratory like the French Sanofi should deliver "
en masse
" for June 2021. "
The industrialization strategy varies from one laboratory to another
", explains Agnès Pannier-Runacher.
