Pfizer's UK boss 'comfortable' with plan to lift COVID rules - but will continue to wear a face mask
"But what we do see from the data so far, in relation to where we are on 19 July, is that we do have a good level of protection. And, therefore, I feel very comfortable with the restrictions and decisions that have been made."Mr Osborn, who joined Pfizer as a graduate in 1998 and has led the company's discussions with the government throughout the pandemic, said he would continue to wear a facemask even after it ceases to be a legal requirement.
Clinical trials of a modified vaccine targeting the Delta variant will begin next month but data show the current dose provides more than 90% protection against severe illness and hospitalisation. Production has primarily been based in two factories, at Puurs in Belgium and Kalamazoo in the US, and the time taken to make a batch has almost halved from 110 days to 60 days.
"Our position from the very start of the pandemic is that there must be equitable access across the globe, whether you live in Surbiton or sub-Saharan Africa, you need access to a vaccine. "What we need to do is to work with these low income countries, low middle income countries, with the technology that we've got today. And it's the reason why we've just made a commitment to ensure two billion of our doses in 2021 and 2020, to reach low and low middle income countries at no profit - at cost to those nations."
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