Ms Martine WONNER
France, ALDE
“I wanted to focus my remarks on the revelations made by the newspaper Le Monde in France because confidential documents stolen from the European Medicines Agency on 9 December 2020 have been sifted through by European journalists. The package includes about 20 elements of the evaluation dossier of the Pfi…
“I wanted to focus my remarks on the revelations made by the newspaper Le Monde in France because confidential documents stolen from the European Medicines Agency on 9 December 2020 have been sifted through by European journalists. The package includes about 20 elements of the evaluation dossier of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines. It also includes 19 e-mails exchanged between 10 November and 25 November by various agency officials. It was discovered that in November, the European Medicines Agency raised three major objections to the vaccine. Some manufacturing sites had not yet been inspected; data on commercial vaccine batches were missing, but more importantly, the available data revealed qualitative differences between commercial batches and those used in clinical trials. These issues are being addressed, but together we must all remain vigilant. This is truly a responsibility for all of us.
I would also like to recall that the negotiations at European level have been opaque. They were not made public - they were not made public until 21 January on the European Commission's website, long after the start of the vaccination. Mr Tedros ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS reminded us earlier of the need for this transparency. This is an absolute requirement, ladies and gentlemen.
All countries today welcome this accelerated vaccination strategy, but every human being on the planet must have a choice: it is a fundamental freedom. I would point out here that prevention exists in relation to COVID-19, in particular through vitamin D and zinc. I would also point out that early treatment is possible: these molecules are known, old and inexpensive. Let us not forget this, ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, when it comes to saving lives.“ 27th January 2021
Ms Martine WONNER
France, ALDE
“I wanted to focus my remarks on the revelations made by the newspaper Le Monde in France because confidential documents stolen from the European Medicines Agency on 9 December 2020 have been sifted through by European journalists. The package includes about 20 elements of the evaluation dossier of the Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines. It also includes 19 e-mails exchanged between 10 November and 25 November by various agency officials. It was discovered that in November, the European Medicines Agency raised three major objections to the vaccine. Some manufacturing sites had not yet been inspected; data on commercial vaccine batches were missing, but more importantly, the available data revealed qualitative differences between commercial batches and those used in clinical trials. These issues are being addressed, but together we must all remain vigilant. This is truly a responsibility for all of us.
I would also like to recall that the negotiations at European level have been opaque. They were not made public - they were not made public until 21 January on the European Commission's website, long after the start of the vaccination. Mr Tedros ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS reminded us earlier of the need for this transparency. This is an absolute requirement, ladies and gentlemen.
All countries today welcome this accelerated vaccination strategy, but every human being on the planet must have a choice: it is a fundamental freedom. I would point out here that prevention exists in relation to COVID-19, in particular through vitamin D and zinc. I would also point out that early treatment is possible: these molecules are known, old and inexpensive. Let us not forget this, ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, when it comes to saving lives.“ 27th January 2021
https://pace.coe.int/en/verbatim/2021-01-27/am/en#speech-10912
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE)