UK MHRA expects “high volume” side effects (ADR) but “vaccine” is “safe and efficient”
The UK urgently provisioned outside EU procurement standards for £1.5M an AI software to process the expected high volume of Covid-19 vaccine Adverse Drug Reaction (ADRs).
As we are being told there were no corners cut in assessing the safety of Pfizer experimental vials (“vaccine”) and people’s health is paramount, the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations deploys a far more cautious approach.
We would like to share the following two articulations.
A/ First part
Perhaps you read in FT.com “The speed and scale of development and rollout do mean that it is impossible to generate the same amount of underlying evidence that normally would be available through extensive clinical trials and healthcare providers building experience,” reads a memo circulated to members by Vaccines Europe, a division of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations.
The leaked document FT obtained says that this creates “inevitable” risks.
B/ Second part
EU Tender short description (ted.europa.eu/ ). “Supplies – 506291-2020”, value £1,5M, Procurement falling outside the scope of application of the directive for “reasons of extreme urgency (,…) related to the release of a COVID-19 vaccine”: “The MHRA urgently seeks an Artificial Intelligence (AI) software tool to process the expected high volume of Covid-19 vaccine Adverse Drug Reaction (ADRs) and ensure that no details from the ADRs’ reaction text are missed.”
Source: https://lnkd.in/eJsy2Ms
It means, and please tell us how it could be otherwise if you think so, the UK government on one side pushes the certification and the large-scale diffusion of Covid vaccine saying it fits all health and safety standards, while on the other hand, knows it is expected a ‘high volume of Covid-19 vaccine Adverse Drug Reaction (ADRs)”.
As the only currently released vaccine is the Pfizer one, the Adverse Side Effects tracking is all about it.
Pfizer test data is not available publicly unless we missed something (let us know).
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