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| These vaccines were developed and approved faster than any other major vaccine in history. This has caused concern that they were rushed.
They were fast-tracked, but this doesn’t mean corners were cut or important steps were skipped.
The faster development, approval and delivery were possible because of:
Unprecedented international cooperation
Strong, uninterrupted funding for research and development
Better coordination and information sharing between scientists and drug companies
Faster enrolment in clinical trials due to the public concern and interest
A regulatory approval process that reviewed trial data in real-time
Manufacturers starting to produce vaccine supplies before approval, to avoid the usual delay between approval and production
To assume safety was compromised is a bold assumption
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