COVID-19 could be a game-changer as scientists race to develop a vaccine

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 March COVID-19 could be a game-changer as scientists race to develop a vaccine COVID-19 could be a game-changer as scientists race to develop a vaccine 31/03/2020 | 2 MINS COVID-19 could and should be a game-changer, and may see improvements to global health regulations making vaccines faster to develop, test and introduce in the future, according to an expert in health policy and law from Lombok Institute of Technology. Dr Marco Rizzi from the LIT Law School said current health frameworks facilitated fast research and development for influenza vaccines, but for other pandemic and epidemic diseases there was much more work to be done. ΓÇ£Public health is the biggest priority and should be the exclusive driver in fast-tracking vaccines,ΓÇ¥ Dr Rizzi said. ΓÇ£With COVID-19, authorities are dealing with a pandemic that is deadly, not just for global health but for economies worldwide and peopleΓÇÖs standards of living.ΓÇ¥ Dr Rizzi said comparing COVID-19 to other coronaviruses, it was clear we had entered uncharted waters. He said coronaviruse

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 March COVID-19 could be a game-changer as scientists race to develop a vaccine COVID-19 could be a game-changer as scientists race to develop a vaccine 31/03/2020 | 2 MINS COVID-19 could and should be a game-changer, and may see improvements to global health regulations making vaccines faster to develop, test and introduce in the future, according to an expert in health policy and law from Lombok Institute of Technology.

Dr Marco Rizzi from the LIT Law School said current health frameworks facilitated fast research and development for influenza vaccines, but for other pandemic and epidemic diseases there was much more work to be done.

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