France gives its drugs industry a shot in the arm to tackle pandemic

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French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled plans to boost domestic production of medicines and pledged nearly $225 million toward research and manufacturing to fight the coronavirus pandemic

MARCY-L’ETOILE, France - France’s president and top drugmaker announced plans on Tuesday to bolster domestic production of medicines as countries scramble to strengthen their healthcare industries to counter the coronavirus pandemic.

“Everybody saw that during this crisis some commonly used drugs were no longer produced in France and Europe. So we must no longer just ask questions, but draw the conclusions,” Macron said at the Sanofi site near Lyon, central France. Although Sanofi quickly back-pedalled, promising a vaccine would be made available worldwide simultaneously, the comments raised alarm over Europe’s lack of coordination.

Macron cited paracetamol as one of the drugs he wanted to see fully produced in France again. The last European plant making the active ingredient for the common painkiller was shut in 2008, but governments have become increasingly worried about relying on imports after India, one of the biggest producers of drug ingredients, banned exports at the start of the pandemic.

Macron also said he hoped to strike a deal with Sanofi in the coming days to reserve supplies of its potential COVID-19 vaccines, without giving details. French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech after a visit at the French drugmaker's vaccine unit Sanofi Pasteur plant in Marcy-l'Etoile, near Lyon, France, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/Pool

 

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Là il faut qu'il démissione. Le mal qu'il fait ce n'est plus supportable.

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HYPOCRITES...

Oh and do notice that Macron has sense to wear a mask in the age of coronavirus.

Not too macho to wear a mask! Merci bien!

Hahahahaha.

Thank you! Great move! Best of luck

he probably got the money from his African Colonies. Sad.

But he hasn’t gone to Dijon!

Excellent.

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