A man wearing a protective face mask walks past the logo of Sanofi at the company's headquarters in Paris, France, Apr 24, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Charles Platiau)

PARIS: The French government cried foul on Thursday (May 14) after pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said it would reserve first shipments of any COVID-19 vaccine for the United States, saying the move would be "unacceptable" in a crisis that has killed nearly 300,000 people worldwide.