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U.S. says it will push COVID vaccine waivers, but 'may take time' firstwordpharma
June 11, 2021
US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the Biden administration is committed to efforts to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines? and will raise the issue with the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Vaccinated Adults Helps Protect Unvaccinated Children, Study Finds firstwordpharma
June 11, 2021
New data from Israel, which had the fastest COVID-19 vaccine? rollout in the world, provides real-world evidence that widespread vaccination against the coronavirus can also protect people who are unvaccinated, reported The New York Times.
G7 to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries firstwordpharma
June 11, 2021
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson expects G7 leaders to agree to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries during its summit starting on Friday, and help innoculate the world by the end of next year, as reported in Yahoo!News.
U.S. to Send 500 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to Countries Desperate for Shots drugs
June 11, 2021
The United States plans to purchase 500 million doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine? that it will then donate to countries in need around the world.
$5.1 Billion Effort to Eradicate Polio Announced drugs
June 11, 2021
A $5.1 billion plan to eradicate polio worldwide by 2026 was announced this week by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, a public-private partnership led by national governments and health groups.
Calyx Supports over 100 COVID-19 Vaccine Authorizations prnewswire
June 11, 2021
Calyx, the eClinical and Regulatory solutions and services provider most relied on for solving complex data challenges in clinical research, today announced it has reached a milestone in its support of global COVID-19 vaccine authorizations.
With doses at risk of expiration in some states, J&J says it's working to extend the shelf-life of its Covid-19 vaccine firstwordpharma
June 10, 2021
As some US states warn they have Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses that are expiring before they get used, the company and federal officials are looking at whether expiration dates can be extended, reported CNN.
WTO to start vaccine supply negotiations amid clash on patents firstwordpharma
June 10, 2021
World Trade Organization (WTO) members agreed Wednesday to start formal negotiations on June 17 regarding a plan to boost COVID-19 vaccine? supply to developing countries, as reported in Sharenet.
EuBiologics to start phase two clinical study of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate firstwordpharma
June 10, 2021
EuBiologics announced Wednesday that it will commence a Phase II trial of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate EuCOVAC-19, reported The Korea Herald.
New adaptable nanoparticle platform enables enhanced delivery of gene therapies firstwordpharma
June 10, 2021
Scientists have developed polypeptide-based materials that act as effective vectors for delivering gene therapies. The first-of-its-kind platform enables the vectors to be adapted to suit the specific gene therapy cargo.