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Africa to receive first COVID-19 vaccine doses in February
COVAX has allocated 90 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine and 320,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to African countries.
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CEPI offers $140 million to support research on COVID-19 vaccines
CEPI has opened a new funding opportunity, providing up to $140 million to support additional clinical research on COVID-19 vaccines.
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Current innovations in the vaccine pipeline
As the global COVID-19 response continues, so does the rapidly expanding pipeline for a novel COVID-19 vaccine. Here, experts from Avalere Health outline ongoing US and global vaccine development efforts, including the role of public-private partnerships in accelerating vaccine development. They will also focus on the broader context of respiratory…
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Who will receive COVID-19 vaccines first?
EPR’s Hannah Balfour discusses some of the proposed COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans and how medicinal nationalism and supply deals could prevent “fair and equitable access” to COVID-19 vaccines.
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CEPI establishes centralised COVID-19 vaccine evaluation network
Five labs have been selected by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to act as a global network for the assessment of COVID-19 vaccine immunogenicity.
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WHO says 172 economies in talks for access to COVID-19 vaccines programme
The WHO has announced that many economies worldwide may participate in COVAX, an initiative aimed at providing countries with equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines.
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UK government secures early access to 90 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
The government has entered partnerships with Pfizer and Valneva to secure doses of several promising COVID-19 vaccines and secured COVID-19 neutralising antibody treatments from AstraZeneca.
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AstraZeneca commits to supply Europe with 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate
AstraZeneca plans to produce up to 400 million doses of the University of Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate, with deliveries to begin by the end of the year.
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Gavi launches $2 billion COVID-19 vaccine funding initiative
The vaccine alliance said the Covax AMC programme is the first in a series of financing programmes to ensure low- and middle-income countries will have access to COVID-19 vaccines.
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CEPI invests $384m in Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate
CEPI has announced that its funding for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine candidate will go towards Phase I and Phase II trials as well as manufacturing costs.
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CEPI calls for proposals to apply for COVID-19 vaccine funding
CEPI has announced it is urging organisations to apply for funding for the development and manufacturing of potential COVID-19 vaccines.
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CEPI and European Investment Bank collaborate to fund vaccine projects
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and European Investment Bank (EIB) will work together to identify and fund vaccine projects for infectious diseases.
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WHO launches Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched its Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator, a collaboration to progress the development of coronavirus vaccines and therapeutics.
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Open letter calls for UK government to stop pharma profiting from COVID-19
An open letter from aid organisations and academics has called on the UK government to stipulate conditions for pharmaceutical companies using public funding for COVID-19 vaccines.
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CEPI calls for $2bn of funding for coronavirus vaccine
According to CEPI, $2 billion is needed to progress coronavirus vaccines through development as quickly as possible, leading the organisation to call for donations.