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CEPI to provide up to $19.3 m to Bharat Biotech, others for development of ‘variant-proof’ Covid vaccine

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CEPI to provide up to .3 m to Bharat Biotech, others for development of ‘variant-proof’ Covid vaccine

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) on Tuesday announced a $200-million programme for the development of vaccines that provide broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants and other beta coronaviruses. CEPI will provide funding of up to $19.3 million to support the development of a ‘variant-proof’ SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate to an international multi-disciplinary consortium comprising Bharat … Read more

Gross inequity in vaccine access hurting; China way ahead, says WHO’s Dr Soumya Swaminathan

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Gross inequity in vaccine access hurting; China way ahead, says WHO’s Dr Soumya Swaminathan

India, Dr Swaminathan said, is also developing several vaccines with most under clinical trials, followed by Europe and North America.  (Reuters/File photo) The World Health Organisation (WHO)’s chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan is upset that despite well thought through and planned-in-advance initiatives like COVAX to address any likely inequity in access to vaccines globally, today there … Read more