Axed Covid vaccine contract cost taxpayers £358m
1 year, 6 months ago

Axed Covid vaccine contract cost taxpayers £358m

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A biotechnology company which had its contract to make Covid vaccines cancelled by the UK Government still received £358 million of taxpayers’ money, it has emerged. A form filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission states Valneva received advances totalling £358 million as part of its agreement with the UK Government. It shows the company received around £40.5 million under a settlement agreement, another £66.5 million to cover capital expenditure, and the remainder related to prepayments for vaccine doses. A spokesperson for Valneva said: “Valneva is exploring options for its Almeida manufacturing facility in Livingston, initially built to produce its Covid-19 vaccine, including a possible sale or a re-purposing to produce its vaccine for Japanese encephalitis, and its chikungunya vaccine, if approved.” The UK Government has been approached for comment.

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Now you'll be able to pay for a Covid vaccine privately! Chemists will sell top-up jabs to anyone for £45 under major shake-up of roll-out scheme
11 months, 1 week ago

Now you'll be able to pay for a Covid vaccine privately! Chemists will sell top-up jabs to anyone for £45 under major shake-up of roll-out scheme

Daily Mail  

Chemists will start offering Covid vaccines privately, with Brits able to buy them for as little as £45 within weeks. Although Pharmadoctor said it will expand its catalogue 'as more vaccines become licensed for the private market' Uptake for the autumn booster roll-out stood at around 68.8 per cent. A 2022 study led by academics at Imperial College London suggests …

EU countries destroyed €4 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines, reveals research
1 year ago

EU countries destroyed €4 billion worth of Covid-19 vaccines, reveals research

Firstpost  

Governments, including the EU’s second-most populous country France, have been reluctant to reveal the scale of the waste, but it is certain that most EU nations have resorted to wasting doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, once a much sought after commodity Nearly 215 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines purchased by EU countries at the height of the pandemic have since …

COVID-19 vaccine maker Novavax to chop workforce, expenses
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine maker Novavax to chop workforce, expenses

Associated Press  

Novavax is cutting about a quarter of its global workforce as the COVID-19 vaccine maker seeks to slash expenses while dealing with uncertain future revenue. The company said Tuesday that it expects to trim next year’s costs for research and development as well as selling, general and administrative expenses by about 40% to 50% compared to 2022. A Novavax representative …

GAVI financing to allow for immediate funds for next pandemic
2 years, 3 months ago

GAVI financing to allow for immediate funds for next pandemic

Live Mint  

Global vaccine alliance GAVI has set up financial instruments that will allow the group to immediately access pledged donor funding if it needs to buy vaccines for future pandemics, Chief Executive Seth Berkley told Reuters. Berkley said that in 2020 and 2021, GAVI was limited in its ability to buy COVID-19 vaccines because even though donors had committed $2.4 billion, …

UK clears 6th Covid vaccine despite cancelling deal for doses
2 years, 8 months ago

UK clears 6th Covid vaccine despite cancelling deal for doses

India Today  

British authorities have authorized a coronavirus vaccine for adults made by French drugmaker Valneva, despite the government's decision last year to cancel an order for at least 100 million doses. Britain's medicines regulator said Thursday that the two-dose vaccine is intended for adults ages 18 to 50, with the second dose given about a month after the first. FULL CORONAVIRUS …

Rich countries getting new COVID vaccine before poorer ones
2 years, 9 months ago

Rich countries getting new COVID vaccine before poorer ones

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The company behind a COVID-19 vaccine touted as a key tool for the developing world has sent tens of millions of doses to wealthy nations but provided none yet to the U.N.-backed effort to supply poorer countries, a sign that inequity persists in the global response to the pandemic. The company, Novavax, got $388 million from one …

Covid UK: Marketing executive, 45, died of a stroke caused by the AstraZeneca jab
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid UK: Marketing executive, 45, died of a stroke caused by the AstraZeneca jab

Daily Mail  

The devastated husband of a marketing executive who died of a stroke caused by the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid jab has demanded that the Government compensate the nearly 80 families who lost loved ones to vaccine-induced blood clots, following his wife’s inquest. Speaking after his late wife’s inquest at Hampshire Coroners Court in Winchester, Kurt Weideling said ministers now need to follow …

UK pledges £160m to help accelerate vaccine development
2 years, 10 months ago

UK pledges £160m to help accelerate vaccine development

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said: …

Covid pill makers accused of selling drug to US at 40 times what it costs
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid pill makers accused of selling drug to US at 40 times what it costs

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The company producing an …

UK minister: Regulator concern sank deal for Valneva shot
3 years, 3 months ago

UK minister: Regulator concern sank deal for Valneva shot

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The U.K. government canceled an …

Africa’s vaccine crisis: It’s not all about corruption
3 years, 5 months ago

Africa’s vaccine crisis: It’s not all about corruption

Al Jazeera  

The third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is taking its toll across the world, with many countries reporting higher than ever numbers of infections and hospitalisations. As of July 2021, only 25.3 percent of the world’s population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and of the 3.4 billion doses that have been administered worldwide, only one …

Brazil suspends Bharat Biotech's Covaxin order over graft allegations
3 years, 6 months ago

Brazil suspends Bharat Biotech's Covaxin order over graft allegations

India Today  

The Brazilian government, which agreed to purchase 20 million doses of Bharat Biotechs Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, on Wednesday announced suspension of the contract following allegations of irregularities in the deal. According to CGU's preliminary analysis, there are no irregularities in the contract, but, due to compliance, the @minsaude opted to suspend the contract for further analysis," Brazil Health Minister Marcelo …

Why a grand plan to vaccinate the world against covid unraveled
3 years, 7 months ago

Why a grand plan to vaccinate the world against covid unraveled

Live Mint  

This spring, American epidemiologist Seth Berkley had to break some bad news to the world’s poorest countries: millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses promised to them weren’t coming. “Dear Participant," Dr. Berkley’s office finally wrote in an April 28 email to most of the 92 developing countries counting on Covax. Dr. Berkley, the chief executive of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, a …

Serum Institute’s partner Novavax says Covid-19 vaccine 89% effective: 10 points
3 years, 11 months ago

Serum Institute’s partner Novavax says Covid-19 vaccine 89% effective: 10 points

Live Mint  

Novavax said on Thursday its coronavirus vaccine was 89.3% effective in preventing COVID-19 in a trial conducted in the United Kingdom, and was nearly as effective in protecting against the more highly contagious variant first discovered in the UK, according to a preliminary analysis. • Novavax is already stockpiling vaccine at six operating manufacturing locations, and said it expects a …

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine 89 per cent effective, according to early UK trials
3 years, 11 months ago

Novavax COVID-19 vaccine 89 per cent effective, according to early UK trials

ABC  

Novavax, one of three companies the Federal Government has struck a deal with to distribute COVID-19 vaccines in Australia, said its offering appears 89 per cent effective based on early findings from a British study. Key points: A trial of 15,000 people in Britain is still underway, but an interim analysis found 62 participants so far have been diagnosed with …

French drugs firm 'days away' from making 60million doses of Britain's FOURTH coronavirus vaccine
3 years, 11 months ago

French drugs firm 'days away' from making 60million doses of Britain's FOURTH coronavirus vaccine

Daily Mail  

The Government is increasingly bullish about the speed of Britain's vaccination drive and has privately set an ambitious target of giving every adult the jab by the end of June, it was claimed last night. The injection of vaccine optimism came as: The UK recorded another 1,295 coronavirus deaths and 41,346 new cases on Saturday - as fatalities continue to …

Serum Institute Expects WHO Emergency Approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Shot Soon
3 years, 11 months ago

Serum Institute Expects WHO Emergency Approval for Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine Shot Soon

News 18  

The Serum Institute of India expects WHO emergency-use authorization soon for the Oxford University/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, which it is producing for mid and low income countries, its chief executive said. “The emergency use licensure from the WHO should be available and coming through in the next week or two, hopefully, because we have submitted everything,” Adar Poonawalla told the Reuters …

Coronavirus News HIGHLIGHTS: Govt Readies Deal for 6.6 Crore Vaccine Doses With Serum Institute, to Cost Rs 200 Per Jab
4 years ago

Coronavirus News HIGHLIGHTS: Govt Readies Deal for 6.6 Crore Vaccine Doses With Serum Institute, to Cost Rs 200 Per Jab

News 18  

Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: The Centre has prepared contours of vaccine purchase agreement with Serum Institute that is manufacturing Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine in India. The Serum Institute of India, the world’s biggest manufacturer of vaccines, has said it is making between 50 and 60 million doses a month of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine. Serum Institute chief executive Adar Poonawalla tweeted following …

Covid vaccine update: Lawsuits, probe shroud AstraZeneca vaccine trial in India over volunteer's illness
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid vaccine update: Lawsuits, probe shroud AstraZeneca vaccine trial in India over volunteer's illness

India Today  

A 40-year-old volunteer, who was part of the third phase of clinical trial of the coronavirus vaccine being developed by AstraZeneca and Serum Institute of India and is undergoing trials in India, has claimed he suffered neurological symptoms following the dosage. While the volunteer has sent a legal notice to the vaccine makers and sought Rs 5 crore damages, SII …

Moderna will charge Rs 1,900-2,800 for coronavirus vaccine, says CEO
4 years, 1 month ago

Moderna will charge Rs 1,900-2,800 for coronavirus vaccine, says CEO

India Today  

Moderna will charge governments between $25 and $37 per dose of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, depending on the amount ordered, Chief Executive Stephane Bancel told German weekly Welt am Sonntag. On Monday, an EU official involved in the talks said the European Commission wanted to reach a deal with Moderna for the supply of millions of doses of its vaccine …

Watchdog slams UK over secrecy in virus equipment contracts
4 years, 1 month ago

Watchdog slams UK over secrecy in virus equipment contracts

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The British government spent billions …

Oxford covid vaccine: Serum Institute expects emergency authorization next month
4 years, 1 month ago

Oxford covid vaccine: Serum Institute expects emergency authorization next month

Live Mint  

The world’s largest vaccine maker is ramping up production of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 shot, aiming to have 100 million doses ready by December for an inoculation drive that could begin across India that same month. If final-stage trial data show AstraZeneca’s candidate gives effective protection from the virus, the Serum Institute of India Ltd. -- which is partnered to produce …

Novavax Posts Coronavirus Vaccine Contract That Government Didn't Disclose
4 years, 1 month ago

Novavax Posts Coronavirus Vaccine Contract That Government Didn't Disclose

NPR  

Novavax Posts Coronavirus Vaccine Contract That Government Didn't Disclose Enlarge this image toggle caption Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg via Getty Images A day after Pfizer's announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine is more than 90% effective, rival Novavax shared its $1.6 billion Operation Warp Speed contract on Tuesday. The Novavax contract is one of several Operation Warp Speed contracts that …

UK Covid vaccine taskforce head 'charging taxpayer £670,000 for PR consultants'
4 years, 2 months ago

UK Covid vaccine taskforce head 'charging taxpayer £670,000 for PR consultants'

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The head of the UK's vaccine taskforce has hired eight …

Coronavirus vaccine update: Britain prepares for Oxford drug rollout, India may follow suit
4 years, 2 months ago

Coronavirus vaccine update: Britain prepares for Oxford drug rollout, India may follow suit

India Today  

The coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca could be soon administered to people in Britain as late-stage trial data could be available by the end of this year. India, too, is waiting for the late-stage trial results of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine as it plans to follow Britain’s suit if things move in the right direction. India may follow …

Activists urge ’Big Pharma’ to be transparent on COVID-19 vaccine costs
4 years, 2 months ago

Activists urge ’Big Pharma’ to be transparent on COVID-19 vaccine costs

Live Mint  

Activists called on pharmaceutical companies on Thursday to be transparent about the costs and terms of providing COVID-19 vaccines, saying they must be available and affordable for all. French drugmaker Sanofi and Britain's GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday they would supply 200 million doses of their COVID-19 candidate vaccine to the global COVAX vaccine facility backed by the World Health Organization …

Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble
4 years, 3 months ago

Push to bring coronavirus vaccines to the poor faces trouble

Live Mint  

An ambitious humanitarian project to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the world's poorest people is facing potential shortages of money, cargo planes, refrigeration and vaccines themselves — and running into skepticism even from some of those it's intended to help most. In one of the biggest obstacles, rich countries have locked up most of the world's potential vaccine supply through 2021, …

Serum Institute to produce additional 10 crore doses of covid vaccines
4 years, 3 months ago

Serum Institute to produce additional 10 crore doses of covid vaccines

Live Mint  

In a move to provide potential Covid-19 vaccine, the world's largest vaccine manufacturing company, Serum Institute of India said today that it would get a further $150 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the GAVI vaccines alliance to make an additional 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses for India and other low- and middle-income countries next …

Serum Institute of India to Produce Extra 200 Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine for Poorer Countries
4 years, 3 months ago

Serum Institute of India to Produce Extra 200 Million Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine for Poorer Countries

News 18  

Serum Institute of India will make up to 200 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for poorer countries, including India, next year, as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and GAVI vaccines alliance have doubled their funding, the company said on Tuesday. The collaboration takes forward an initial agreement signed in August by Serum, GAVI and the Gates Foundation for 100 million …

Boris Johnson urges world leaders to unite against COVID-19.
4 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson urges world leaders to unite against COVID-19.

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British Prime Minister Boris Johnson …

Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t Be Available to Everyone Before End of 2024, Says Serum Institute Chief
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t Be Available to Everyone Before End of 2024, Says Serum Institute Chief

News 18  

Dampening hopes of a Covid-19 vaccine by year-end, the chief executive of the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines has said that adequate coronavirus vaccine will not be available for everybody in the world to be immunised until the end of 2024. The family-operated Serum Institute, which is in Pune, has partnered with five international pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca and Novavax, …

EU offers 400 mln euros to WHO-led COVID-19 vaccine initiative
4 years, 4 months ago

EU offers 400 mln euros to WHO-led COVID-19 vaccine initiative

Live Mint  

The European Commission said on Monday it would contribute 400 million euros to an initiative led by the World Health Organization to buy COVID-19 vaccines. The EU Commission is negotiating advance purchases of COVID-19 vaccines with several drugmakers on behalf of the 27 EU states and has said in past weeks EU governments cannot buy vaccines through parallel procurement schemes. …

COVID-19 vaccine makers must deliver on time to get paid by US
4 years, 4 months ago

COVID-19 vaccine makers must deliver on time to get paid by US

Al Jazeera  

The move by the Trump administration puts pressure on drugmakers including Moderna to meet the ambitious targets. The United States is tying payments for COVID-19 vaccines to timing milestones for production and approval, according to public documents and a Trump administration official, putting pressure on drugmakers including Moderna Inc to meet ambitious targets. Administration officials have said they expect the …

Trump announces sixth vaccine contract for US, for 100 mn doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump announces sixth vaccine contract for US, for 100 mn doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

Firstpost  

As per the contract, the US has secured 100 million doses as soon as the vaccine is approved, and another 500 million not long after. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $1.5 billion contract with US biotech company Moderna for 100 million doses of an eventual coronavirus vaccine, the sixth such deal reached since May. “I’m pleased to announce …

Serum Institute signs deal with Gavi, Gates Foundation to deliver 100 million Covid vaccine doses
4 years, 5 months ago

Serum Institute signs deal with Gavi, Gates Foundation to deliver 100 million Covid vaccine doses

India Today  

The Serum Institute of India on Friday said it has signed a deal with the international vaccine alliance Gavi and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to accelerate the manufacturing and delivery of up to 100 million does of Covid-19 vaccines for India and other low-income countries. SII said the vaccines will be prices at a maximum $3 per dose …

UK government invests $18 million in Scottish vaccine site
4 years, 5 months ago

UK government invests $18 million in Scottish vaccine site

Live Mint  

The UK agreed to invest in a Scottish factory that will make French biotech firm Valneva SE’s Covid-19 vaccine, in a move to secure domestic production of the shot. The deal, announced in a statement Wednesday, comes two weeks after the U.K. secured 60 million doses of the potential vaccine from the French company, and a further 40 million if …

Won’t profit from COVID-19 vaccine in pandemic, says AstraZeneca
4 years, 5 months ago

Won’t profit from COVID-19 vaccine in pandemic, says AstraZeneca

The Hindu  

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca repeated its promise not to profit from a COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic as it reported it was on track with late-stage trials for the treatment. “And so we need to remain cautious.” He said the company was on track to make 2 billion doses of the vaccine at a few dollars a dose. “We felt, there …

Britain Signs Deal for up to 60 Million Doses of Possible Covid-19 Vaccine Being Developed by Sanofi/GSK
4 years, 5 months ago

Britain Signs Deal for up to 60 Million Doses of Possible Covid-19 Vaccine Being Developed by Sanofi/GSK

News 18  

Britain has signed a deal for up to 60 million doses of a possible COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline, it said on Wednesday, its fourth such arrangement as the race to tame the pandemic heats up. It is Sanofi and GSK's first deal to supply their experimental COVID-19 vaccine to a country, and British ministers have stressed …

Pfizer announces $1.95 billion deal to produce 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by year-end
4 years, 5 months ago

Pfizer announces $1.95 billion deal to produce 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine by year-end

Firstpost  

Pfizer said that large-scale safety and efficacy trials were to begin this month, with a regulatory review set for as early as October, although nothing was guaranteed. Washington: As nations around the world race to lock up coronavirus vaccines even before they are ready, the Donald Trump administration on Wednesday made investments yet, announcing a nearly $2 billion contract with …

U.S. To Get 100 Million Doses of Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine In $1.95 Billion Deal
4 years, 5 months ago

U.S. To Get 100 Million Doses of Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine In $1.95 Billion Deal

NPR  

U.S. To Get 100 Million Doses of Pfizer Coronavirus Vaccine In $1.95 Billion Deal Enlarge this image toggle caption Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images The federal government has reached a $1.95 billion deal with Pfizer to acquire 100 million doses of its vaccine candidate against the coronavirus if the Food and Drug Administration OKs it. …

Britain orders 9 crore doses of coronavirus vaccine
4 years, 5 months ago

Britain orders 9 crore doses of coronavirus vaccine

Live Mint  

Britain has signed deals to secure 90 million doses of two possible COVID-19 vaccines from the Pfizer Inc and BioNTech alliance and French group Valneva, Reuters reported. It said Britain had secured 30 million doses of the experimental BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine, and a deal in principle for 60 million doses of the Valneva vaccine, with a option of 40 million more …

UK secures 90 million doses of potential coronavirus vaccine
4 years, 5 months ago

UK secures 90 million doses of potential coronavirus vaccine

ABC  

The United Kingdom will receive 90 million doses of possible coronavirus vaccines after the Government signed two deals. Key points: The UK Government has signed deals with companies Valneva, Pfizer Inc and BioNTech If the possible vaccines are successful, the Government will purchase another 40 million from Valneva Business Minister Alok Sharma says this will ensure the UK has the …

US coronavirus: 56 Florida hospital ICUs have hit capacity
4 years, 6 months ago

US coronavirus: 56 Florida hospital ICUs have hit capacity

CNN  

CNN — The worsening coronavirus pandemic hit a series of somber peaks across the United States on Tuesday, renewing fears that more hospitals could be overloaded with Covid-19 patients. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday the death rate among coronavirus patients has lowered but Americans shouldn’t take comfort in it. “It’s one that will save …

Netherlands already spent billions in fight against coronavirus
4 years, 6 months ago

Netherlands already spent billions in fight against coronavirus

NL Times  

Over the past few months the Netherlands already spent billions in the fight against the coronavirus, paying almost 1.5 billion euros for protective gear and other medical equipment, 700 million euros for coronavirus vaccines, and 300 million euros for tests, AD reports based on an interim change to the budget for the Ministry of Public Health, Welfare and Sports that …

Coronavirus | Global fundraising meeting raises $6.9 bln, leaders want vaccine for all
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus | Global fundraising meeting raises $6.9 bln, leaders want vaccine for all

The Hindu  

A global fundraising meeting on Saturday raised 6.15 billion euros from the United States, the European Commission and numerous countries to fight COVID-19, with many participants stressing that an eventual vaccine should be available to anyone who needs it. The pledging summit, part of a joint initiative by the EU executive and advocacy group Global Citizen, also included a globally …

Race for coronavirus vaccine could leave some countries behind
4 years, 6 months ago

Race for coronavirus vaccine could leave some countries behind

LA Times  

A lab technician conducts COVID-19 research at Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals in Beerse, Belgium, on Wednesday. Earlier this month, the United Nations, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent, and others said it was a “moral imperative” that everyone have access to a “people’s vaccine.” But such grand declarations are unenforceable, and without a detailed strategy, the allocation …

Novavax gets U.S. defense funding for its COVID-19 vaccine
4 years, 7 months ago

Novavax gets U.S. defense funding for its COVID-19 vaccine

The Hindu  

Novavax Inc said on Thursday the U.S. Department of Defense will give the late-stage biotech company up to $60 million to fund the manufacturing of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine. The U.S.-based company said the deal includes the delivery of 10 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine - NVX-CoV2373 - to the DoD this year. The announcement of Novavax's vaccine trial …

Coronavirus vaccine lessons learnt from swine flu, as pharmaceutical giants look for COVID-19 solution
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus vaccine lessons learnt from swine flu, as pharmaceutical giants look for COVID-19 solution

ABC  

For Russell Basser, the pressure was immense. Evening out the playing field Tony Cunningham, an adviser to the Federal Government on Australia's coronavirus vaccine response, consulted with CSL and the global vaccine company that distributed it across the world back in 2009. Last week it granted American vaccine development company Novavax US$384 million for its push to find a coronavirus …

Britain's £130 million plan to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine
4 years, 7 months ago

Britain's £130 million plan to manufacture a coronavirus vaccine

Daily Mail  

Britain will get first access to a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Oxford University with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca poised to make 30 million for the UK by September - if it works. Business Secretary Alok Sharma today announced a deal between Oxford University and AstraZeneca which could see millions of vaccines available in the UK by September The latest official …

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