Hyderabad: Prof. Peter J Hotez, a distinguished scientist specialising in neglected tropical diseases, emphasised the critical role of vaccine accessibility in combating neglected diseases, and the disproportionate impact on low and middle-income countries. He was in town to deliver a lecture centered on 'Neglected Disease Vaccines,' at AIG Hospitals in Hyderabad, where he highlighted the urgent need for vaccine development, …
“When your house is on fire, you call the fire department not lawyers,” that’s how American scientist Prof. Peter Hotez explained the importance of patent waiver for Covid-19 vaccines. Professor Hotez in an exclusive interview to CNN News-18 said he along with Dr Maria Elena Bottazzi developed Corbevax and kept patents off the table to “help lower- and middle-income countries …
Using traditional technology that can be scaled widely and cheaply, Corbevax offers a potential solution to vaccine inequity. Bypassing the patent restrictions of major pharmaceutical firms, doctors Maria Elena Bottazzi and Peter Hotez at the Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development used traditional vaccine technology that can be deployed rapidly to help inoculate …
This new, low-cost COVID-19 vaccine could be a game changer for low-income countries A low cost vaccine called Corbevax may help solve the problem of getting safe and effective COVID vaccines to poor and middle-income countries. Supply and cost have been barriers to getting vaccines to many parts of the world, but NPR's Joe Palca has this story about a …
Indonesia has received its first shipment of coronavirus vaccine from China, as the Government plans a mass vaccination program aimed at reopening Bali next year. Key points: Indonesia and Turkey expect more doses of COVID-19 vaccines to arrive this month Phase 3 trial data of Chinese vaccines have not yet been reviewed Expert says Beijing's push to be a major …