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 …
The vaccine uses an older recombinant protein yeast fermentation technology similar to that used for the recombinant hepatitis B vaccine which has been around for 40 years. Our vaccine technology offers a path to address an unfolding humanitarian crisis, namely the vulnerability the low- and middle-income countries face against the delta variant,” said Dr Peter Hotez, professor and dean of …
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