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Moderna won't share its vaccine recipe. WHO has hired an African startup to crack it

Fri, 2021-10-22 06:01 — mike kraft

Moderna won't share its vaccine recipe. WHO has hired an African startup to crack it It's the first step in an audacious plan to solve vaccine inequity by setting up the manufacturing of mRNA vaccines across low-resource countries. NPR.org

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The World Health Organization has hired the company, called Afrigen Biologics and Vaccines, as part of a $100 million plan to figure out how to make an mRNA vaccine against COVID that is as close as possible to the version produced by Moderna.

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India celebrates 1B vaccine doses, hopes to speed 2nd shots

Thu, 2021-10-21 22:27 — mike kraft

India celebrates 1B vaccine doses, hopes to speed 2nd shots NEW DELHI (AP) — India celebrated giving its billionth COVID-19 vaccine dose on Thursday, a hopeful milestone for the South Asian country where the delta variant fueled a crushing surge earlier this year and missteps initially held back its inoculation campaign. AP NEWS

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Overview" Europe, South Pacfic, India

Tue, 2021-10-19 00:50 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Reuters Reuters

-- More than a billion COVID-19 vaccines produced in the European Union have been exported since December, making the bloc the biggest exporter of the shots, European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday.

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Merck antiviral drug molnupiravir has not shown "significant efficacy" against COVID-19-- Indian officials

Fri, 2021-10-08 22:32 — mike kraft

Merck drug less effective against moderate COVID -India regulatory source Merck & Co's experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir has not shown "significant efficacy" against moderate COVID-19, a source with the Drug Controller General of India said. Neha Arora Reuters

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Overview: Covid international developments briefs

Wed, 2021-09-22 21:42 — mike kraft

Factbox - Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus President Joe Biden will push world leaders on Wednesday to do more to curb the COVID-19 pandemic, and announce a U.S. pledge to buy 500 million more vaccine doses to donate to other countries. Reuters Staff U.S.

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India to resume exports of coronavirus vaccines in October

Mon, 2021-09-20 23:10 — mike kraft

India to resume exports of coronavirus vaccines in October NEW DELHI (AP) — India, the world's largest vaccine producer, will resume exports and donations of surplus coronavirus vaccines in October after halting them during a devastating surge in domestic infections in April, the health minister said Monday. AP NEWS

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Background: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants

Thu, 2021-09-09 08:29 — mike kraft

Explainer: Beyond Delta, scientists are watching new coronavirus variants The continued spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has spawned a Greek alphabet of variants - a naming system used by the World Health Organization to track concerning new mutations of the virus that causes COVID-19. Some have equipped the virus with better ways of infecting humans or evading vaccine protection. Julie Steenhuysen Reuters

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India will not resume vaccine exports until own needs met--Health Ministry

Thu, 2021-09-02 23:08 — mike kraft

India's interests come before vaccine exports, says health ministry India would resume exports of COVID-19 vaccines only after its own interests are taken care of, a health ministry official said on Thursday, as a recent surge in immunisations raised hopes of foreign sales that have been barred since mid-April. Reuters Reuters

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India's COVID vaccine supply jumps, raising export hopes

Mon, 2021-08-30 23:05 — mike kraft

India's COVID vaccine supply jumps, raising export hopes | Reuters

NEW DELHI, Aug 30 (Reuters) - India's rising output of COVID-19 vaccines and the inoculation of more than half its adult population with at least one dose are raising hopes the country will return as an exporter within months, ramping up from early next year.

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