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SOUTH AFRICA – Pfizer and Biovac have launched a freezer farm facility which will serve as an ultracold storage facility and add to the institute’s capacity for vaccine storage and…
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AFRICA – Medical experts and leaders Africa have resolved to establish a local vaccine manufacturing plant to fight future pandemics. The World Health Organisation (WHO) in partnership with Africa Center…
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USA —According to recent reports by Reuters, Pfizer, a US-based pharmaceutical company, has developed a vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and is prepared to launch it pending regulatory approval.…
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KENYA – The Ministry of Health is set to conduct a massive malaria vaccination drive in eight malaria prone counties in the next two weeks. This is after the World…
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SOUTH AFRICA – The government of South Africa has launched a national measles vaccine drive for all children under 15 as numbers continue to rise. Cipla Medpro South Africa, a…
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USA — Moderna, a US biotech firm has announced mixed findings from a large-scale trial of its mRNA flu shot, which employs the same technology as its effective Covid-19 vaccine.…
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BELGIUM — Pfizer representatives will maintain their access to the European Parliament, despite facing possible expulsion amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines. According to EurActiv, the…
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NIGERIA – Major players in the nation’s pharmaceutical industry have pledged to collaborate with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on local vaccine production. The…
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SWITZERLAND —The World Health Organization (WHO) has called an emergency meeting of the Marburg virus vaccine consortium (MARVAC), following a first-ever outbreak of deadly Marburg virus disease in Equatorial Guinea.…
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DENMARK — Bavarian Nordic, a Danish vaccine maker, has announced that it will acquire Emergent Biosolutions Inc.’s travel-health business for a total of US$380 million. The acquisition will expand Bavarian…
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