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The next big challenge after a COVID-19 vaccine is giving it to enough people
10 November 2020 - With Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on track to be authorised as early as next month, Western governments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Nov 2020
Made in Melbourne: lab to start producing promising coronavirus vaccine
8 November 2020 - Global biotech company CSL will begin manufacturing millions of vials of one of the most promising ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Oct 2020
How will a COVID vaccine be distributed once it's approved by FDA?
29 October 2020 - Distributing the first wave of doses will be a massive undertaking. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2020
Sanofi and GSK to support COVAX with 200 million doses of adjuvanted, recombinant protein based COVID-19 vaccine
28 October 2020 - COVAX Facility is led by Gavi and aims to secure successful and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Oct 2020
COVID-19 vaccine rollout calls for supply chain collaboration, logistics chief says
26 October 2020 - Kuehne + Nagel CEO Detlef Trefzger says rush will be manageable despite strains on transportation capacity. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Oct 2020
Medicago signs agreements with the Government of Canada to supply up to 76 million doses of its recombinant plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine
23 October 2020 - Canadian government to provide $173M in funding for vaccine research and development, and domestic manufacturing capacity. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2020
COVID-19 vaccines to be stored secretly under tight security
21 October 2020 - Drug makers and others plan to use fake shipments and GPS trackers to prevent potential thefts. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2020
Trump’s antibody ‘cure’ will be in short supply
20 October 2020 - All the weak points of American health care — testing delays, communication breakdowns, inequity — are working ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Oct 2020
Johnson & Johnson announces European Commission approval of agreement to supply 200 million doses of Janssen’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate
8 October 2020 - Agreement provides option for European Union Member States to secure up to 200 million additional doses for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2020
Gilead inks supply agreement with the European Commission for remdesivir
8 October 2020 - Gilead has signed a joint procurement agreement with the European Commission to enable ‘rapid and equitable’ ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2020
Australian Government finalises University of Queensland-CSL COVID-19 vaccine agreement
8 October 2020 - The Australian Government is investing a total of $2.3 billion to support home-grown researchers and manufacturers to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Oct 2020
European countries face shortages of COVID-19 drug remdesivir
7 October 2020 - European countries are facing shortages of COVID-19 drug remdesivir because limited supplies are running out, officials said, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2020
HHS says Gilead, distributor can directly sell COVID-19 drug in U.S.
1 October 2020 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday that U.S. hospitals can now ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Sep 2020
Maritime union rejects claims medical supplies and food are being held up in pay dispute
29 September 2020 - There are fears container ships stuck off the Sydney coast could result in major delays to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Sep 2020
Medicine shortage fears amid MUA pay dispute
28 September 2020 - Critical medicines are blocked from entering Australia as the supply chain becomes collateral damage in a wharfie ...