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A HISTORIC BREAKTHROUGH | UNICEF Signs First-Ever Malaria Vaccine Supply Contract With GSK
The contract will enable UNICEF to deliver more than 18 million doses of the RTS,S vaccine – also known under the commercial name Mosquirix – in order to reduce the…
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SCIENTIFIC NEWS | Human Trials Of Universal Flu And COVID-19 Vaccines Begin
The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) work on a universal flu vaccine is already well advanced, with human trials beginning now. The new formulation, called BPL-1357, contains a variety…
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CDC, FDA Authorize Third Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccines For The Immunocompromised In The US
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have both recommended on August 16 that certain immunocompromised people receive a third…
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Chinese Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Approved By World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced yesterday that it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O) for emergency use listing, paving the way for a second Chinese shot…
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TIF Declares Support For Patent Waiver On COVID-19 Vaccines
In the midst of the raging COVID-19 pandemic, US President Joe Biden openly supported the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) proposal to lift the proprietary limits on COVID-19 vaccines, in service…
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COMING UP: New TIF Webinar On ”COVID-19 Vaccinations & Patients With Haemoglobin Disorders”
TIF is delighted to inform you that a Special Webinar on ‘’COVID-19 Vaccinations & Patients with Haemoglobin Disorders’’ will take place on Wednesday, 31 March 2021, at 14:30-16:00 EEST/12:30-14:00 GMT.…
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Out Now: The Latest Issue of TIF’s COVID-19 Vaccinations Update
Everything you need to know about the different COVID-19 vaccines, both already available and developing, in one place! Discover our newly updated Guide ”Vaccinations & Therapeutic Drugs for COVID-19”, containing a…
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The Lancet: Russian Coronavirus Sputnik V Vaccine Achieves Over 90% Efficacy
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine was 91.6% effective in preventing people from developing Covid-19, according to peer-reviewed results from its late-stage clinical trial published yesterday in The Lancet international medical journal.…
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COVID-19 Vaccines and Haemoglobin Disorders: The Latest Position Statement of the Thalassaemia International Federation
In view of the plans made by national health authorities in every country across the world for the widespread vaccination of individuals against the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the Thalassaemia International Federation…
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