Global Summit Hears Pledges To Cut Pandemic Vaccine Development Times
Cooperation Is Key To Tackling Health Threats
Executive Summary
Is a 100-day timeline for developing vaccines against newly identified health threats a realistic proposition? Attendees at this week’s Global Pandemic Preparedness Summit certainly think so. Meanwhile, Moderna has said it will build its first African mRNA plant in Kenya, and has pledged “never” to enforce its vaccine patents in lower-income countries.
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