Coronavirus Notebook: EMA OKs Updated Cominarty Vaccine, UK Brings Forward Vaccination Campaign Amid Spread Of BA.2.86 Strain
Executive Summary
The World Health Organization’s C-TAP has signed new COVID-19 vaccine licensing deals with Medigen Vaccine Biologics of Taiwan and a Spanish research body, while the WHO and UNICEF say overall immunization rates are rebounding after the pandemic backslide, but not in all countries equally.
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