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Viewpoint: How the “Free Market” in Vaccines Is Neither Free nor Fair
Take a look at the World Health Assembly’s action plan on tackling the barriers to global vaccination, and time and time again, the almighty dollar comes up.
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African Nations Join Forces To Negotiate For Cheaper Vaccines
African nations have a signed a declaration to partner in negotiations with multinational drug manufacturers for cheaper vaccines to ensure that immunization is accessible to all children on the continent.
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Why the world is stockpiling unapproved vaccine
The non-profit organization Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, bought 300,000 doses of the most promising Ebola vaccine from Merck in January. But the shot hasn't been approved by any country yet.
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Japanese Company Produces Fastest Vaccines Using Tobacco Leaves
Japanese pharma company Mitsubishi Tanabe has developed a vaccine production process using tobacco leaves which allows it to manufacture the vaccines at one sixth of the time taken normally, Japanese financial daily Nikkei reported Tuesday.
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World’s First Dengue Vaccine Now Available in Philippines
The world’s first ever dengue vaccine is now available in the country, and doctors in several private hospitals are providing the vaccine against the potentially deadly dengue virus, the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines (PIDSP) reported yesterday.
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Bharat Biotech Says Working on Two Possible Zika Vaccines
Indian biotechnology company Bharat Biotech said on Wednesday it was working on two possible vaccines to fight the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in thousands of babies in Brazil.
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Sanofi to Work on Zika Vaccine as Health Emergency Declared
Sanofi will work on developing a vaccine against Zika virus, the mosquito-borne pathogen whose explosive spread has touched off a global public health emergency.
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U.S. Launches ‘Full-court Press’ for a Zika Vaccine
The United States is pushing to develop a vaccine for the Zika virus, a top health official said Thursday, as doctors warn that the mosquito-borne disease, which causes birth defects in infants and is typically found abroad, has become a growing threat in the U.S.
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