Coronavirus Notebook: 1.2bn Vaccines Produced Worldwide, ROVI To Double Moderna Capacity, Valneva starts UK Phase II/III trial
Executive Summary
The World Health Organization has updated progress with evaluations of two Chinese vaccines and Russia's Sputnik V, the UK has ordered 60 million more Pfizer/BioNTech doses, and the European Medicines Agency is looking at the use of baricitinib in COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen.
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