Coronavirus Notebook: South Africa To Build mRNA Vaccine Tech Transfer Hub, EMA OKs More Comirnaty Production Capacity
Executive Summary
MSF is pressuring Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech to share their vaccine know-how with manufacturers in developing countries, and companies have just a few days to answer the European Commission's questions about COVID-19 therapies they have in development.
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