Coronavirus Notebook: Vaccine Safety Study Kicks Off In UK, Govt Plans Booster Vaccination For Most Vulnerable
Executive Summary
A new international task force has used its first meeting to call for more access to COVID-19 vaccines and therapies in developing countries, and the World Bank and other finance institutions are putting money into South African firm Aspen Pharmacare to boost the production of vaccines.
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