Coronavirus Notebook: Hearings On Pandemic Treaty Begin, New Risk-Sharing Partnership To Boost COVAX Efforts
Executive Summary
Médecins Sans Frontières says the latest draft of the proposed IP waiver must be rejected, and the WHO has suspended supply of Bharat’s COVID-19 vaccine over manufacturing issues. Two EU agencies have issued advice on fourth doses of mRNA vaccines, while GlaxoSmithKline has filed high-dose sotrovimab for patients with suspected Omicron BA.2 infection in Australia.
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