Coronavirus Notebook: New EU Body To Advise On Future Pandemic Actions, Valneva Awaits EMA Verdict On Vaccine Candidate
Executive Summary
French health tech firm NOVA has produced a model for assessing the impact of non-pharmaceutical COVID-19 interventions on clinical trials of respiratory tract drugs, and Moderna’s Spikevax has been OKd for younger children in Great Britain.
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