Korea’s First Home-Grown COVID-19 Vaccine To Speed Hub Ambitions
World-First Approval Expected Soon
Executive Summary
Only one last step remains before the approval of South Korea’s first home-grown COVID-19 vaccine as SK Bioscience’s SKYCovione (GBP510) receives positive assessments from review committees. Any nod, which could happen this week, would mark a milestone for the country's ambitions of becoming a global vaccine hub.
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