WHO Plans New Body To Boost Novel TB Vaccine Efforts
Executive Summary
The WHO’s proposed “TB Vaccine Accelerator council” will focus on the need for firm political and funding commitments, drawing on the high-level coordination that helped in the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines.
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