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Coronavirus Notebook: G7 Agree On ‘Clinical Trial Charter’, Regulators Focus On Real World Data

 
• By Ian Schofield

The European Medicines Agency has issued advice on managing thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) in people vaccinated with adenovirus vaccines, and Brazil has OKd the import of Sputnik V and Covaxin, albeit with numerous strings attached.

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Collaboration is key to equitable supply of coronavirus vaccines and treatments • Source: Alamy

As the spat continues over a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights on COVID-19 products, last week’s G7 meeting in the UK showed that other, more collaborative approaches could also aid efforts to ensure equitable access to coronavirus vaccines and medicines across the globe.

Following their in-person meeting in Oxford on 3-4 June, G7 health ministers signed up to a new agreement designed to...

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• By Anabel Costa-Ferreira

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• By Francesca Bruce

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