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Global Summit Hears Pledges To Cut Pandemic Vaccine Development Times

Cooperation Is Key To Tackling Health Threats

 
• By Ian Schofield

Is a 100-day timeline for developing vaccines against newly identified health threats a realistic proposition? Attendees at this week’s Global Pandemic Preparedness Summit certainly think so. Meanwhile, Moderna has said it will build its first African mRNA plant in Kenya, and has pledged “never” to enforce its vaccine patents in lower-income countries.

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Global cooperation is the key to tackling future health emergencies • Source: Alamy

Biotech and vaccine manufacturers, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the UK government have outlined the steps they plan to take to achieve the “100-Days Mission” – a pledge to reduce the time taken to develop new vaccines within 100 days of the identification of a new pathogen with epidemic or pandemic potential.

“Today, industry has stepped forward to commit its expertise and resources to achieving the 100 Days Mission, including by investing...

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