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COVID-19 Summit Sees Progress On Test-And-Treat, IP Licensing, & Funding Commitments

$712m More Pledged For World Bank Pandemic Preparedness Fund

 
• By Ian Schofield

Announcements at the second Global COVID-19 Summit included a technology licensing agreement for vaccine and diagnostic products developed by the US NIH, a new partnership to boost the use of testing and antiviral treatments in less wealthy countries, and a flurry of new funding pledges from organizations and companies alike.

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Global efforts to tackle COVID-19 are escalating • Source: Shutterstock

A new consortium has been launched to promote the use of COVID-19 testing and antiviral treatment programs in lower-income countries (LMICs) to help shape the response to COVID-19 and other future pandemics.

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