Merck agrees to let other drug makers make its Covid pill
The move aims at helping millions of people in poorer countries access to the drug.
The move aims at helping millions of people in poorer countries access to the drug.
Noubar Afeyan said scaling up the company’s own production is the best way to increase the global supply.
Lorna Cockayne was presented with the Legion d’honneur at a ceremony in Dorset.
NHS England said the treatment will be rolled out at unprecedented scale after a pricing deal was agreed with the makers.
The findings could allow flexibility in vaccine rollouts.
The approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab in December came after experts worked at breakneck speed to turn the tide of the pandemic.
The technology could be used to tailor treatment and give people the best chance of recovery, researcher say.
However, levels of antibodies alone do not predict vaccine effectiveness, researchers say.
Race is an important issue for the monarchy after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex accused an unnamed member of the royal family of a racist comment.
Former Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe had long been considered the front runner to replace Neil Lennon.
Researchers studied the virus that causes Covid-19 using a ‘pioneering approach’
Researchers say the breakthrough findings shed an important new light on how proteins linked to neurological conditions are produced and controlled.
The new contract will entail not only the production of the vaccines but also make sure that all essential components should be sourced from the EU.
High blood pressure runs in families but the mechanisms through which genes influence a person’s predisposition to hypertension have not been clear.
His company’s Covid-19 vaccine makes up a large share of the doses administered in Europe and North America.