Canada signs deals with Pfizer, Moderna for supply of COVID-19 vaccines
Moderna to provide its mRNA-1273 vaccine candidate while Pfizer- BioNTech to supply their BNT162 mRNA-based vaccine candidate
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J&J begins human trials of COVID-19 vaccine
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Moderna gets further $472 million US award for coronavirus vaccine development
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UK pledges 100 million pounds to scale up COVID-19 vaccine production
The nation announced set up for a new Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult Manufacturing Innovation Centre
US sets global benchmark for COVID-19 vaccine price at around the cost of a flu shot
Unlike other vaccine deals signed by the government, Pfizer and BioNTech will not collect a payment until their vaccine proves to…