Big Pharma may have to reveal government deals in WHO’s draft pandemic rules
London, UKReuters Pharmaceutical companies could be made to disclose prices and deals agreed for any products they make to fight future pandemics, under new rules being drawn up by the World Health Organization and reviewed by Reuters. A draft version of the WHO’s pandemic accord, which it hopes will be adopted by the UN health […]
‘Vaccine nationalism’: Is it every country for itself?
London, UK/Chicago, USReuters It’s dog eat dog in the world of COVID-19 vaccines. That’s the fear of global health agencies planning a scheme to bulk-buy and equitably distribute vaccines around the world. They are watching with dismay as some wealthier countries have decided to go it alone, striking deals with drugmakers to secure millions of […]
Countering COVID-19: Countries, companies risk billions in race for coronavirus vaccine
JULIE STEENHUYSEN, PETER EISLER, ALLISON MARTELL and STEPHANIE NEBEHAY, of Reuters, report on the race for a cure…