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The world’s poorest countries are at India’s mercy for vaccines. It’s unsustainable | Achal Prabhala and Leena Menghaney

This is what happens when a third of humanity depends on one manufacturer for Covid jabs. We need to waive patents nowAs the UK’s vaccination programme was “knocked off course” due to a delay in receiving five million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine f…

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‘Vaccine prince’: the Indian billionaire set to make Covid jabs for the UK

Serum Institute boss Adar Poonawalla has rented a Mayfair mansion for £50,000 a weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe AstraZeneca vaccine has made Prof Sarah Gilbert – who led the Oxford team that created it – one of the U…

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What price a child’s life? India’s quest to make rare disease drugs affordable

Parents whose only hope was finding foreign sponsorship or a clinical trial are now looking for homegrown breakthroughsFor three years, Vidya tried to find the cause of her son’s recurrent fevers and low cognitive development. When she found out, she w…

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Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine firm denies Trump talks

AstraZeneca says it has not discussed ‘emergency use authorisation’ with the US Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe company manufacturing the Oxford University coronavirus vaccine has denied it is in talks with the Trump adm…

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US stays away as world leaders agree action on Covid-19 vaccine

Video meeting seen as global endorsement of WHO and sign of Trump’s isolation on world stageCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageGlobal leaders have pledged to accelerate cooperation on a coronavirus vaccine and to share research…

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How coronavirus is affecting the global economy

From carmakers to airlines and hotels, the impact of the outbreak is punishing firms worldwideCoronavirus – latest updatesThe coronavirus outbreak is already having a damaging economic and business impact, affecting everything from tourism to the suppl…

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