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By Aparajita Lath Two articles published last month in the BMJ analyze the public investment and financing of mRNA COVID-19vaccines, highlighting the extensive government funding that has supported the development of mRNA technology from 1985 to 2022. government substantially de-risking the vaccine development process.
Some COVID-19vaccine manufacturers in the US have refused to share vaccine samples for research purposes , creating an access issue with the potential to delay comparator studies, follow-on research, and new vaccine / drug development. By Aparajita Lath.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is failing parents by preventing off-label use of our existing COVID-19vaccines in the under-five set. The CDC, through its vaccine provider agreements, prevents physicians and parents from pursuing off-label use of COVID-19vaccinations in young children.
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