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COVID-19 Showcased Failed Global Cooperation

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By Kayum Ahmed, Julia Bleckner, and Kyle Knight In mid-May, the World Health Organization officially declared the “emergency” phase of the COVID-19 pandemic over. Public health emergencies aren’t entirely preventable. Solidarity operates at two intersecting levels.

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The Case for Procurement Transparency

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By Tara Davis and Nicola Soekoe In January 2021, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) observed that the world was on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” if wealthier nations did not ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. States can no longer pretend not to know this.

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No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

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Importantly, most of the commitments made under the Open COVID Pledge were designed to expire at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as determined by the World Health Organization (WHO) or January 1, 2023, whichever occurs first (the 2023 date is now in the process of being extended). Moderna’s Pledge. From 2020 to 2022, the U.S.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2024

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It provides a practical guide for the pharmaceutical industry on how to implement PACs within the framework of an effective Pharmaceutical Quality System (PQS) and in alignment with ICH quality guidelines. Schedule 10 lists substances of such danger to public health as to warrant their prohibition from supply and use.

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