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17 Jun, 5 tweets, 2 min read
💉German pharmaceutical company CureVac has blamed the emergence of new variants for disappointing results of its Covid vaccine
telegraph.co.uk/global-health/…
Interim phase two/three results showed that the vaccine, based on mRNA technology, was only 47% - below the 50% threshold required by the @WHO Image
The disappointing results will come as a blow to countries that have put in advance orders on the vaccine at a time when jabs are in short supply globally and new variants mean booster shots may be required Image
The EU secured 405 million doses of the vaccine and the UK placed an order for 50 million doses back in February.

The Covax vaccine sharing facility is also hoping to secure doses of the jab Image
In a statement, the Department of Health said the UK was "committed" to working with CureVac and that it is expecting final results on the trials later this year.

@annegulland has more on this story below
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Last week, @joerwallen visited ten hospitals across the western state of Maharashtra – this is what he found

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The devastating “black fungus”, overwise known as mucormycosis, is a fast-moving, aggressive infection that attacks a person’s sinuses, lungs and brain and is deadly if not treated
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