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  Government to invest £93m in UK vaccine manufacturing centre

  

  theguardian.com

  Facility to open next summer, with earlier deployment possible to make coronavirus vaccineCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe British government will invest up to £93m to bring forward construction of a new vaccine manufacturing centre, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said on Saturday.The funding will ensure the new centre opens in summer 2021, a year ahead of schedule. The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC) is a key component of the government’s programme to ensure that once a coronavirus vaccine is available, it can be rolled out quickly in mass quantities, the department said. Continue reading...

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  Europe and Canada are facing temporary hits to coronavirus vaccine supply while Pfizer renovates a Belgian plant to eventually produce more doses

  

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  Summary List PlacementEuropean countries and Canada will receive fewer doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine than planned...

  Summary List PlacementEuropean countries and Canada will receive fewer doses of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine than planned in the weeks ahead, an unexpected cut as Pfizer is renovating a critical manufacturing plant to eventually boost production. The disruption will happen in late January and early February, a Pfizer spokesperson told Insider. The global pharmaceutical giant is still aiming to produce 2 billion doses in 2021,...

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  COVID-19 vaccine makers are scrambling to fill 5,000 vacancies as more countries approve the shots. One is even offering $3,000 sign-on bonuses for night-shift workers.

  

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  Summary List PlacementMillions of people across the West have already been given the first dose of...

  Summary List PlacementMillions of people across the West have already been given the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and up to to 6 billion more doses could be manufactured in 2021, according to industry tracker PharmSource – provided the companies mass-producing shots can find enough employees. Companies manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines are struggling to find enough staff to meet their output goals and have...

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  Moderna's ambitions of pumping out up to 1 billion doses of a coronavirus vaccine rest on a former Polaroid factory that's never produced an approved drug

  

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  Summary List PlacementCoronavirus vaccines are now a reality, making perhaps the most formidable remaining challenge less...

  Summary List PlacementCoronavirus vaccines are now a reality, making perhaps the most formidable remaining challenge less about scientific research and more about manufacturing might. The leading vaccine-makers are now aiming to produce hundreds of millions of doses of their shots. The global demand for a COVID-19 vaccine is likely to vastly outstrip supply, turning more attention to the ability of companies to pump out...

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