Coronavirus Update: CureVac's EU Vaccine Deal, J&J's New Vaccine Study, BioNTech/Fosun Get China Go-Ahead

CureVac seals EU Deal for 405 million doses of CVnCoV, a second Phase III trial for J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine starts, and BioNTech, Fosun get OK for China vaccine trial.      

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Pivotal trials of CureVac BV's COVID-19 vaccine have yet to be initiated but the German group has secured a contract to provide the European Union with up to 405 million doses of its mRNA-based candidate CVnCoV.

The deal was unveiled by European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, who noted it was the agency's fifth advance...

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