CureVac drops COVID-19 vaccine candidate, turns to next-generation shot

BERLIN (Reuters) -CureVac will withdraw its first-generation COVID-19 vaccine candidate and focus on collaborating with GSK to develop second-generation mRNA vaccine technology instead, the Germany-based biotechnology company said on Tuesday.FILE PHOTO: A volunteer receives a dose of CureVac vaccine or a placebo during a study by the German biotech firm CureVac as part of a […]

Vaccine supply chains disrupted by U.S. restrictions: Curevac co-founder

FILE PHOTO: A volunteer receives a dose of CureVac vaccine or a placebo during a study by the German biotech firm CureVac as part of a testing for a new vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Brussels, Belgium March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File PhotoBERLIN (Reuters) – Global supply chains for making COVID-19 vaccines have […]

UK backs CureVac effort to make vaccine for COVID variants

The U.K. government announced Friday that it plans to work with a German biopharmaceutical company to develop vaccines targeting emerging variants of COVID-19 as public health officials call for new tools to keep the virus in check as it mutates. As part of the deal, Tuebingen, Germany-based CureVac said it would supply the U.K. with […]