Maria Cheng

AP Medical Writer

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Today in Manufacturing Podcast

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Health workers arrive with a patient at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital's COVID-19 facility, Johannesburg, June 21, 2021.

WHO to Create Vaccine Technology Transfer Hub

The new consortium in South Africa will include drugmakers, universities and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.

A health worker holds a vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine at Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Feb. 25, 2021.

Missteps Could Mar Credibility of AstraZeneca Shot

The shot, cheaper and easier to store than others, is expected to be widely used in the developing world.

A medical worker prepares a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in Moscow, Dec. 30, 2020.

Study: Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine Appears Safe, Effective

Early results published in a British medical journal showed the vaccine is about 91% effective.

Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Diakonie Hospital 'DIAKO' vaccination ward, Bremen, Germany, Jan. 15, 2021.

Hackers 'Manipulated' Stolen Vaccine Documents

The EU's drug regulator said the altered documents could "undermine trust in vaccines."

A vile of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate at the Chula Vaccine Research Center, Bangkok, May 25, 2020.

Push to Bring Vaccines to Poor Faces Trouble

The project could run short of money, cargo planes, refrigeration and even the vaccines themselves.

AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot leaves the British Parliament's Business Innovation and Skills Committee after a hearing in London.

Drug Companies Work Jointly to Boost Vaccine Confidence

Ultimately, the public will have to trust regulators around the world and the independent experts that oversee drug trials.

In this handout photo, a doctor takes blood samples for use in a coronavirus vaccine trial in Oxford, England, June 25, 2020.

Coronavirus Vaccine Prompts Immune Response in Early Test

The experimental vaccine produced a dual immune response that lasted at least two months after participants were immunized.

A lab technician at Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceutical in Beerse, Belgium, June 17, 2020.

Race for Vaccine Could Leave Some Countries Behind

Without a detailed strategy, the allocation of vaccines could be inequitable and extremely messy.