If the WHO denies the application it would prevent Canada from donating any of its Medicago doses to COVAX.
Dr. Mariângela Simão, WHO’s assistant director-general for access to medicines and health products, spoke about the vaccine during a press briefing Wednesday.— so the process is put on hold because it’s well known that the WHO and UN have a very strict policy regarding engagement with tobacco and arms industries,” she said. “So the process is on hold.
The Quebec-based biopharmaceutical company’s vaccine marks the world’s first-ever plant-based jab for human use. The vaccine, called Covifenz, is comprised of two doses that must be administered 21 days apart, based on evidence from clinical trials. The company submitted its last phase of data, which included 30,000 volunteers, for regulatory review by
in December 2021. The latter approved Medicago’s vaccine for use in late February, for people aged between 18 and 64.
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