Manufacturing a chimpanzee adenovirus-vectored SARS-CoV-2 vaccine to meet global needs.
Biotechnol Bioeng
; 119(1): 48-58, 2022 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1441944
ABSTRACT
Manufacturing has been the key factor limiting rollout of vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic, requiring rapid development and large-scale implementation of novel manufacturing technologies. ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222, Vaxzevria) is an efficacious vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, based upon an adenovirus vector. We describe the development of a process for the production of this vaccine and others based upon the same platform, including novel features to facilitate very large-scale production. We discuss the process economics and the "distributed manufacturing" approach we have taken to provide the vaccine at globally-relevant scale and with international security of supply. Together, these approaches have enabled the largest viral vector manufacturing campaign to date, providing a substantial proportion of global COVID-19 vaccine supply at low cost.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Drug Industry
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COVID-19 Vaccines
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COVID-19
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Vaccine Development
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ChAdOx1 nCoV-19
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Biotechnol Bioeng
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Bit.27945
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