[MigVax in The Times Of Israel] Israeli plan for COVID vaccine tablet gets $4.3m from Bill Gates-backed fund

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A COVID-fighting coalition heavily funded by Bill Gates has awarded $4.3 million for development of an Israeli variant-proof vaccine in tablet form.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is a founder of the Oslo-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, and last October committed $20 million to it.

CEPI now has a $200 million program to advance vaccine development, and has just announced its first funding awards. MigVax, a poultry vaccine that is being adapted for humans in the Galilee, is one of the two recipients.

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Source: https://blog.ourcrowd.com/israeli-plan-for-covid-vaccine-tablet-gets-4-3m-from-bill-gates-backed-fund/

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