Bangladesh's icddr,b has been selected as one of the six laboratories across the globe to work together to reliably assess and compare immunological responses generated by Covid-19 vaccine candidates, read a press release yesterday.

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), a major non-profit group, has set up the network of global laboratories to assess data for potential Covid-19 vaccines, allowing scientists and drug makers to compare them and speed up selection of the most effective shots.

"We commend CEPI's efforts to establish a centralised laboratory network, and, as an organisation with decades of experience in evaluating vaccines, we are keen to contribute to the network," Professor John D Clemens, MD, executive director at icddr,b, said in a press release from the CEPI forwarded by the icddr,b yesterday.

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