WHO Challenges Pfizer and Moderna to Openly Share Their Know-How to Accelerate COVID Vaccine Production 02/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In his most explicit appeal to date, WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called upon the global leaders in COVID mRNA vaccine manufacturing – Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to “share their know-how” in vaccine manufacturing with more manufacturers, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The WHO DG also called upon countries that are beginning to […] Continue reading -> Hailstorm of Criticism Over EU Denial of COVID ‘Green Pass’ to Recipients of AstraZeneca’s Covishield Vaccine 01/07/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher African Union and WHO/African Region officials on Thursday sharply criticized the European Union decision to not grant the Indian version of AstraZeneca’s “Covishield” vaccine, distributed by the global COVAX facility, recognition in the new EU “Digital Green Pass programme” – amidst a growing chorus of global protests over the double standard. In a related statement, […] Continue reading -> Most COVAX Vaccine Recipients Excluded From New EU COVID ‘Green Pass’ – Thanks to Unapproved AstraZeneca Jab 25/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The much-trumpeted European Union COVID Digital Green Pass, which launches 1 July and is meant to vastly ease travel to Europe for vaccinated and recovered passengers is being rolled out with one important hitch. Anyone vaccinated with an AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India would not be qualified to get the pass […] Continue reading -> WHO, World Trade Organization & World Intellectual Property Organization Map Out Joint Approach to COVID Pandemic 24/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first-ever tripartite meeting this year, the heads of the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), have agreed to step up their collaboration on tools and resources for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was the first formal tripartite meeting since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> Forty New Medicines & 16 New Indications Under Consideration For WHO Essential Medicines List 21/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proposals to incorporate some 40 new medications in WHO’s Essential Medicines List – from complex cancer treatments to new medicines for hepatitis C and rabies – will be examined over the coming two weeks by the EML Expert Committee. The Committee, which kicked off its deliberations on Monday with a public hearing, also will consider […] Continue reading -> Technical Fixes or Sweeping Reform? Europe and Developing Countries Face Uphill Battle to Etch Consensus on IP Waiver 18/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proponents of a sweeping World Trade Organization ‘waiver’ on intellectual property rights for all COVID-19 treatments, tests and vaccines face an uphill battle to reach consensus on a text ahead of a WTO General Council meeting scheduled for 27-28 July. This is despite the recent agreement of the initiative’s opponents, including the European Union, Korea, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> New Chinese Research on Bat Coronaviruses & Wuhan Markets Published Ahead of US-EU Meeting Asking for Answers on SARS-CoV2 Origins 11/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Chandre Prince Chinese researchers have this week published two papers that shed new light into the likely bat origins of SARS-CoV2 and related foodborne risks – even as pressures from the United States and the European Union grow for a more complete investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV2. The US and EU are expected to issue a […] Continue reading -> US Donation of 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines Could Help ‘Turn Tide’ as Africa Runs Out of Doses, Says WHO 10/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US President Joe Biden’s announcement today of some 500 million Pfizer doses to the African Union and 92 low- and middle-income countries elsewhere in the world could help begin to “turn the tide’’ on the continent’s pandemic battle, said WHO African Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti. “The tide is starting to turn. We are now seeing […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Hailstorm of Criticism Over EU Denial of COVID ‘Green Pass’ to Recipients of AstraZeneca’s Covishield Vaccine 01/07/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher African Union and WHO/African Region officials on Thursday sharply criticized the European Union decision to not grant the Indian version of AstraZeneca’s “Covishield” vaccine, distributed by the global COVAX facility, recognition in the new EU “Digital Green Pass programme” – amidst a growing chorus of global protests over the double standard. In a related statement, […] Continue reading -> Most COVAX Vaccine Recipients Excluded From New EU COVID ‘Green Pass’ – Thanks to Unapproved AstraZeneca Jab 25/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The much-trumpeted European Union COVID Digital Green Pass, which launches 1 July and is meant to vastly ease travel to Europe for vaccinated and recovered passengers is being rolled out with one important hitch. Anyone vaccinated with an AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India would not be qualified to get the pass […] Continue reading -> WHO, World Trade Organization & World Intellectual Property Organization Map Out Joint Approach to COVID Pandemic 24/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first-ever tripartite meeting this year, the heads of the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), have agreed to step up their collaboration on tools and resources for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was the first formal tripartite meeting since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> Forty New Medicines & 16 New Indications Under Consideration For WHO Essential Medicines List 21/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proposals to incorporate some 40 new medications in WHO’s Essential Medicines List – from complex cancer treatments to new medicines for hepatitis C and rabies – will be examined over the coming two weeks by the EML Expert Committee. The Committee, which kicked off its deliberations on Monday with a public hearing, also will consider […] Continue reading -> Technical Fixes or Sweeping Reform? Europe and Developing Countries Face Uphill Battle to Etch Consensus on IP Waiver 18/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proponents of a sweeping World Trade Organization ‘waiver’ on intellectual property rights for all COVID-19 treatments, tests and vaccines face an uphill battle to reach consensus on a text ahead of a WTO General Council meeting scheduled for 27-28 July. This is despite the recent agreement of the initiative’s opponents, including the European Union, Korea, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> New Chinese Research on Bat Coronaviruses & Wuhan Markets Published Ahead of US-EU Meeting Asking for Answers on SARS-CoV2 Origins 11/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Chandre Prince Chinese researchers have this week published two papers that shed new light into the likely bat origins of SARS-CoV2 and related foodborne risks – even as pressures from the United States and the European Union grow for a more complete investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV2. The US and EU are expected to issue a […] Continue reading -> US Donation of 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines Could Help ‘Turn Tide’ as Africa Runs Out of Doses, Says WHO 10/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US President Joe Biden’s announcement today of some 500 million Pfizer doses to the African Union and 92 low- and middle-income countries elsewhere in the world could help begin to “turn the tide’’ on the continent’s pandemic battle, said WHO African Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti. “The tide is starting to turn. We are now seeing […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Most COVAX Vaccine Recipients Excluded From New EU COVID ‘Green Pass’ – Thanks to Unapproved AstraZeneca Jab 25/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The much-trumpeted European Union COVID Digital Green Pass, which launches 1 July and is meant to vastly ease travel to Europe for vaccinated and recovered passengers is being rolled out with one important hitch. Anyone vaccinated with an AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India would not be qualified to get the pass […] Continue reading -> WHO, World Trade Organization & World Intellectual Property Organization Map Out Joint Approach to COVID Pandemic 24/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first-ever tripartite meeting this year, the heads of the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), have agreed to step up their collaboration on tools and resources for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was the first formal tripartite meeting since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> Forty New Medicines & 16 New Indications Under Consideration For WHO Essential Medicines List 21/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proposals to incorporate some 40 new medications in WHO’s Essential Medicines List – from complex cancer treatments to new medicines for hepatitis C and rabies – will be examined over the coming two weeks by the EML Expert Committee. The Committee, which kicked off its deliberations on Monday with a public hearing, also will consider […] Continue reading -> Technical Fixes or Sweeping Reform? Europe and Developing Countries Face Uphill Battle to Etch Consensus on IP Waiver 18/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proponents of a sweeping World Trade Organization ‘waiver’ on intellectual property rights for all COVID-19 treatments, tests and vaccines face an uphill battle to reach consensus on a text ahead of a WTO General Council meeting scheduled for 27-28 July. This is despite the recent agreement of the initiative’s opponents, including the European Union, Korea, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> New Chinese Research on Bat Coronaviruses & Wuhan Markets Published Ahead of US-EU Meeting Asking for Answers on SARS-CoV2 Origins 11/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Chandre Prince Chinese researchers have this week published two papers that shed new light into the likely bat origins of SARS-CoV2 and related foodborne risks – even as pressures from the United States and the European Union grow for a more complete investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV2. The US and EU are expected to issue a […] Continue reading -> US Donation of 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines Could Help ‘Turn Tide’ as Africa Runs Out of Doses, Says WHO 10/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US President Joe Biden’s announcement today of some 500 million Pfizer doses to the African Union and 92 low- and middle-income countries elsewhere in the world could help begin to “turn the tide’’ on the continent’s pandemic battle, said WHO African Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti. “The tide is starting to turn. We are now seeing […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO, World Trade Organization & World Intellectual Property Organization Map Out Joint Approach to COVID Pandemic 24/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first-ever tripartite meeting this year, the heads of the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), have agreed to step up their collaboration on tools and resources for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was the first formal tripartite meeting since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was […] Continue reading -> COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> Forty New Medicines & 16 New Indications Under Consideration For WHO Essential Medicines List 21/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proposals to incorporate some 40 new medications in WHO’s Essential Medicines List – from complex cancer treatments to new medicines for hepatitis C and rabies – will be examined over the coming two weeks by the EML Expert Committee. The Committee, which kicked off its deliberations on Monday with a public hearing, also will consider […] Continue reading -> Technical Fixes or Sweeping Reform? Europe and Developing Countries Face Uphill Battle to Etch Consensus on IP Waiver 18/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proponents of a sweeping World Trade Organization ‘waiver’ on intellectual property rights for all COVID-19 treatments, tests and vaccines face an uphill battle to reach consensus on a text ahead of a WTO General Council meeting scheduled for 27-28 July. This is despite the recent agreement of the initiative’s opponents, including the European Union, Korea, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> New Chinese Research on Bat Coronaviruses & Wuhan Markets Published Ahead of US-EU Meeting Asking for Answers on SARS-CoV2 Origins 11/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Chandre Prince Chinese researchers have this week published two papers that shed new light into the likely bat origins of SARS-CoV2 and related foodborne risks – even as pressures from the United States and the European Union grow for a more complete investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV2. The US and EU are expected to issue a […] Continue reading -> US Donation of 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines Could Help ‘Turn Tide’ as Africa Runs Out of Doses, Says WHO 10/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US President Joe Biden’s announcement today of some 500 million Pfizer doses to the African Union and 92 low- and middle-income countries elsewhere in the world could help begin to “turn the tide’’ on the continent’s pandemic battle, said WHO African Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti. “The tide is starting to turn. We are now seeing […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> Forty New Medicines & 16 New Indications Under Consideration For WHO Essential Medicines List 21/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proposals to incorporate some 40 new medications in WHO’s Essential Medicines List – from complex cancer treatments to new medicines for hepatitis C and rabies – will be examined over the coming two weeks by the EML Expert Committee. The Committee, which kicked off its deliberations on Monday with a public hearing, also will consider […] Continue reading -> Technical Fixes or Sweeping Reform? Europe and Developing Countries Face Uphill Battle to Etch Consensus on IP Waiver 18/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proponents of a sweeping World Trade Organization ‘waiver’ on intellectual property rights for all COVID-19 treatments, tests and vaccines face an uphill battle to reach consensus on a text ahead of a WTO General Council meeting scheduled for 27-28 July. This is despite the recent agreement of the initiative’s opponents, including the European Union, Korea, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> New Chinese Research on Bat Coronaviruses & Wuhan Markets Published Ahead of US-EU Meeting Asking for Answers on SARS-CoV2 Origins 11/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Chandre Prince Chinese researchers have this week published two papers that shed new light into the likely bat origins of SARS-CoV2 and related foodborne risks – even as pressures from the United States and the European Union grow for a more complete investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV2. The US and EU are expected to issue a […] Continue reading -> US Donation of 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines Could Help ‘Turn Tide’ as Africa Runs Out of Doses, Says WHO 10/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US President Joe Biden’s announcement today of some 500 million Pfizer doses to the African Union and 92 low- and middle-income countries elsewhere in the world could help begin to “turn the tide’’ on the continent’s pandemic battle, said WHO African Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti. “The tide is starting to turn. We are now seeing […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Forty New Medicines & 16 New Indications Under Consideration For WHO Essential Medicines List 21/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proposals to incorporate some 40 new medications in WHO’s Essential Medicines List – from complex cancer treatments to new medicines for hepatitis C and rabies – will be examined over the coming two weeks by the EML Expert Committee. The Committee, which kicked off its deliberations on Monday with a public hearing, also will consider […] Continue reading -> Technical Fixes or Sweeping Reform? Europe and Developing Countries Face Uphill Battle to Etch Consensus on IP Waiver 18/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proponents of a sweeping World Trade Organization ‘waiver’ on intellectual property rights for all COVID-19 treatments, tests and vaccines face an uphill battle to reach consensus on a text ahead of a WTO General Council meeting scheduled for 27-28 July. This is despite the recent agreement of the initiative’s opponents, including the European Union, Korea, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> New Chinese Research on Bat Coronaviruses & Wuhan Markets Published Ahead of US-EU Meeting Asking for Answers on SARS-CoV2 Origins 11/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Chandre Prince Chinese researchers have this week published two papers that shed new light into the likely bat origins of SARS-CoV2 and related foodborne risks – even as pressures from the United States and the European Union grow for a more complete investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV2. The US and EU are expected to issue a […] Continue reading -> US Donation of 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines Could Help ‘Turn Tide’ as Africa Runs Out of Doses, Says WHO 10/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US President Joe Biden’s announcement today of some 500 million Pfizer doses to the African Union and 92 low- and middle-income countries elsewhere in the world could help begin to “turn the tide’’ on the continent’s pandemic battle, said WHO African Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti. “The tide is starting to turn. We are now seeing […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Technical Fixes or Sweeping Reform? Europe and Developing Countries Face Uphill Battle to Etch Consensus on IP Waiver 18/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proponents of a sweeping World Trade Organization ‘waiver’ on intellectual property rights for all COVID-19 treatments, tests and vaccines face an uphill battle to reach consensus on a text ahead of a WTO General Council meeting scheduled for 27-28 July. This is despite the recent agreement of the initiative’s opponents, including the European Union, Korea, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> New Chinese Research on Bat Coronaviruses & Wuhan Markets Published Ahead of US-EU Meeting Asking for Answers on SARS-CoV2 Origins 11/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Chandre Prince Chinese researchers have this week published two papers that shed new light into the likely bat origins of SARS-CoV2 and related foodborne risks – even as pressures from the United States and the European Union grow for a more complete investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV2. The US and EU are expected to issue a […] Continue reading -> US Donation of 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines Could Help ‘Turn Tide’ as Africa Runs Out of Doses, Says WHO 10/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US President Joe Biden’s announcement today of some 500 million Pfizer doses to the African Union and 92 low- and middle-income countries elsewhere in the world could help begin to “turn the tide’’ on the continent’s pandemic battle, said WHO African Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti. “The tide is starting to turn. We are now seeing […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> New Chinese Research on Bat Coronaviruses & Wuhan Markets Published Ahead of US-EU Meeting Asking for Answers on SARS-CoV2 Origins 11/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Chandre Prince Chinese researchers have this week published two papers that shed new light into the likely bat origins of SARS-CoV2 and related foodborne risks – even as pressures from the United States and the European Union grow for a more complete investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV2. The US and EU are expected to issue a […] Continue reading -> US Donation of 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines Could Help ‘Turn Tide’ as Africa Runs Out of Doses, Says WHO 10/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US President Joe Biden’s announcement today of some 500 million Pfizer doses to the African Union and 92 low- and middle-income countries elsewhere in the world could help begin to “turn the tide’’ on the continent’s pandemic battle, said WHO African Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti. “The tide is starting to turn. We are now seeing […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Chinese Research on Bat Coronaviruses & Wuhan Markets Published Ahead of US-EU Meeting Asking for Answers on SARS-CoV2 Origins 11/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Chandre Prince Chinese researchers have this week published two papers that shed new light into the likely bat origins of SARS-CoV2 and related foodborne risks – even as pressures from the United States and the European Union grow for a more complete investigation into the origins of SARS-CoV2. The US and EU are expected to issue a […] Continue reading -> US Donation of 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines Could Help ‘Turn Tide’ as Africa Runs Out of Doses, Says WHO 10/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US President Joe Biden’s announcement today of some 500 million Pfizer doses to the African Union and 92 low- and middle-income countries elsewhere in the world could help begin to “turn the tide’’ on the continent’s pandemic battle, said WHO African Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti. “The tide is starting to turn. We are now seeing […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Donation of 500 Million Pfizer Vaccines Could Help ‘Turn Tide’ as Africa Runs Out of Doses, Says WHO 10/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher US President Joe Biden’s announcement today of some 500 million Pfizer doses to the African Union and 92 low- and middle-income countries elsewhere in the world could help begin to “turn the tide’’ on the continent’s pandemic battle, said WHO African Regional Director, Matshidiso Moeti. “The tide is starting to turn. We are now seeing […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts