China Has Failed to Share ‘Raw Data’ About Virus Origin so Lab Accident Can’t be Ruled Out, Says Tedros 15/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan China came under renewed pressure from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Germany on Thursday to share data it has so far withheld in order to help determine the origin of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has cost over four million lives. Conceding that China had not shared all the data that the WHO virus origins […] Continue reading -> HIV Emerges as Significant Risk for Severe COVID 15/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Paul Adepoju People living with HIV face a significant risk of severe COVID-19 and should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes, according to research presented on Thursday ahead of the International AIDS Society’s (IAS) HIV Science conference which starts on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) research looked at the data of 15,500 HIV positive people from […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Booster Shot Row Continues as Pfizer Trial Nears Conclusion 13/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Pharmaceutical companies continue to develop COVID-19 vaccine boosters amid condemnation of people in wealthy countries getting additional shots when much of the world is unvaccinated. The US Health and Human Services Department reiterated on Monday that booster shots were not necessary for fully vaccinated Americans after meeting with Pfizer, which is conducting a booster trial. […] Continue reading -> Sinovac’s COVID-19 Vaccine is Able to Prevent over 80% of Deaths, according to Turkish and Chilean Studies 09/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan CoronaVac, the Chinese vaccine developed by Sinovac, offers 83.5% protection against symptomatic COVID-19, according to interim data from a Phase 3 trial in Turkey published in the Lancet on Friday. Meanwhile, a large study of the efficacy of the vaccine on 10.2 million Chileans found that it was 65.9% effective in preventing infection, 87,5% effective […] Continue reading -> Roche Suspends Patents on Tocilizumab in LMICs After WHO Recommends it as Treatment for Severe COVID-19 08/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has suspended its patent rights on the medication tocilizumab in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for the duration of the pandemic, the company announced Tuesday. This follows the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation on Monday for interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor blockers to be given to patients hospitalised with severe or critical […] Continue reading -> Finally, Therapeutics for Severe COVID-19 – But They Come With Hefty Price Tags 06/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan After months with virtually no therapeutic options for people with severe COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the use of a class of medicines called interleukin-6 antagonists on Tuesday. The medicines, tocilizumab and sarilumab, reduced the risk of death and ventilation when combined with corticosteroids, according to a study published the same day in […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Journal Retracts Paper That Links COVID Vaccines to Deaths 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The Swiss-based journal Vaccines has retracted a controversial paper linking deaths to COVID-19 vaccines, which prompted the resignation of six members of its editorial board last week. The paper was titled ‘The Safety of COVID-19 Vaccinations – We Should Rethink the Policy’, and it attracted massive support from anti-vaxxers who question the safety of vaccines. […] Continue reading -> Bharat’s Covaxin Vaccine’s Promising Results Are Marred by Corruption Claims in Brazil 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite a series of controversies, Bharat Biotech, which produces Indian homegrown vaccine Covaxin, hopes for World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use listing (EUL) soon, following last week’s publication of its promising Phase 3 results. The vaccine was given emergency authorisation by the Indian government in early January – even before it had concluded a Phase […] Continue reading -> African Union Special Envoy Slams COVAX as COVID Deaths Spike on the Continent, Urges Donors to ‘Pay up’ on Vaccine Pledges 01/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The African Union (AU) Special Envoy on COVID-19 has bluntly blamed the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility for the dire vaccine shortage on the continent, saying that it had failed to disclose its vaccine supply problems early enough. Strive Masiyiwa, AU Special Envoy and head of the African COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) said that […] Continue reading -> Travellers Vaccinated with Covishield ‘Should’ be Allowed into European Union – but Member States Have Final Say 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Travellers who are fully vaccinated with vaccines authorised in the European Union (EU) “should” be allowed entry for non-essential travel – even if these vaccines were not “produced in facilities covered by the marketing authorisation in the EU”, a European Commission spokesperson for health, food safety and transport told Health Policy Watch on Wednesday. At […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
HIV Emerges as Significant Risk for Severe COVID 15/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Paul Adepoju People living with HIV face a significant risk of severe COVID-19 and should be prioritised in national vaccination programmes, according to research presented on Thursday ahead of the International AIDS Society’s (IAS) HIV Science conference which starts on Saturday. The World Health Organization (WHO) research looked at the data of 15,500 HIV positive people from […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Booster Shot Row Continues as Pfizer Trial Nears Conclusion 13/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Pharmaceutical companies continue to develop COVID-19 vaccine boosters amid condemnation of people in wealthy countries getting additional shots when much of the world is unvaccinated. The US Health and Human Services Department reiterated on Monday that booster shots were not necessary for fully vaccinated Americans after meeting with Pfizer, which is conducting a booster trial. […] Continue reading -> Sinovac’s COVID-19 Vaccine is Able to Prevent over 80% of Deaths, according to Turkish and Chilean Studies 09/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan CoronaVac, the Chinese vaccine developed by Sinovac, offers 83.5% protection against symptomatic COVID-19, according to interim data from a Phase 3 trial in Turkey published in the Lancet on Friday. Meanwhile, a large study of the efficacy of the vaccine on 10.2 million Chileans found that it was 65.9% effective in preventing infection, 87,5% effective […] Continue reading -> Roche Suspends Patents on Tocilizumab in LMICs After WHO Recommends it as Treatment for Severe COVID-19 08/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has suspended its patent rights on the medication tocilizumab in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for the duration of the pandemic, the company announced Tuesday. This follows the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation on Monday for interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor blockers to be given to patients hospitalised with severe or critical […] Continue reading -> Finally, Therapeutics for Severe COVID-19 – But They Come With Hefty Price Tags 06/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan After months with virtually no therapeutic options for people with severe COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the use of a class of medicines called interleukin-6 antagonists on Tuesday. The medicines, tocilizumab and sarilumab, reduced the risk of death and ventilation when combined with corticosteroids, according to a study published the same day in […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Journal Retracts Paper That Links COVID Vaccines to Deaths 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The Swiss-based journal Vaccines has retracted a controversial paper linking deaths to COVID-19 vaccines, which prompted the resignation of six members of its editorial board last week. The paper was titled ‘The Safety of COVID-19 Vaccinations – We Should Rethink the Policy’, and it attracted massive support from anti-vaxxers who question the safety of vaccines. […] Continue reading -> Bharat’s Covaxin Vaccine’s Promising Results Are Marred by Corruption Claims in Brazil 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite a series of controversies, Bharat Biotech, which produces Indian homegrown vaccine Covaxin, hopes for World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use listing (EUL) soon, following last week’s publication of its promising Phase 3 results. The vaccine was given emergency authorisation by the Indian government in early January – even before it had concluded a Phase […] Continue reading -> African Union Special Envoy Slams COVAX as COVID Deaths Spike on the Continent, Urges Donors to ‘Pay up’ on Vaccine Pledges 01/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The African Union (AU) Special Envoy on COVID-19 has bluntly blamed the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility for the dire vaccine shortage on the continent, saying that it had failed to disclose its vaccine supply problems early enough. Strive Masiyiwa, AU Special Envoy and head of the African COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) said that […] Continue reading -> Travellers Vaccinated with Covishield ‘Should’ be Allowed into European Union – but Member States Have Final Say 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Travellers who are fully vaccinated with vaccines authorised in the European Union (EU) “should” be allowed entry for non-essential travel – even if these vaccines were not “produced in facilities covered by the marketing authorisation in the EU”, a European Commission spokesperson for health, food safety and transport told Health Policy Watch on Wednesday. At […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Vaccine Booster Shot Row Continues as Pfizer Trial Nears Conclusion 13/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Pharmaceutical companies continue to develop COVID-19 vaccine boosters amid condemnation of people in wealthy countries getting additional shots when much of the world is unvaccinated. The US Health and Human Services Department reiterated on Monday that booster shots were not necessary for fully vaccinated Americans after meeting with Pfizer, which is conducting a booster trial. […] Continue reading -> Sinovac’s COVID-19 Vaccine is Able to Prevent over 80% of Deaths, according to Turkish and Chilean Studies 09/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan CoronaVac, the Chinese vaccine developed by Sinovac, offers 83.5% protection against symptomatic COVID-19, according to interim data from a Phase 3 trial in Turkey published in the Lancet on Friday. Meanwhile, a large study of the efficacy of the vaccine on 10.2 million Chileans found that it was 65.9% effective in preventing infection, 87,5% effective […] Continue reading -> Roche Suspends Patents on Tocilizumab in LMICs After WHO Recommends it as Treatment for Severe COVID-19 08/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has suspended its patent rights on the medication tocilizumab in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for the duration of the pandemic, the company announced Tuesday. This follows the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation on Monday for interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor blockers to be given to patients hospitalised with severe or critical […] Continue reading -> Finally, Therapeutics for Severe COVID-19 – But They Come With Hefty Price Tags 06/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan After months with virtually no therapeutic options for people with severe COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the use of a class of medicines called interleukin-6 antagonists on Tuesday. The medicines, tocilizumab and sarilumab, reduced the risk of death and ventilation when combined with corticosteroids, according to a study published the same day in […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Journal Retracts Paper That Links COVID Vaccines to Deaths 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The Swiss-based journal Vaccines has retracted a controversial paper linking deaths to COVID-19 vaccines, which prompted the resignation of six members of its editorial board last week. The paper was titled ‘The Safety of COVID-19 Vaccinations – We Should Rethink the Policy’, and it attracted massive support from anti-vaxxers who question the safety of vaccines. […] Continue reading -> Bharat’s Covaxin Vaccine’s Promising Results Are Marred by Corruption Claims in Brazil 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite a series of controversies, Bharat Biotech, which produces Indian homegrown vaccine Covaxin, hopes for World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use listing (EUL) soon, following last week’s publication of its promising Phase 3 results. The vaccine was given emergency authorisation by the Indian government in early January – even before it had concluded a Phase […] Continue reading -> African Union Special Envoy Slams COVAX as COVID Deaths Spike on the Continent, Urges Donors to ‘Pay up’ on Vaccine Pledges 01/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The African Union (AU) Special Envoy on COVID-19 has bluntly blamed the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility for the dire vaccine shortage on the continent, saying that it had failed to disclose its vaccine supply problems early enough. Strive Masiyiwa, AU Special Envoy and head of the African COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) said that […] Continue reading -> Travellers Vaccinated with Covishield ‘Should’ be Allowed into European Union – but Member States Have Final Say 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Travellers who are fully vaccinated with vaccines authorised in the European Union (EU) “should” be allowed entry for non-essential travel – even if these vaccines were not “produced in facilities covered by the marketing authorisation in the EU”, a European Commission spokesperson for health, food safety and transport told Health Policy Watch on Wednesday. At […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sinovac’s COVID-19 Vaccine is Able to Prevent over 80% of Deaths, according to Turkish and Chilean Studies 09/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan CoronaVac, the Chinese vaccine developed by Sinovac, offers 83.5% protection against symptomatic COVID-19, according to interim data from a Phase 3 trial in Turkey published in the Lancet on Friday. Meanwhile, a large study of the efficacy of the vaccine on 10.2 million Chileans found that it was 65.9% effective in preventing infection, 87,5% effective […] Continue reading -> Roche Suspends Patents on Tocilizumab in LMICs After WHO Recommends it as Treatment for Severe COVID-19 08/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has suspended its patent rights on the medication tocilizumab in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for the duration of the pandemic, the company announced Tuesday. This follows the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation on Monday for interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor blockers to be given to patients hospitalised with severe or critical […] Continue reading -> Finally, Therapeutics for Severe COVID-19 – But They Come With Hefty Price Tags 06/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan After months with virtually no therapeutic options for people with severe COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the use of a class of medicines called interleukin-6 antagonists on Tuesday. The medicines, tocilizumab and sarilumab, reduced the risk of death and ventilation when combined with corticosteroids, according to a study published the same day in […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Journal Retracts Paper That Links COVID Vaccines to Deaths 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The Swiss-based journal Vaccines has retracted a controversial paper linking deaths to COVID-19 vaccines, which prompted the resignation of six members of its editorial board last week. The paper was titled ‘The Safety of COVID-19 Vaccinations – We Should Rethink the Policy’, and it attracted massive support from anti-vaxxers who question the safety of vaccines. […] Continue reading -> Bharat’s Covaxin Vaccine’s Promising Results Are Marred by Corruption Claims in Brazil 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite a series of controversies, Bharat Biotech, which produces Indian homegrown vaccine Covaxin, hopes for World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use listing (EUL) soon, following last week’s publication of its promising Phase 3 results. The vaccine was given emergency authorisation by the Indian government in early January – even before it had concluded a Phase […] Continue reading -> African Union Special Envoy Slams COVAX as COVID Deaths Spike on the Continent, Urges Donors to ‘Pay up’ on Vaccine Pledges 01/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The African Union (AU) Special Envoy on COVID-19 has bluntly blamed the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility for the dire vaccine shortage on the continent, saying that it had failed to disclose its vaccine supply problems early enough. Strive Masiyiwa, AU Special Envoy and head of the African COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) said that […] Continue reading -> Travellers Vaccinated with Covishield ‘Should’ be Allowed into European Union – but Member States Have Final Say 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Travellers who are fully vaccinated with vaccines authorised in the European Union (EU) “should” be allowed entry for non-essential travel – even if these vaccines were not “produced in facilities covered by the marketing authorisation in the EU”, a European Commission spokesperson for health, food safety and transport told Health Policy Watch on Wednesday. At […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Roche Suspends Patents on Tocilizumab in LMICs After WHO Recommends it as Treatment for Severe COVID-19 08/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has suspended its patent rights on the medication tocilizumab in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) for the duration of the pandemic, the company announced Tuesday. This follows the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation on Monday for interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor blockers to be given to patients hospitalised with severe or critical […] Continue reading -> Finally, Therapeutics for Severe COVID-19 – But They Come With Hefty Price Tags 06/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan After months with virtually no therapeutic options for people with severe COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the use of a class of medicines called interleukin-6 antagonists on Tuesday. The medicines, tocilizumab and sarilumab, reduced the risk of death and ventilation when combined with corticosteroids, according to a study published the same day in […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Journal Retracts Paper That Links COVID Vaccines to Deaths 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The Swiss-based journal Vaccines has retracted a controversial paper linking deaths to COVID-19 vaccines, which prompted the resignation of six members of its editorial board last week. The paper was titled ‘The Safety of COVID-19 Vaccinations – We Should Rethink the Policy’, and it attracted massive support from anti-vaxxers who question the safety of vaccines. […] Continue reading -> Bharat’s Covaxin Vaccine’s Promising Results Are Marred by Corruption Claims in Brazil 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite a series of controversies, Bharat Biotech, which produces Indian homegrown vaccine Covaxin, hopes for World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use listing (EUL) soon, following last week’s publication of its promising Phase 3 results. The vaccine was given emergency authorisation by the Indian government in early January – even before it had concluded a Phase […] Continue reading -> African Union Special Envoy Slams COVAX as COVID Deaths Spike on the Continent, Urges Donors to ‘Pay up’ on Vaccine Pledges 01/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The African Union (AU) Special Envoy on COVID-19 has bluntly blamed the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility for the dire vaccine shortage on the continent, saying that it had failed to disclose its vaccine supply problems early enough. Strive Masiyiwa, AU Special Envoy and head of the African COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) said that […] Continue reading -> Travellers Vaccinated with Covishield ‘Should’ be Allowed into European Union – but Member States Have Final Say 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Travellers who are fully vaccinated with vaccines authorised in the European Union (EU) “should” be allowed entry for non-essential travel – even if these vaccines were not “produced in facilities covered by the marketing authorisation in the EU”, a European Commission spokesperson for health, food safety and transport told Health Policy Watch on Wednesday. At […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Finally, Therapeutics for Severe COVID-19 – But They Come With Hefty Price Tags 06/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan After months with virtually no therapeutic options for people with severe COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended the use of a class of medicines called interleukin-6 antagonists on Tuesday. The medicines, tocilizumab and sarilumab, reduced the risk of death and ventilation when combined with corticosteroids, according to a study published the same day in […] Continue reading -> Vaccine Journal Retracts Paper That Links COVID Vaccines to Deaths 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The Swiss-based journal Vaccines has retracted a controversial paper linking deaths to COVID-19 vaccines, which prompted the resignation of six members of its editorial board last week. The paper was titled ‘The Safety of COVID-19 Vaccinations – We Should Rethink the Policy’, and it attracted massive support from anti-vaxxers who question the safety of vaccines. […] Continue reading -> Bharat’s Covaxin Vaccine’s Promising Results Are Marred by Corruption Claims in Brazil 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite a series of controversies, Bharat Biotech, which produces Indian homegrown vaccine Covaxin, hopes for World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use listing (EUL) soon, following last week’s publication of its promising Phase 3 results. The vaccine was given emergency authorisation by the Indian government in early January – even before it had concluded a Phase […] Continue reading -> African Union Special Envoy Slams COVAX as COVID Deaths Spike on the Continent, Urges Donors to ‘Pay up’ on Vaccine Pledges 01/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The African Union (AU) Special Envoy on COVID-19 has bluntly blamed the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility for the dire vaccine shortage on the continent, saying that it had failed to disclose its vaccine supply problems early enough. Strive Masiyiwa, AU Special Envoy and head of the African COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) said that […] Continue reading -> Travellers Vaccinated with Covishield ‘Should’ be Allowed into European Union – but Member States Have Final Say 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Travellers who are fully vaccinated with vaccines authorised in the European Union (EU) “should” be allowed entry for non-essential travel – even if these vaccines were not “produced in facilities covered by the marketing authorisation in the EU”, a European Commission spokesperson for health, food safety and transport told Health Policy Watch on Wednesday. At […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Vaccine Journal Retracts Paper That Links COVID Vaccines to Deaths 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The Swiss-based journal Vaccines has retracted a controversial paper linking deaths to COVID-19 vaccines, which prompted the resignation of six members of its editorial board last week. The paper was titled ‘The Safety of COVID-19 Vaccinations – We Should Rethink the Policy’, and it attracted massive support from anti-vaxxers who question the safety of vaccines. […] Continue reading -> Bharat’s Covaxin Vaccine’s Promising Results Are Marred by Corruption Claims in Brazil 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite a series of controversies, Bharat Biotech, which produces Indian homegrown vaccine Covaxin, hopes for World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use listing (EUL) soon, following last week’s publication of its promising Phase 3 results. The vaccine was given emergency authorisation by the Indian government in early January – even before it had concluded a Phase […] Continue reading -> African Union Special Envoy Slams COVAX as COVID Deaths Spike on the Continent, Urges Donors to ‘Pay up’ on Vaccine Pledges 01/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The African Union (AU) Special Envoy on COVID-19 has bluntly blamed the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility for the dire vaccine shortage on the continent, saying that it had failed to disclose its vaccine supply problems early enough. Strive Masiyiwa, AU Special Envoy and head of the African COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) said that […] Continue reading -> Travellers Vaccinated with Covishield ‘Should’ be Allowed into European Union – but Member States Have Final Say 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Travellers who are fully vaccinated with vaccines authorised in the European Union (EU) “should” be allowed entry for non-essential travel – even if these vaccines were not “produced in facilities covered by the marketing authorisation in the EU”, a European Commission spokesperson for health, food safety and transport told Health Policy Watch on Wednesday. At […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Bharat’s Covaxin Vaccine’s Promising Results Are Marred by Corruption Claims in Brazil 05/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite a series of controversies, Bharat Biotech, which produces Indian homegrown vaccine Covaxin, hopes for World Health Organization (WHO) emergency use listing (EUL) soon, following last week’s publication of its promising Phase 3 results. The vaccine was given emergency authorisation by the Indian government in early January – even before it had concluded a Phase […] Continue reading -> African Union Special Envoy Slams COVAX as COVID Deaths Spike on the Continent, Urges Donors to ‘Pay up’ on Vaccine Pledges 01/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The African Union (AU) Special Envoy on COVID-19 has bluntly blamed the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility for the dire vaccine shortage on the continent, saying that it had failed to disclose its vaccine supply problems early enough. Strive Masiyiwa, AU Special Envoy and head of the African COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) said that […] Continue reading -> Travellers Vaccinated with Covishield ‘Should’ be Allowed into European Union – but Member States Have Final Say 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Travellers who are fully vaccinated with vaccines authorised in the European Union (EU) “should” be allowed entry for non-essential travel – even if these vaccines were not “produced in facilities covered by the marketing authorisation in the EU”, a European Commission spokesperson for health, food safety and transport told Health Policy Watch on Wednesday. At […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Union Special Envoy Slams COVAX as COVID Deaths Spike on the Continent, Urges Donors to ‘Pay up’ on Vaccine Pledges 01/07/2021 Kerry Cullinan The African Union (AU) Special Envoy on COVID-19 has bluntly blamed the WHO co-sponsored COVAX facility for the dire vaccine shortage on the continent, saying that it had failed to disclose its vaccine supply problems early enough. Strive Masiyiwa, AU Special Envoy and head of the African COVID-19 Vaccine Acquisition Task Team (AVATT) said that […] Continue reading -> Travellers Vaccinated with Covishield ‘Should’ be Allowed into European Union – but Member States Have Final Say 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Travellers who are fully vaccinated with vaccines authorised in the European Union (EU) “should” be allowed entry for non-essential travel – even if these vaccines were not “produced in facilities covered by the marketing authorisation in the EU”, a European Commission spokesperson for health, food safety and transport told Health Policy Watch on Wednesday. At […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Travellers Vaccinated with Covishield ‘Should’ be Allowed into European Union – but Member States Have Final Say 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Travellers who are fully vaccinated with vaccines authorised in the European Union (EU) “should” be allowed entry for non-essential travel – even if these vaccines were not “produced in facilities covered by the marketing authorisation in the EU”, a European Commission spokesperson for health, food safety and transport told Health Policy Watch on Wednesday. At […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts