China is Certified ‘Malaria-Free’ – After Thousands of Years and Millions of Cases 30/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Evidence of the existence of malaria in China has been found carved into bones from the Shang Yin era estimated to be 3000 years old – yet on Wednesday, the country beat this thousands-year-old scourge by getting certified “malaria-free” by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said China’s success was […] Continue reading -> Spate of Global Lockdowns as Countries Scramble to Contain Delta Variant 29/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Countries as diverse as Russia, Portugal, South Africa and Sydney have imposed new lockdown regulations as they attempt to control the spread of Delta, the SARS-CoV-2 variant that is more deadly and infectious than any other variant. By last Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant had been detected in […] Continue reading -> South Africa to Become Africa’s First mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Hub – WHO Asks Big Pharma to Support Scaleup 21/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Africa could start producing its own cutting-edge COVID-19 vaccines within a year via an mRNA technology transfer hub that is being set up in South Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. But the speed at which the new hub may be able to swing into full-scale vaccine production depends on whether pharmaceutical […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollouts Falter as Third Wave Grips Parts of the Continent 15/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Twenty-two African countries are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infections, yet the vaccination rollouts on the continent have ground to a halt because of lack of supply. African vaccination figures, as recorded by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are dismal. Apart from the tiny island state of Seychelles, only Morocco’s vaccination rate […] Continue reading -> WHO to Study Social Measures That Keep COVID-19 at Bay – in Case of No Vaccines in Future Pandemics 14/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to study the public health and social measures that countries have used to keep COVID-19 at bay successfully – in case there is no quick vaccine for the next pandemic. A special working group has been set up with the support of Norway to study these measures, WHO […] Continue reading -> FDA Orders Some 60 Million Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Made by Emergent to be Destroyed 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the release of two batches of the Janssen/ Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – about 10 million doses – manufactured at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, according to a statement on Friday. However, it also “determined several other batches are not suitable for use” while […] Continue reading -> Boris Johnson Wants G7 to Commit to Donating One Billion Vaccines, But People’s Vaccine Alliance Calls for More 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Before the G7 leaders sat down on Friday afternoon in Cornwall to discuss how to “build back better” a world devastated by COVID-19, UK Prime Minister and summit host Boris Johnson challenged the Group to accept a target of providing one billion doses to developing countries. But the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a network of over […] Continue reading -> Russia Stuns UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS by Refusing to Support Consensus Declaration 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Russia stunned the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday when it proposed a series of last-minute oral amendments to the meeting’s final political declaration – removing references to “rights”; the decriminalisation of sex work; and harm reduction in the context of the battle against HIV/AIDS. The text of the final declaration had […] Continue reading -> Is European Union on Collision Course With European Parliament on COVID IP Waiver? 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan While European Union (EU) member states continue to oppose a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, they may soon find themselves at odds with the European Parliament, which is expected to pass a resolution in support of the waiver on Wednesday. Negotiations on the controversial waiver proposal, co-sponsored by India and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Spate of Global Lockdowns as Countries Scramble to Contain Delta Variant 29/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Countries as diverse as Russia, Portugal, South Africa and Sydney have imposed new lockdown regulations as they attempt to control the spread of Delta, the SARS-CoV-2 variant that is more deadly and infectious than any other variant. By last Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the Delta (B.1.617.2) variant had been detected in […] Continue reading -> South Africa to Become Africa’s First mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Hub – WHO Asks Big Pharma to Support Scaleup 21/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Africa could start producing its own cutting-edge COVID-19 vaccines within a year via an mRNA technology transfer hub that is being set up in South Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. But the speed at which the new hub may be able to swing into full-scale vaccine production depends on whether pharmaceutical […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollouts Falter as Third Wave Grips Parts of the Continent 15/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Twenty-two African countries are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infections, yet the vaccination rollouts on the continent have ground to a halt because of lack of supply. African vaccination figures, as recorded by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are dismal. Apart from the tiny island state of Seychelles, only Morocco’s vaccination rate […] Continue reading -> WHO to Study Social Measures That Keep COVID-19 at Bay – in Case of No Vaccines in Future Pandemics 14/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to study the public health and social measures that countries have used to keep COVID-19 at bay successfully – in case there is no quick vaccine for the next pandemic. A special working group has been set up with the support of Norway to study these measures, WHO […] Continue reading -> FDA Orders Some 60 Million Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Made by Emergent to be Destroyed 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the release of two batches of the Janssen/ Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – about 10 million doses – manufactured at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, according to a statement on Friday. However, it also “determined several other batches are not suitable for use” while […] Continue reading -> Boris Johnson Wants G7 to Commit to Donating One Billion Vaccines, But People’s Vaccine Alliance Calls for More 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Before the G7 leaders sat down on Friday afternoon in Cornwall to discuss how to “build back better” a world devastated by COVID-19, UK Prime Minister and summit host Boris Johnson challenged the Group to accept a target of providing one billion doses to developing countries. But the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a network of over […] Continue reading -> Russia Stuns UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS by Refusing to Support Consensus Declaration 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Russia stunned the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday when it proposed a series of last-minute oral amendments to the meeting’s final political declaration – removing references to “rights”; the decriminalisation of sex work; and harm reduction in the context of the battle against HIV/AIDS. The text of the final declaration had […] Continue reading -> Is European Union on Collision Course With European Parliament on COVID IP Waiver? 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan While European Union (EU) member states continue to oppose a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, they may soon find themselves at odds with the European Parliament, which is expected to pass a resolution in support of the waiver on Wednesday. Negotiations on the controversial waiver proposal, co-sponsored by India and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
South Africa to Become Africa’s First mRNA Vaccine Manufacturing Hub – WHO Asks Big Pharma to Support Scaleup 21/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Africa could start producing its own cutting-edge COVID-19 vaccines within a year via an mRNA technology transfer hub that is being set up in South Africa, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Monday. But the speed at which the new hub may be able to swing into full-scale vaccine production depends on whether pharmaceutical […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollouts Falter as Third Wave Grips Parts of the Continent 15/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Twenty-two African countries are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infections, yet the vaccination rollouts on the continent have ground to a halt because of lack of supply. African vaccination figures, as recorded by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are dismal. Apart from the tiny island state of Seychelles, only Morocco’s vaccination rate […] Continue reading -> WHO to Study Social Measures That Keep COVID-19 at Bay – in Case of No Vaccines in Future Pandemics 14/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to study the public health and social measures that countries have used to keep COVID-19 at bay successfully – in case there is no quick vaccine for the next pandemic. A special working group has been set up with the support of Norway to study these measures, WHO […] Continue reading -> FDA Orders Some 60 Million Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Made by Emergent to be Destroyed 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the release of two batches of the Janssen/ Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – about 10 million doses – manufactured at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, according to a statement on Friday. However, it also “determined several other batches are not suitable for use” while […] Continue reading -> Boris Johnson Wants G7 to Commit to Donating One Billion Vaccines, But People’s Vaccine Alliance Calls for More 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Before the G7 leaders sat down on Friday afternoon in Cornwall to discuss how to “build back better” a world devastated by COVID-19, UK Prime Minister and summit host Boris Johnson challenged the Group to accept a target of providing one billion doses to developing countries. But the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a network of over […] Continue reading -> Russia Stuns UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS by Refusing to Support Consensus Declaration 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Russia stunned the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday when it proposed a series of last-minute oral amendments to the meeting’s final political declaration – removing references to “rights”; the decriminalisation of sex work; and harm reduction in the context of the battle against HIV/AIDS. The text of the final declaration had […] Continue reading -> Is European Union on Collision Course With European Parliament on COVID IP Waiver? 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan While European Union (EU) member states continue to oppose a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, they may soon find themselves at odds with the European Parliament, which is expected to pass a resolution in support of the waiver on Wednesday. Negotiations on the controversial waiver proposal, co-sponsored by India and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollouts Falter as Third Wave Grips Parts of the Continent 15/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Twenty-two African countries are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infections, yet the vaccination rollouts on the continent have ground to a halt because of lack of supply. African vaccination figures, as recorded by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are dismal. Apart from the tiny island state of Seychelles, only Morocco’s vaccination rate […] Continue reading -> WHO to Study Social Measures That Keep COVID-19 at Bay – in Case of No Vaccines in Future Pandemics 14/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to study the public health and social measures that countries have used to keep COVID-19 at bay successfully – in case there is no quick vaccine for the next pandemic. A special working group has been set up with the support of Norway to study these measures, WHO […] Continue reading -> FDA Orders Some 60 Million Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Made by Emergent to be Destroyed 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the release of two batches of the Janssen/ Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – about 10 million doses – manufactured at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, according to a statement on Friday. However, it also “determined several other batches are not suitable for use” while […] Continue reading -> Boris Johnson Wants G7 to Commit to Donating One Billion Vaccines, But People’s Vaccine Alliance Calls for More 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Before the G7 leaders sat down on Friday afternoon in Cornwall to discuss how to “build back better” a world devastated by COVID-19, UK Prime Minister and summit host Boris Johnson challenged the Group to accept a target of providing one billion doses to developing countries. But the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a network of over […] Continue reading -> Russia Stuns UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS by Refusing to Support Consensus Declaration 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Russia stunned the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday when it proposed a series of last-minute oral amendments to the meeting’s final political declaration – removing references to “rights”; the decriminalisation of sex work; and harm reduction in the context of the battle against HIV/AIDS. The text of the final declaration had […] Continue reading -> Is European Union on Collision Course With European Parliament on COVID IP Waiver? 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan While European Union (EU) member states continue to oppose a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, they may soon find themselves at odds with the European Parliament, which is expected to pass a resolution in support of the waiver on Wednesday. Negotiations on the controversial waiver proposal, co-sponsored by India and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollouts Falter as Third Wave Grips Parts of the Continent 15/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Twenty-two African countries are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 infections, yet the vaccination rollouts on the continent have ground to a halt because of lack of supply. African vaccination figures, as recorded by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are dismal. Apart from the tiny island state of Seychelles, only Morocco’s vaccination rate […] Continue reading -> WHO to Study Social Measures That Keep COVID-19 at Bay – in Case of No Vaccines in Future Pandemics 14/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to study the public health and social measures that countries have used to keep COVID-19 at bay successfully – in case there is no quick vaccine for the next pandemic. A special working group has been set up with the support of Norway to study these measures, WHO […] Continue reading -> FDA Orders Some 60 Million Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Made by Emergent to be Destroyed 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the release of two batches of the Janssen/ Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – about 10 million doses – manufactured at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, according to a statement on Friday. However, it also “determined several other batches are not suitable for use” while […] Continue reading -> Boris Johnson Wants G7 to Commit to Donating One Billion Vaccines, But People’s Vaccine Alliance Calls for More 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Before the G7 leaders sat down on Friday afternoon in Cornwall to discuss how to “build back better” a world devastated by COVID-19, UK Prime Minister and summit host Boris Johnson challenged the Group to accept a target of providing one billion doses to developing countries. But the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a network of over […] Continue reading -> Russia Stuns UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS by Refusing to Support Consensus Declaration 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Russia stunned the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday when it proposed a series of last-minute oral amendments to the meeting’s final political declaration – removing references to “rights”; the decriminalisation of sex work; and harm reduction in the context of the battle against HIV/AIDS. The text of the final declaration had […] Continue reading -> Is European Union on Collision Course With European Parliament on COVID IP Waiver? 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan While European Union (EU) member states continue to oppose a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, they may soon find themselves at odds with the European Parliament, which is expected to pass a resolution in support of the waiver on Wednesday. Negotiations on the controversial waiver proposal, co-sponsored by India and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO to Study Social Measures That Keep COVID-19 at Bay – in Case of No Vaccines in Future Pandemics 14/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to study the public health and social measures that countries have used to keep COVID-19 at bay successfully – in case there is no quick vaccine for the next pandemic. A special working group has been set up with the support of Norway to study these measures, WHO […] Continue reading -> FDA Orders Some 60 Million Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Made by Emergent to be Destroyed 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the release of two batches of the Janssen/ Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – about 10 million doses – manufactured at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, according to a statement on Friday. However, it also “determined several other batches are not suitable for use” while […] Continue reading -> Boris Johnson Wants G7 to Commit to Donating One Billion Vaccines, But People’s Vaccine Alliance Calls for More 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Before the G7 leaders sat down on Friday afternoon in Cornwall to discuss how to “build back better” a world devastated by COVID-19, UK Prime Minister and summit host Boris Johnson challenged the Group to accept a target of providing one billion doses to developing countries. But the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a network of over […] Continue reading -> Russia Stuns UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS by Refusing to Support Consensus Declaration 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Russia stunned the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday when it proposed a series of last-minute oral amendments to the meeting’s final political declaration – removing references to “rights”; the decriminalisation of sex work; and harm reduction in the context of the battle against HIV/AIDS. The text of the final declaration had […] Continue reading -> Is European Union on Collision Course With European Parliament on COVID IP Waiver? 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan While European Union (EU) member states continue to oppose a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, they may soon find themselves at odds with the European Parliament, which is expected to pass a resolution in support of the waiver on Wednesday. Negotiations on the controversial waiver proposal, co-sponsored by India and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
FDA Orders Some 60 Million Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Made by Emergent to be Destroyed 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised the release of two batches of the Janssen/ Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine – about 10 million doses – manufactured at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, according to a statement on Friday. However, it also “determined several other batches are not suitable for use” while […] Continue reading -> Boris Johnson Wants G7 to Commit to Donating One Billion Vaccines, But People’s Vaccine Alliance Calls for More 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Before the G7 leaders sat down on Friday afternoon in Cornwall to discuss how to “build back better” a world devastated by COVID-19, UK Prime Minister and summit host Boris Johnson challenged the Group to accept a target of providing one billion doses to developing countries. But the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a network of over […] Continue reading -> Russia Stuns UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS by Refusing to Support Consensus Declaration 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Russia stunned the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday when it proposed a series of last-minute oral amendments to the meeting’s final political declaration – removing references to “rights”; the decriminalisation of sex work; and harm reduction in the context of the battle against HIV/AIDS. The text of the final declaration had […] Continue reading -> Is European Union on Collision Course With European Parliament on COVID IP Waiver? 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan While European Union (EU) member states continue to oppose a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, they may soon find themselves at odds with the European Parliament, which is expected to pass a resolution in support of the waiver on Wednesday. Negotiations on the controversial waiver proposal, co-sponsored by India and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Boris Johnson Wants G7 to Commit to Donating One Billion Vaccines, But People’s Vaccine Alliance Calls for More 11/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Before the G7 leaders sat down on Friday afternoon in Cornwall to discuss how to “build back better” a world devastated by COVID-19, UK Prime Minister and summit host Boris Johnson challenged the Group to accept a target of providing one billion doses to developing countries. But the People’s Vaccine Alliance, a network of over […] Continue reading -> Russia Stuns UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS by Refusing to Support Consensus Declaration 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Russia stunned the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday when it proposed a series of last-minute oral amendments to the meeting’s final political declaration – removing references to “rights”; the decriminalisation of sex work; and harm reduction in the context of the battle against HIV/AIDS. The text of the final declaration had […] Continue reading -> Is European Union on Collision Course With European Parliament on COVID IP Waiver? 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan While European Union (EU) member states continue to oppose a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, they may soon find themselves at odds with the European Parliament, which is expected to pass a resolution in support of the waiver on Wednesday. Negotiations on the controversial waiver proposal, co-sponsored by India and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Russia Stuns UN High-Level Meeting on AIDS by Refusing to Support Consensus Declaration 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan Russia stunned the United Nations High Level Meeting on AIDS on Tuesday when it proposed a series of last-minute oral amendments to the meeting’s final political declaration – removing references to “rights”; the decriminalisation of sex work; and harm reduction in the context of the battle against HIV/AIDS. The text of the final declaration had […] Continue reading -> Is European Union on Collision Course With European Parliament on COVID IP Waiver? 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan While European Union (EU) member states continue to oppose a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, they may soon find themselves at odds with the European Parliament, which is expected to pass a resolution in support of the waiver on Wednesday. Negotiations on the controversial waiver proposal, co-sponsored by India and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Is European Union on Collision Course With European Parliament on COVID IP Waiver? 08/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan While European Union (EU) member states continue to oppose a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and medicines, they may soon find themselves at odds with the European Parliament, which is expected to pass a resolution in support of the waiver on Wednesday. Negotiations on the controversial waiver proposal, co-sponsored by India and […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts