As Indonesia greenlights Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Company Expects More Countries to Follow 02/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan Indonesia has granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Novavax, which will be made by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and sold under the brand name Covovax. “This marks the first regulatory authorization worldwide of a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine based on Phase 3 clinical data demonstrating efficacy and a favourable […] Continue reading -> Tobacco Industry ‘Used COVID-19’ to Influence Governments Especially in Switzerland, Index Finds 02/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan The tobacco industry used the COVID-19 pandemic to ingratiate itself with governments around the world and win concessions for their harmful products, according to a review of 80 countries analyzed in the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2021, which was released on Tuesday. It wasn’t simply economically vulnerable countries that were susceptible to industry influence. […] Continue reading -> G20 Disappoints on COVID-19 and Climate Crisis, Setting Stage for Non-Action at COP26 01/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan There will be no airlifting of COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries struggling to get their immunisation figures into double digits. There are also no concrete plans for wealthy countries to make good on their earlier dose promises to COVAX by giving actual delivery dates. And, there is no date for wealthy countries to phase out […] Continue reading -> Bring in the Bikes: Adopting Policies With Multiple Health Benefits 29/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Simply by promoting cycling, government officials could address a range of problems including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), car crashes, stress and air pollution. But officials in different sectors seldom factor health into planning transport and urbanisation, said public health experts at a discussion on public health systems hosted this week by Vital Strategies. “The future of […] Continue reading -> Only 5 African Countries On Track to Meet 40% Vaccine Coverage Goal by End 2021; Syringe Shortage is One of the Latest Obstacles 28/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Only five African countries are likely to reach a WHO global goal of vaccinating 40% of their populations by the end of the year, and the continent’s roll-outs may be slowed further by a global shortage of the syringes need to administer vaccines. UNICEF has reported an imminent shortfall of up to 2.2 billion syringes […] Continue reading -> US ‘Steps Aside’ to Give Africa Access to Moderna Vaccines 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US government has enabled Africa to get access to 50 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines by giving the continent its place in the vaccine queue, Strive Masiyiwa, head of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) said on Tuesday. “This is a time swap arrangement whereby the United States government basically stood aside for the next […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> World Watches UK COVID-19 Surge, and Parts of Europe Enter ‘Fourth Wave’ 22/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 Amid soaring COVID-19 cases in the UK, the government is prioritising giving third booster shots to people as it banks on the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate being able to prevent severe illness and death. Over the past week, COVID-19 cases in the UK increased by almost 18% – with 52,000 new cases confirmed on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Western Countries Sit on Massive COVID-19 Vaccine Stockpiles While COVAX is Short of 500m Doses 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Western stockpiles of surplus COVID-19 vaccines are predicted to reach 600 million doses by the end of the year and millions might expire – yet the global vaccine facility COVAX is still short of 500 million doses to vaccinate 40% of the population by December. This is according to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tobacco Industry ‘Used COVID-19’ to Influence Governments Especially in Switzerland, Index Finds 02/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan The tobacco industry used the COVID-19 pandemic to ingratiate itself with governments around the world and win concessions for their harmful products, according to a review of 80 countries analyzed in the Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index 2021, which was released on Tuesday. It wasn’t simply economically vulnerable countries that were susceptible to industry influence. […] Continue reading -> G20 Disappoints on COVID-19 and Climate Crisis, Setting Stage for Non-Action at COP26 01/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan There will be no airlifting of COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries struggling to get their immunisation figures into double digits. There are also no concrete plans for wealthy countries to make good on their earlier dose promises to COVAX by giving actual delivery dates. And, there is no date for wealthy countries to phase out […] Continue reading -> Bring in the Bikes: Adopting Policies With Multiple Health Benefits 29/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Simply by promoting cycling, government officials could address a range of problems including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), car crashes, stress and air pollution. But officials in different sectors seldom factor health into planning transport and urbanisation, said public health experts at a discussion on public health systems hosted this week by Vital Strategies. “The future of […] Continue reading -> Only 5 African Countries On Track to Meet 40% Vaccine Coverage Goal by End 2021; Syringe Shortage is One of the Latest Obstacles 28/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Only five African countries are likely to reach a WHO global goal of vaccinating 40% of their populations by the end of the year, and the continent’s roll-outs may be slowed further by a global shortage of the syringes need to administer vaccines. UNICEF has reported an imminent shortfall of up to 2.2 billion syringes […] Continue reading -> US ‘Steps Aside’ to Give Africa Access to Moderna Vaccines 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US government has enabled Africa to get access to 50 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines by giving the continent its place in the vaccine queue, Strive Masiyiwa, head of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) said on Tuesday. “This is a time swap arrangement whereby the United States government basically stood aside for the next […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> World Watches UK COVID-19 Surge, and Parts of Europe Enter ‘Fourth Wave’ 22/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 Amid soaring COVID-19 cases in the UK, the government is prioritising giving third booster shots to people as it banks on the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate being able to prevent severe illness and death. Over the past week, COVID-19 cases in the UK increased by almost 18% – with 52,000 new cases confirmed on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Western Countries Sit on Massive COVID-19 Vaccine Stockpiles While COVAX is Short of 500m Doses 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Western stockpiles of surplus COVID-19 vaccines are predicted to reach 600 million doses by the end of the year and millions might expire – yet the global vaccine facility COVAX is still short of 500 million doses to vaccinate 40% of the population by December. This is according to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
G20 Disappoints on COVID-19 and Climate Crisis, Setting Stage for Non-Action at COP26 01/11/2021 Kerry Cullinan There will be no airlifting of COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries struggling to get their immunisation figures into double digits. There are also no concrete plans for wealthy countries to make good on their earlier dose promises to COVAX by giving actual delivery dates. And, there is no date for wealthy countries to phase out […] Continue reading -> Bring in the Bikes: Adopting Policies With Multiple Health Benefits 29/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Simply by promoting cycling, government officials could address a range of problems including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), car crashes, stress and air pollution. But officials in different sectors seldom factor health into planning transport and urbanisation, said public health experts at a discussion on public health systems hosted this week by Vital Strategies. “The future of […] Continue reading -> Only 5 African Countries On Track to Meet 40% Vaccine Coverage Goal by End 2021; Syringe Shortage is One of the Latest Obstacles 28/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Only five African countries are likely to reach a WHO global goal of vaccinating 40% of their populations by the end of the year, and the continent’s roll-outs may be slowed further by a global shortage of the syringes need to administer vaccines. UNICEF has reported an imminent shortfall of up to 2.2 billion syringes […] Continue reading -> US ‘Steps Aside’ to Give Africa Access to Moderna Vaccines 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US government has enabled Africa to get access to 50 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines by giving the continent its place in the vaccine queue, Strive Masiyiwa, head of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) said on Tuesday. “This is a time swap arrangement whereby the United States government basically stood aside for the next […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> World Watches UK COVID-19 Surge, and Parts of Europe Enter ‘Fourth Wave’ 22/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 Amid soaring COVID-19 cases in the UK, the government is prioritising giving third booster shots to people as it banks on the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate being able to prevent severe illness and death. Over the past week, COVID-19 cases in the UK increased by almost 18% – with 52,000 new cases confirmed on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Western Countries Sit on Massive COVID-19 Vaccine Stockpiles While COVAX is Short of 500m Doses 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Western stockpiles of surplus COVID-19 vaccines are predicted to reach 600 million doses by the end of the year and millions might expire – yet the global vaccine facility COVAX is still short of 500 million doses to vaccinate 40% of the population by December. This is according to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Bring in the Bikes: Adopting Policies With Multiple Health Benefits 29/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Simply by promoting cycling, government officials could address a range of problems including non-communicable diseases (NCDs), car crashes, stress and air pollution. But officials in different sectors seldom factor health into planning transport and urbanisation, said public health experts at a discussion on public health systems hosted this week by Vital Strategies. “The future of […] Continue reading -> Only 5 African Countries On Track to Meet 40% Vaccine Coverage Goal by End 2021; Syringe Shortage is One of the Latest Obstacles 28/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Only five African countries are likely to reach a WHO global goal of vaccinating 40% of their populations by the end of the year, and the continent’s roll-outs may be slowed further by a global shortage of the syringes need to administer vaccines. UNICEF has reported an imminent shortfall of up to 2.2 billion syringes […] Continue reading -> US ‘Steps Aside’ to Give Africa Access to Moderna Vaccines 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US government has enabled Africa to get access to 50 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines by giving the continent its place in the vaccine queue, Strive Masiyiwa, head of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) said on Tuesday. “This is a time swap arrangement whereby the United States government basically stood aside for the next […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> World Watches UK COVID-19 Surge, and Parts of Europe Enter ‘Fourth Wave’ 22/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 Amid soaring COVID-19 cases in the UK, the government is prioritising giving third booster shots to people as it banks on the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate being able to prevent severe illness and death. Over the past week, COVID-19 cases in the UK increased by almost 18% – with 52,000 new cases confirmed on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Western Countries Sit on Massive COVID-19 Vaccine Stockpiles While COVAX is Short of 500m Doses 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Western stockpiles of surplus COVID-19 vaccines are predicted to reach 600 million doses by the end of the year and millions might expire – yet the global vaccine facility COVAX is still short of 500 million doses to vaccinate 40% of the population by December. This is according to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Only 5 African Countries On Track to Meet 40% Vaccine Coverage Goal by End 2021; Syringe Shortage is One of the Latest Obstacles 28/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Only five African countries are likely to reach a WHO global goal of vaccinating 40% of their populations by the end of the year, and the continent’s roll-outs may be slowed further by a global shortage of the syringes need to administer vaccines. UNICEF has reported an imminent shortfall of up to 2.2 billion syringes […] Continue reading -> US ‘Steps Aside’ to Give Africa Access to Moderna Vaccines 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US government has enabled Africa to get access to 50 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines by giving the continent its place in the vaccine queue, Strive Masiyiwa, head of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) said on Tuesday. “This is a time swap arrangement whereby the United States government basically stood aside for the next […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> World Watches UK COVID-19 Surge, and Parts of Europe Enter ‘Fourth Wave’ 22/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 Amid soaring COVID-19 cases in the UK, the government is prioritising giving third booster shots to people as it banks on the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate being able to prevent severe illness and death. Over the past week, COVID-19 cases in the UK increased by almost 18% – with 52,000 new cases confirmed on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Western Countries Sit on Massive COVID-19 Vaccine Stockpiles While COVAX is Short of 500m Doses 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Western stockpiles of surplus COVID-19 vaccines are predicted to reach 600 million doses by the end of the year and millions might expire – yet the global vaccine facility COVAX is still short of 500 million doses to vaccinate 40% of the population by December. This is according to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US ‘Steps Aside’ to Give Africa Access to Moderna Vaccines 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan The US government has enabled Africa to get access to 50 million Moderna COVID-19 vaccines by giving the continent its place in the vaccine queue, Strive Masiyiwa, head of the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) said on Tuesday. “This is a time swap arrangement whereby the United States government basically stood aside for the next […] Continue reading -> Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> World Watches UK COVID-19 Surge, and Parts of Europe Enter ‘Fourth Wave’ 22/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 Amid soaring COVID-19 cases in the UK, the government is prioritising giving third booster shots to people as it banks on the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate being able to prevent severe illness and death. Over the past week, COVID-19 cases in the UK increased by almost 18% – with 52,000 new cases confirmed on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Western Countries Sit on Massive COVID-19 Vaccine Stockpiles While COVAX is Short of 500m Doses 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Western stockpiles of surplus COVID-19 vaccines are predicted to reach 600 million doses by the end of the year and millions might expire – yet the global vaccine facility COVAX is still short of 500 million doses to vaccinate 40% of the population by December. This is according to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Civil Society Activists Question Pandemic Treaty’s Ability to Address Global Health Inequalities 26/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some civil society organisations (CSO) are sceptical about whether a ‘pandemic treaty’ is the best way to address future global health crises, while treaty supporters say it will provide a legal framework binding countries and global health bodies to more agile and rapid responses to future outbreaks. A session Monday sponsored by the Geneva Global […] Continue reading -> Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> World Watches UK COVID-19 Surge, and Parts of Europe Enter ‘Fourth Wave’ 22/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 Amid soaring COVID-19 cases in the UK, the government is prioritising giving third booster shots to people as it banks on the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate being able to prevent severe illness and death. Over the past week, COVID-19 cases in the UK increased by almost 18% – with 52,000 new cases confirmed on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Western Countries Sit on Massive COVID-19 Vaccine Stockpiles While COVAX is Short of 500m Doses 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Western stockpiles of surplus COVID-19 vaccines are predicted to reach 600 million doses by the end of the year and millions might expire – yet the global vaccine facility COVAX is still short of 500 million doses to vaccinate 40% of the population by December. This is according to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Less Than 10% of Vaccine Dose Donations Promised to COVAX Have Been Delivered 25/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Of the 1.3 billion COVID-19 vaccine dose donations promised to COVAX by wealthy countries, only 150 million doses have actually arrived – around 9% – Gavi CEO Dr Seth Berkley told the World Health Summit in Berlin on Monday. Ensuring that countries delivered their promised doses “now” was COVAX’s “core ask”, said Berkley, who added […] Continue reading -> World Watches UK COVID-19 Surge, and Parts of Europe Enter ‘Fourth Wave’ 22/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 Amid soaring COVID-19 cases in the UK, the government is prioritising giving third booster shots to people as it banks on the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate being able to prevent severe illness and death. Over the past week, COVID-19 cases in the UK increased by almost 18% – with 52,000 new cases confirmed on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Western Countries Sit on Massive COVID-19 Vaccine Stockpiles While COVAX is Short of 500m Doses 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Western stockpiles of surplus COVID-19 vaccines are predicted to reach 600 million doses by the end of the year and millions might expire – yet the global vaccine facility COVAX is still short of 500 million doses to vaccinate 40% of the population by December. This is according to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
World Watches UK COVID-19 Surge, and Parts of Europe Enter ‘Fourth Wave’ 22/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 Amid soaring COVID-19 cases in the UK, the government is prioritising giving third booster shots to people as it banks on the country’s high COVID-19 vaccination rate being able to prevent severe illness and death. Over the past week, COVID-19 cases in the UK increased by almost 18% – with 52,000 new cases confirmed on Thursday […] Continue reading -> Western Countries Sit on Massive COVID-19 Vaccine Stockpiles While COVAX is Short of 500m Doses 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Western stockpiles of surplus COVID-19 vaccines are predicted to reach 600 million doses by the end of the year and millions might expire – yet the global vaccine facility COVAX is still short of 500 million doses to vaccinate 40% of the population by December. This is according to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Western Countries Sit on Massive COVID-19 Vaccine Stockpiles While COVAX is Short of 500m Doses 21/10/2021 Kerry Cullinan Western stockpiles of surplus COVID-19 vaccines are predicted to reach 600 million doses by the end of the year and millions might expire – yet the global vaccine facility COVAX is still short of 500 million doses to vaccinate 40% of the population by December. This is according to former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts