US Centers for Disease Control Authorizes COVID-19 Boosters for Frontline Workers Aged 18-64 – Widening Access to Third Jab 24/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr Rochelle Walensky, has authorized millions of frontline workers in health care and school settings to receive a third COVD-19 vaccine booster dose- opening the gates for a much wider wide swathe of Americans, ages 18-64, to receive the controversial booster shots. Her […] Continue reading -> REGEN-COV Joins COVID-19 Treatment List; WHO and MSF Call for Lower Prices and Increased Access 24/09/2021 Raisa Santos REGEN-COV, the antibody cocktail made famous by Donald Trump when he became ill with COVID in 2020, was added Friday to WHO’s list of recommended drug treatments in updated COVID-19 clinical management guidelines, published Friday. At the same time, WHO and Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called on the US pharma firm Regeneron, which […] Continue reading -> Can the UN Food Summit Make a Difference to a World Overpowered by Junk Food? 21/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Many children in the global south are drinking more sugary drinks than milk – thanks to the aggressive promotion of ultra-processed food to low and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the past two decades. Global obesity and diabetes rates have exploded as a result of dietary changes, and these conditions have made people far more vulnerable […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> Young African Innovators Lack Investment Not Creativity, Awards Ceremony Told 16/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Africa has the highest entrepreneurship rate in the world, yet greater financial resources are needed to ensure that innovation can be implemented to strengthen health systems and the welfare of health workers, said panellists at an innovation award ceremony on Thursday. The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award, co-organised by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical […] Continue reading -> Wealthy Countries Urged to Share 2 Billion Excess COVID-19 Doses, as South Africa’s mRNA Hub Prepares to Make ‘Moderna-like’ Vaccine 16/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Countries with high COVID-19 vaccination rates have pre-purchased over two billion excess vaccine doses, limiting the supplies available for low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This emerged from a meeting on Thursday between the heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization – the multilateral Task Force – […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Call on Future German Chancellor to Support TRIPS Waiver 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan More than 140 former heads of state and Nobel laureates have called on the three candidates in line to be the next German chancellor to declare themselves in favour of waiving intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines and transferring vaccine technologies. Germany is leading the European Commission’s refusal to accept the so-called TRIPS waiver proposal put […] Continue reading -> Pressure Builds on Biden to End TRIPS Waiver Impasse, Enable Equitable Access to COVID Vaccines 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Pressure is mounting on US President Joe Biden to provide global leadership to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the face of the European Commission’s refusal to support a waiver on intellectual property rights. Biden is expected to host a global leaders’ summit on COVID-19 alongside the United Nations General Assembly next week, and […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
REGEN-COV Joins COVID-19 Treatment List; WHO and MSF Call for Lower Prices and Increased Access 24/09/2021 Raisa Santos REGEN-COV, the antibody cocktail made famous by Donald Trump when he became ill with COVID in 2020, was added Friday to WHO’s list of recommended drug treatments in updated COVID-19 clinical management guidelines, published Friday. At the same time, WHO and Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) called on the US pharma firm Regeneron, which […] Continue reading -> Can the UN Food Summit Make a Difference to a World Overpowered by Junk Food? 21/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Many children in the global south are drinking more sugary drinks than milk – thanks to the aggressive promotion of ultra-processed food to low and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the past two decades. Global obesity and diabetes rates have exploded as a result of dietary changes, and these conditions have made people far more vulnerable […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> Young African Innovators Lack Investment Not Creativity, Awards Ceremony Told 16/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Africa has the highest entrepreneurship rate in the world, yet greater financial resources are needed to ensure that innovation can be implemented to strengthen health systems and the welfare of health workers, said panellists at an innovation award ceremony on Thursday. The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award, co-organised by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical […] Continue reading -> Wealthy Countries Urged to Share 2 Billion Excess COVID-19 Doses, as South Africa’s mRNA Hub Prepares to Make ‘Moderna-like’ Vaccine 16/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Countries with high COVID-19 vaccination rates have pre-purchased over two billion excess vaccine doses, limiting the supplies available for low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This emerged from a meeting on Thursday between the heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization – the multilateral Task Force – […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Call on Future German Chancellor to Support TRIPS Waiver 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan More than 140 former heads of state and Nobel laureates have called on the three candidates in line to be the next German chancellor to declare themselves in favour of waiving intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines and transferring vaccine technologies. Germany is leading the European Commission’s refusal to accept the so-called TRIPS waiver proposal put […] Continue reading -> Pressure Builds on Biden to End TRIPS Waiver Impasse, Enable Equitable Access to COVID Vaccines 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Pressure is mounting on US President Joe Biden to provide global leadership to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the face of the European Commission’s refusal to support a waiver on intellectual property rights. Biden is expected to host a global leaders’ summit on COVID-19 alongside the United Nations General Assembly next week, and […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Can the UN Food Summit Make a Difference to a World Overpowered by Junk Food? 21/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Many children in the global south are drinking more sugary drinks than milk – thanks to the aggressive promotion of ultra-processed food to low and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the past two decades. Global obesity and diabetes rates have exploded as a result of dietary changes, and these conditions have made people far more vulnerable […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> Young African Innovators Lack Investment Not Creativity, Awards Ceremony Told 16/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Africa has the highest entrepreneurship rate in the world, yet greater financial resources are needed to ensure that innovation can be implemented to strengthen health systems and the welfare of health workers, said panellists at an innovation award ceremony on Thursday. The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award, co-organised by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical […] Continue reading -> Wealthy Countries Urged to Share 2 Billion Excess COVID-19 Doses, as South Africa’s mRNA Hub Prepares to Make ‘Moderna-like’ Vaccine 16/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Countries with high COVID-19 vaccination rates have pre-purchased over two billion excess vaccine doses, limiting the supplies available for low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This emerged from a meeting on Thursday between the heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization – the multilateral Task Force – […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Call on Future German Chancellor to Support TRIPS Waiver 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan More than 140 former heads of state and Nobel laureates have called on the three candidates in line to be the next German chancellor to declare themselves in favour of waiving intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines and transferring vaccine technologies. Germany is leading the European Commission’s refusal to accept the so-called TRIPS waiver proposal put […] Continue reading -> Pressure Builds on Biden to End TRIPS Waiver Impasse, Enable Equitable Access to COVID Vaccines 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Pressure is mounting on US President Joe Biden to provide global leadership to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the face of the European Commission’s refusal to support a waiver on intellectual property rights. Biden is expected to host a global leaders’ summit on COVID-19 alongside the United Nations General Assembly next week, and […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
COVID-19 Hit HIV, TB and Malaria Programs Hard, But We’re Fighting Back 17/09/2021 Peter Sands The Results Report published by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria last week illustrates how COVID-19 has pushed us off track in significant ways – particularly with respect to access to tuberculosis (TB) and HIV diagnoses and treatment. But at the same time, there is better news with respect to the battle […] Continue reading -> Young African Innovators Lack Investment Not Creativity, Awards Ceremony Told 16/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Africa has the highest entrepreneurship rate in the world, yet greater financial resources are needed to ensure that innovation can be implemented to strengthen health systems and the welfare of health workers, said panellists at an innovation award ceremony on Thursday. The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award, co-organised by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical […] Continue reading -> Wealthy Countries Urged to Share 2 Billion Excess COVID-19 Doses, as South Africa’s mRNA Hub Prepares to Make ‘Moderna-like’ Vaccine 16/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Countries with high COVID-19 vaccination rates have pre-purchased over two billion excess vaccine doses, limiting the supplies available for low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This emerged from a meeting on Thursday between the heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization – the multilateral Task Force – […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Call on Future German Chancellor to Support TRIPS Waiver 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan More than 140 former heads of state and Nobel laureates have called on the three candidates in line to be the next German chancellor to declare themselves in favour of waiving intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines and transferring vaccine technologies. Germany is leading the European Commission’s refusal to accept the so-called TRIPS waiver proposal put […] Continue reading -> Pressure Builds on Biden to End TRIPS Waiver Impasse, Enable Equitable Access to COVID Vaccines 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Pressure is mounting on US President Joe Biden to provide global leadership to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the face of the European Commission’s refusal to support a waiver on intellectual property rights. Biden is expected to host a global leaders’ summit on COVID-19 alongside the United Nations General Assembly next week, and […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Young African Innovators Lack Investment Not Creativity, Awards Ceremony Told 16/09/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Africa has the highest entrepreneurship rate in the world, yet greater financial resources are needed to ensure that innovation can be implemented to strengthen health systems and the welfare of health workers, said panellists at an innovation award ceremony on Thursday. The Africa Young Innovators for Health Award, co-organised by the International Federation of Pharmaceutical […] Continue reading -> Wealthy Countries Urged to Share 2 Billion Excess COVID-19 Doses, as South Africa’s mRNA Hub Prepares to Make ‘Moderna-like’ Vaccine 16/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Countries with high COVID-19 vaccination rates have pre-purchased over two billion excess vaccine doses, limiting the supplies available for low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This emerged from a meeting on Thursday between the heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization – the multilateral Task Force – […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Call on Future German Chancellor to Support TRIPS Waiver 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan More than 140 former heads of state and Nobel laureates have called on the three candidates in line to be the next German chancellor to declare themselves in favour of waiving intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines and transferring vaccine technologies. Germany is leading the European Commission’s refusal to accept the so-called TRIPS waiver proposal put […] Continue reading -> Pressure Builds on Biden to End TRIPS Waiver Impasse, Enable Equitable Access to COVID Vaccines 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Pressure is mounting on US President Joe Biden to provide global leadership to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the face of the European Commission’s refusal to support a waiver on intellectual property rights. Biden is expected to host a global leaders’ summit on COVID-19 alongside the United Nations General Assembly next week, and […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Wealthy Countries Urged to Share 2 Billion Excess COVID-19 Doses, as South Africa’s mRNA Hub Prepares to Make ‘Moderna-like’ Vaccine 16/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Countries with high COVID-19 vaccination rates have pre-purchased over two billion excess vaccine doses, limiting the supplies available for low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). This emerged from a meeting on Thursday between the heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization – the multilateral Task Force – […] Continue reading -> World Leaders Call on Future German Chancellor to Support TRIPS Waiver 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan More than 140 former heads of state and Nobel laureates have called on the three candidates in line to be the next German chancellor to declare themselves in favour of waiving intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines and transferring vaccine technologies. Germany is leading the European Commission’s refusal to accept the so-called TRIPS waiver proposal put […] Continue reading -> Pressure Builds on Biden to End TRIPS Waiver Impasse, Enable Equitable Access to COVID Vaccines 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Pressure is mounting on US President Joe Biden to provide global leadership to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the face of the European Commission’s refusal to support a waiver on intellectual property rights. Biden is expected to host a global leaders’ summit on COVID-19 alongside the United Nations General Assembly next week, and […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
World Leaders Call on Future German Chancellor to Support TRIPS Waiver 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan More than 140 former heads of state and Nobel laureates have called on the three candidates in line to be the next German chancellor to declare themselves in favour of waiving intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccines and transferring vaccine technologies. Germany is leading the European Commission’s refusal to accept the so-called TRIPS waiver proposal put […] Continue reading -> Pressure Builds on Biden to End TRIPS Waiver Impasse, Enable Equitable Access to COVID Vaccines 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Pressure is mounting on US President Joe Biden to provide global leadership to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the face of the European Commission’s refusal to support a waiver on intellectual property rights. Biden is expected to host a global leaders’ summit on COVID-19 alongside the United Nations General Assembly next week, and […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Pressure Builds on Biden to End TRIPS Waiver Impasse, Enable Equitable Access to COVID Vaccines 15/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan Pressure is mounting on US President Joe Biden to provide global leadership to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines in the face of the European Commission’s refusal to support a waiver on intellectual property rights. Biden is expected to host a global leaders’ summit on COVID-19 alongside the United Nations General Assembly next week, and […] Continue reading -> WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO & African Leaders Pin Hopes on Biden’s ‘Global COVID-19 Summit’ for ‘New Deal’ on Pandemic Response 14/09/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After months of frustrated efforts to unlock global vaccine supplies for the African continent, WHO and African Union leaders are now pinning their hopes on US President Joe Biden’s reported plan to call heads of state to a “Global Pandemic Summit” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, which opened today, as a […] Continue reading -> Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Boosters Are ‘Not Appropriate’ – Reach Unvaccinated First 13/09/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The current COVID-19 vaccines are effective enough against severe disease in the general population that boosters are “not appropriate” even for the Delta variant, according to an expert review by an international group of scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and international universities. The review, which looked […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts