COVAX Shortcomings Under Microscope Ahead of Gavi, Vaccine Alliance Board Meeting 22/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Svĕt Lustig Vijay As the board of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance is set to meet this Wednesday and Thursday, the COVAX global vaccine facility – a cornerstone of the global health sector response on vaccine access – is coming under increased fire for its shortcomings. A bitter opinion piece by Médecins Sans Frontières, published today, has called for […] Continue reading -> Ugandan Drug Authority Urges Maker of Popular COVID-19 Herbal Remedy to Conduct Clinical Trial 21/06/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – As Uganda battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak, the government has called on a researcher who is selling a herbal remedy to treat COVID-19 to provide clinical proof that it works. Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang is a renowned researcher in herbal medicines, head of pharmacy at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and […] 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 -> Technical Fixes or Sweeping Reform? Europe and Developing Countries Face Uphill Battle to Etch Consensus on IP Waiver 18/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proponents of a sweeping World Trade Organization ‘waiver’ on intellectual property rights for all COVID-19 treatments, tests and vaccines face an uphill battle to reach consensus on a text ahead of a WTO General Council meeting scheduled for 27-28 July. This is despite the recent agreement of the initiative’s opponents, including the European Union, Korea, […] Continue reading -> Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] 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 -> Antibody Cocktail Reduces Risk of Death by 20% in Patients lacking Adequate SARS-CoV2 Immune Response 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A COVID-19 antibody cocktail developed by the US-based company, Regeneron, dramatically reduced the risk of mortality and shortened hospital stays in patients who didn’t naturally produce antibodies against SARS-CoV2 in a recent large-scale trial. Meanwhile, the US government announced that it would invest some US$3.2 billion in developing new forms of antiviral COVID-19 treatments to […] Continue reading -> Latin America Plagued by Slow Vaccine Rollouts, While Region Remains Major COVID Epicenter 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Raisa Santos Despite the global decline in COVID-19 cases by 12% over the last week, countries in Central and South America continue to be epicenters of pandemic, with high mortality rates and insufficient access to vaccines. Over 1.1 million new COVID-19 cases and 31,000 deaths were reported in the Americas over the last week, officials from the […] 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 -> 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. 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Ugandan Drug Authority Urges Maker of Popular COVID-19 Herbal Remedy to Conduct Clinical Trial 21/06/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – As Uganda battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak, the government has called on a researcher who is selling a herbal remedy to treat COVID-19 to provide clinical proof that it works. Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang is a renowned researcher in herbal medicines, head of pharmacy at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and […] 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 -> Technical Fixes or Sweeping Reform? Europe and Developing Countries Face Uphill Battle to Etch Consensus on IP Waiver 18/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proponents of a sweeping World Trade Organization ‘waiver’ on intellectual property rights for all COVID-19 treatments, tests and vaccines face an uphill battle to reach consensus on a text ahead of a WTO General Council meeting scheduled for 27-28 July. This is despite the recent agreement of the initiative’s opponents, including the European Union, Korea, […] Continue reading -> Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] 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 -> Antibody Cocktail Reduces Risk of Death by 20% in Patients lacking Adequate SARS-CoV2 Immune Response 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A COVID-19 antibody cocktail developed by the US-based company, Regeneron, dramatically reduced the risk of mortality and shortened hospital stays in patients who didn’t naturally produce antibodies against SARS-CoV2 in a recent large-scale trial. Meanwhile, the US government announced that it would invest some US$3.2 billion in developing new forms of antiviral COVID-19 treatments to […] Continue reading -> Latin America Plagued by Slow Vaccine Rollouts, While Region Remains Major COVID Epicenter 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Raisa Santos Despite the global decline in COVID-19 cases by 12% over the last week, countries in Central and South America continue to be epicenters of pandemic, with high mortality rates and insufficient access to vaccines. Over 1.1 million new COVID-19 cases and 31,000 deaths were reported in the Americas over the last week, officials from the […] 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 -> 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.
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 -> Technical Fixes or Sweeping Reform? Europe and Developing Countries Face Uphill Battle to Etch Consensus on IP Waiver 18/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proponents of a sweeping World Trade Organization ‘waiver’ on intellectual property rights for all COVID-19 treatments, tests and vaccines face an uphill battle to reach consensus on a text ahead of a WTO General Council meeting scheduled for 27-28 July. This is despite the recent agreement of the initiative’s opponents, including the European Union, Korea, […] Continue reading -> Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] 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 -> Antibody Cocktail Reduces Risk of Death by 20% in Patients lacking Adequate SARS-CoV2 Immune Response 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A COVID-19 antibody cocktail developed by the US-based company, Regeneron, dramatically reduced the risk of mortality and shortened hospital stays in patients who didn’t naturally produce antibodies against SARS-CoV2 in a recent large-scale trial. Meanwhile, the US government announced that it would invest some US$3.2 billion in developing new forms of antiviral COVID-19 treatments to […] Continue reading -> Latin America Plagued by Slow Vaccine Rollouts, While Region Remains Major COVID Epicenter 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Raisa Santos Despite the global decline in COVID-19 cases by 12% over the last week, countries in Central and South America continue to be epicenters of pandemic, with high mortality rates and insufficient access to vaccines. Over 1.1 million new COVID-19 cases and 31,000 deaths were reported in the Americas over the last week, officials from the […] 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 -> 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.
Technical Fixes or Sweeping Reform? Europe and Developing Countries Face Uphill Battle to Etch Consensus on IP Waiver 18/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Proponents of a sweeping World Trade Organization ‘waiver’ on intellectual property rights for all COVID-19 treatments, tests and vaccines face an uphill battle to reach consensus on a text ahead of a WTO General Council meeting scheduled for 27-28 July. This is despite the recent agreement of the initiative’s opponents, including the European Union, Korea, […] Continue reading -> Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] 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 -> Antibody Cocktail Reduces Risk of Death by 20% in Patients lacking Adequate SARS-CoV2 Immune Response 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A COVID-19 antibody cocktail developed by the US-based company, Regeneron, dramatically reduced the risk of mortality and shortened hospital stays in patients who didn’t naturally produce antibodies against SARS-CoV2 in a recent large-scale trial. Meanwhile, the US government announced that it would invest some US$3.2 billion in developing new forms of antiviral COVID-19 treatments to […] Continue reading -> Latin America Plagued by Slow Vaccine Rollouts, While Region Remains Major COVID Epicenter 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Raisa Santos Despite the global decline in COVID-19 cases by 12% over the last week, countries in Central and South America continue to be epicenters of pandemic, with high mortality rates and insufficient access to vaccines. Over 1.1 million new COVID-19 cases and 31,000 deaths were reported in the Americas over the last week, officials from the […] 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 -> 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.
Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] 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 -> Antibody Cocktail Reduces Risk of Death by 20% in Patients lacking Adequate SARS-CoV2 Immune Response 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A COVID-19 antibody cocktail developed by the US-based company, Regeneron, dramatically reduced the risk of mortality and shortened hospital stays in patients who didn’t naturally produce antibodies against SARS-CoV2 in a recent large-scale trial. Meanwhile, the US government announced that it would invest some US$3.2 billion in developing new forms of antiviral COVID-19 treatments to […] Continue reading -> Latin America Plagued by Slow Vaccine Rollouts, While Region Remains Major COVID Epicenter 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Raisa Santos Despite the global decline in COVID-19 cases by 12% over the last week, countries in Central and South America continue to be epicenters of pandemic, with high mortality rates and insufficient access to vaccines. Over 1.1 million new COVID-19 cases and 31,000 deaths were reported in the Americas over the last week, officials from the […] 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 -> 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.
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 -> Antibody Cocktail Reduces Risk of Death by 20% in Patients lacking Adequate SARS-CoV2 Immune Response 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A COVID-19 antibody cocktail developed by the US-based company, Regeneron, dramatically reduced the risk of mortality and shortened hospital stays in patients who didn’t naturally produce antibodies against SARS-CoV2 in a recent large-scale trial. Meanwhile, the US government announced that it would invest some US$3.2 billion in developing new forms of antiviral COVID-19 treatments to […] Continue reading -> Latin America Plagued by Slow Vaccine Rollouts, While Region Remains Major COVID Epicenter 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Raisa Santos Despite the global decline in COVID-19 cases by 12% over the last week, countries in Central and South America continue to be epicenters of pandemic, with high mortality rates and insufficient access to vaccines. Over 1.1 million new COVID-19 cases and 31,000 deaths were reported in the Americas over the last week, officials from the […] 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 -> 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.
Antibody Cocktail Reduces Risk of Death by 20% in Patients lacking Adequate SARS-CoV2 Immune Response 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A COVID-19 antibody cocktail developed by the US-based company, Regeneron, dramatically reduced the risk of mortality and shortened hospital stays in patients who didn’t naturally produce antibodies against SARS-CoV2 in a recent large-scale trial. Meanwhile, the US government announced that it would invest some US$3.2 billion in developing new forms of antiviral COVID-19 treatments to […] Continue reading -> Latin America Plagued by Slow Vaccine Rollouts, While Region Remains Major COVID Epicenter 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Raisa Santos Despite the global decline in COVID-19 cases by 12% over the last week, countries in Central and South America continue to be epicenters of pandemic, with high mortality rates and insufficient access to vaccines. Over 1.1 million new COVID-19 cases and 31,000 deaths were reported in the Americas over the last week, officials from the […] 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 -> 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.
Latin America Plagued by Slow Vaccine Rollouts, While Region Remains Major COVID Epicenter 17/06/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin & Raisa Santos Despite the global decline in COVID-19 cases by 12% over the last week, countries in Central and South America continue to be epicenters of pandemic, with high mortality rates and insufficient access to vaccines. Over 1.1 million new COVID-19 cases and 31,000 deaths were reported in the Americas over the last week, officials from the […] 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 -> 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.
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 -> 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
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 -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts