South Africa’s Second COVID Wave Passes Despite Variant – AstraZeneca Vaccines For Health Workers’ Arrive But At Higher Price Than EU Paid 02/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Despite battling against a more infectious variant, South Africa seems to have ridden out its second and deadliest wave of COVID-19 infections. And with new case counts declining, the government relaxed its most recent set of lockdown restrictions on Tuesday – reopening beaches, and easing night-time curfews and a ban on alcohol […] Continue reading -> Russia’s “Sputnik V” COVID Vaccine Makes Strong 91.6 % Efficacy Showing In Peer-Reviewed Trial Results 02/02/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Fulfilling the legacy of its pioneering name, the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, was over 91% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 cases and 100% effective in preventing severe COVID, according to results published Tuesday in The Lancet. Globally, that means that the Sputnik vaccine joins the club with just two other coronavirus vaccines that have demonstrated […] Continue reading -> European Union Resolves Dispute With AstraZeneca Over COVID Vaccine Deliveries – EU Officials Predict More Steady Supplies By April 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin AstraZeneca has agreed to increase its COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union by 30% after a week of feuding over a shortfall in vaccine deliveries, announced by the pharma company after its manufacturing plants hit a number of snags. By April or June, a series of manufacturing foul-ups reported by Pfizer as well as […] Continue reading -> FIFA Will Help WHO Campaign For Fair Access to Vaccines 01/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, which kicks off in Qatar on Thursday, will also launch a major COVID-19 media campaign focusing on fair global access to vaccines as well as preventive measures such as mask-wearing – thanks to a new partnership between the World Health Organization and football’s global body, FIFA, which was announced […] Continue reading -> WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: COVID-19 Versus WHO And The World – Successes, Failures & Hopes 30/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “A strange virus is circulating in Wuhan, China,” said my grad school intern, Grace Ren, just back from a visit to her mother in Shanghai in early January, 2020. Somewhere in between the brief respite of New Year’s and a hurried fondue alongside frigid Lake Leman in early February during WHO’s first and last in-person […] Continue reading -> Novavax’s COVID Vaccine Shows High Efficacy In Trials; J&J One-Dose Shot Less So – As Europe Feuds With AstraZeneca 29/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Novavax has become the first COVID-19 vaccine to show clinical efficacy against two major new SARS-CoV-2 virus variants now circulating worldwide – although the vaccine’s highest efficacy of 95.6% was against the COVID strain that had been predominant up until the end of 2020. The results of a UK-based Phase 3 clinical trial, which enrolled […] Continue reading -> COVAX Will Be Able To Give Country Data On Expected COVID Vaccine Allocations Within ‘Next Day’ 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Member countries will have an idea of how many COVID vaccine doses they will receive via the World Health Organization’s COVAX Facility and when they will arrive within the next day, WHO special advisor Dr Bruce Alyward has said. These “indicative allocations” would depend on when the WHO’s regulatory review of the specific vaccines that […] Continue reading -> ‘Gag Rule’ Must Never Be Repeated, International AIDS Society Tells US Gov 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The International AIDS Society (IAS) has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s repeal of the Mexico City Policy, known as the global “gag rule”, which prevented non-US organisations from getting US aid if they offered abortion services, referrals or advocacy. But the IAS urged the US administration “to consider legislation preventing the global gag rule from […] Continue reading -> Pharma Ill-Equipped To Handle 10 Most Infectious Diseases And Future Pandemics, Report Warns 29/01/2021 Raisa Santos With ten of the world’s most infectious diseases not catered by drug firms, pharmaceutical giants remain unprepared to tackle future pandemics, a new report has said. The report, published on Tuesday, found that though current medicine and vaccine research and development is primarily geared towards the COVID-19 pandemic, there are next to no efforts to […] 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. 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Russia’s “Sputnik V” COVID Vaccine Makes Strong 91.6 % Efficacy Showing In Peer-Reviewed Trial Results 02/02/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Fulfilling the legacy of its pioneering name, the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, was over 91% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 cases and 100% effective in preventing severe COVID, according to results published Tuesday in The Lancet. Globally, that means that the Sputnik vaccine joins the club with just two other coronavirus vaccines that have demonstrated […] Continue reading -> European Union Resolves Dispute With AstraZeneca Over COVID Vaccine Deliveries – EU Officials Predict More Steady Supplies By April 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin AstraZeneca has agreed to increase its COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union by 30% after a week of feuding over a shortfall in vaccine deliveries, announced by the pharma company after its manufacturing plants hit a number of snags. By April or June, a series of manufacturing foul-ups reported by Pfizer as well as […] Continue reading -> FIFA Will Help WHO Campaign For Fair Access to Vaccines 01/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, which kicks off in Qatar on Thursday, will also launch a major COVID-19 media campaign focusing on fair global access to vaccines as well as preventive measures such as mask-wearing – thanks to a new partnership between the World Health Organization and football’s global body, FIFA, which was announced […] Continue reading -> WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: COVID-19 Versus WHO And The World – Successes, Failures & Hopes 30/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “A strange virus is circulating in Wuhan, China,” said my grad school intern, Grace Ren, just back from a visit to her mother in Shanghai in early January, 2020. Somewhere in between the brief respite of New Year’s and a hurried fondue alongside frigid Lake Leman in early February during WHO’s first and last in-person […] Continue reading -> Novavax’s COVID Vaccine Shows High Efficacy In Trials; J&J One-Dose Shot Less So – As Europe Feuds With AstraZeneca 29/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Novavax has become the first COVID-19 vaccine to show clinical efficacy against two major new SARS-CoV-2 virus variants now circulating worldwide – although the vaccine’s highest efficacy of 95.6% was against the COVID strain that had been predominant up until the end of 2020. The results of a UK-based Phase 3 clinical trial, which enrolled […] Continue reading -> COVAX Will Be Able To Give Country Data On Expected COVID Vaccine Allocations Within ‘Next Day’ 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Member countries will have an idea of how many COVID vaccine doses they will receive via the World Health Organization’s COVAX Facility and when they will arrive within the next day, WHO special advisor Dr Bruce Alyward has said. These “indicative allocations” would depend on when the WHO’s regulatory review of the specific vaccines that […] Continue reading -> ‘Gag Rule’ Must Never Be Repeated, International AIDS Society Tells US Gov 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The International AIDS Society (IAS) has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s repeal of the Mexico City Policy, known as the global “gag rule”, which prevented non-US organisations from getting US aid if they offered abortion services, referrals or advocacy. But the IAS urged the US administration “to consider legislation preventing the global gag rule from […] Continue reading -> Pharma Ill-Equipped To Handle 10 Most Infectious Diseases And Future Pandemics, Report Warns 29/01/2021 Raisa Santos With ten of the world’s most infectious diseases not catered by drug firms, pharmaceutical giants remain unprepared to tackle future pandemics, a new report has said. The report, published on Tuesday, found that though current medicine and vaccine research and development is primarily geared towards the COVID-19 pandemic, there are next to no efforts to […] 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.
European Union Resolves Dispute With AstraZeneca Over COVID Vaccine Deliveries – EU Officials Predict More Steady Supplies By April 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin AstraZeneca has agreed to increase its COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to the European Union by 30% after a week of feuding over a shortfall in vaccine deliveries, announced by the pharma company after its manufacturing plants hit a number of snags. By April or June, a series of manufacturing foul-ups reported by Pfizer as well as […] Continue reading -> FIFA Will Help WHO Campaign For Fair Access to Vaccines 01/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, which kicks off in Qatar on Thursday, will also launch a major COVID-19 media campaign focusing on fair global access to vaccines as well as preventive measures such as mask-wearing – thanks to a new partnership between the World Health Organization and football’s global body, FIFA, which was announced […] Continue reading -> WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: COVID-19 Versus WHO And The World – Successes, Failures & Hopes 30/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “A strange virus is circulating in Wuhan, China,” said my grad school intern, Grace Ren, just back from a visit to her mother in Shanghai in early January, 2020. Somewhere in between the brief respite of New Year’s and a hurried fondue alongside frigid Lake Leman in early February during WHO’s first and last in-person […] Continue reading -> Novavax’s COVID Vaccine Shows High Efficacy In Trials; J&J One-Dose Shot Less So – As Europe Feuds With AstraZeneca 29/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Novavax has become the first COVID-19 vaccine to show clinical efficacy against two major new SARS-CoV-2 virus variants now circulating worldwide – although the vaccine’s highest efficacy of 95.6% was against the COVID strain that had been predominant up until the end of 2020. The results of a UK-based Phase 3 clinical trial, which enrolled […] Continue reading -> COVAX Will Be Able To Give Country Data On Expected COVID Vaccine Allocations Within ‘Next Day’ 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Member countries will have an idea of how many COVID vaccine doses they will receive via the World Health Organization’s COVAX Facility and when they will arrive within the next day, WHO special advisor Dr Bruce Alyward has said. These “indicative allocations” would depend on when the WHO’s regulatory review of the specific vaccines that […] Continue reading -> ‘Gag Rule’ Must Never Be Repeated, International AIDS Society Tells US Gov 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The International AIDS Society (IAS) has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s repeal of the Mexico City Policy, known as the global “gag rule”, which prevented non-US organisations from getting US aid if they offered abortion services, referrals or advocacy. But the IAS urged the US administration “to consider legislation preventing the global gag rule from […] Continue reading -> Pharma Ill-Equipped To Handle 10 Most Infectious Diseases And Future Pandemics, Report Warns 29/01/2021 Raisa Santos With ten of the world’s most infectious diseases not catered by drug firms, pharmaceutical giants remain unprepared to tackle future pandemics, a new report has said. The report, published on Tuesday, found that though current medicine and vaccine research and development is primarily geared towards the COVID-19 pandemic, there are next to no efforts to […] 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.
FIFA Will Help WHO Campaign For Fair Access to Vaccines 01/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan The 2020 FIFA Club World Cup, which kicks off in Qatar on Thursday, will also launch a major COVID-19 media campaign focusing on fair global access to vaccines as well as preventive measures such as mask-wearing – thanks to a new partnership between the World Health Organization and football’s global body, FIFA, which was announced […] Continue reading -> WHO Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: COVID-19 Versus WHO And The World – Successes, Failures & Hopes 30/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “A strange virus is circulating in Wuhan, China,” said my grad school intern, Grace Ren, just back from a visit to her mother in Shanghai in early January, 2020. Somewhere in between the brief respite of New Year’s and a hurried fondue alongside frigid Lake Leman in early February during WHO’s first and last in-person […] Continue reading -> Novavax’s COVID Vaccine Shows High Efficacy In Trials; J&J One-Dose Shot Less So – As Europe Feuds With AstraZeneca 29/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Novavax has become the first COVID-19 vaccine to show clinical efficacy against two major new SARS-CoV-2 virus variants now circulating worldwide – although the vaccine’s highest efficacy of 95.6% was against the COVID strain that had been predominant up until the end of 2020. The results of a UK-based Phase 3 clinical trial, which enrolled […] Continue reading -> COVAX Will Be Able To Give Country Data On Expected COVID Vaccine Allocations Within ‘Next Day’ 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Member countries will have an idea of how many COVID vaccine doses they will receive via the World Health Organization’s COVAX Facility and when they will arrive within the next day, WHO special advisor Dr Bruce Alyward has said. These “indicative allocations” would depend on when the WHO’s regulatory review of the specific vaccines that […] Continue reading -> ‘Gag Rule’ Must Never Be Repeated, International AIDS Society Tells US Gov 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The International AIDS Society (IAS) has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s repeal of the Mexico City Policy, known as the global “gag rule”, which prevented non-US organisations from getting US aid if they offered abortion services, referrals or advocacy. But the IAS urged the US administration “to consider legislation preventing the global gag rule from […] Continue reading -> Pharma Ill-Equipped To Handle 10 Most Infectious Diseases And Future Pandemics, Report Warns 29/01/2021 Raisa Santos With ten of the world’s most infectious diseases not catered by drug firms, pharmaceutical giants remain unprepared to tackle future pandemics, a new report has said. The report, published on Tuesday, found that though current medicine and vaccine research and development is primarily geared towards the COVID-19 pandemic, there are next to no efforts to […] 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 Plays Down China ‘Origins’ Research Expectations 01/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin As the World Health Organization (WHO) led expert team on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus began to conduct fieldwork at hospitals, research centers and markets in Wuhan, China, the WHO attempted to curb expectations, insisting that the mission will likely raise more questions. “The plans and the visits that they have, provide detailed information…The […] Continue reading -> One Year Later: COVID-19 Versus WHO And The World – Successes, Failures & Hopes 30/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “A strange virus is circulating in Wuhan, China,” said my grad school intern, Grace Ren, just back from a visit to her mother in Shanghai in early January, 2020. Somewhere in between the brief respite of New Year’s and a hurried fondue alongside frigid Lake Leman in early February during WHO’s first and last in-person […] Continue reading -> Novavax’s COVID Vaccine Shows High Efficacy In Trials; J&J One-Dose Shot Less So – As Europe Feuds With AstraZeneca 29/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Novavax has become the first COVID-19 vaccine to show clinical efficacy against two major new SARS-CoV-2 virus variants now circulating worldwide – although the vaccine’s highest efficacy of 95.6% was against the COVID strain that had been predominant up until the end of 2020. The results of a UK-based Phase 3 clinical trial, which enrolled […] Continue reading -> COVAX Will Be Able To Give Country Data On Expected COVID Vaccine Allocations Within ‘Next Day’ 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Member countries will have an idea of how many COVID vaccine doses they will receive via the World Health Organization’s COVAX Facility and when they will arrive within the next day, WHO special advisor Dr Bruce Alyward has said. These “indicative allocations” would depend on when the WHO’s regulatory review of the specific vaccines that […] Continue reading -> ‘Gag Rule’ Must Never Be Repeated, International AIDS Society Tells US Gov 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The International AIDS Society (IAS) has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s repeal of the Mexico City Policy, known as the global “gag rule”, which prevented non-US organisations from getting US aid if they offered abortion services, referrals or advocacy. But the IAS urged the US administration “to consider legislation preventing the global gag rule from […] Continue reading -> Pharma Ill-Equipped To Handle 10 Most Infectious Diseases And Future Pandemics, Report Warns 29/01/2021 Raisa Santos With ten of the world’s most infectious diseases not catered by drug firms, pharmaceutical giants remain unprepared to tackle future pandemics, a new report has said. The report, published on Tuesday, found that though current medicine and vaccine research and development is primarily geared towards the COVID-19 pandemic, there are next to no efforts to […] 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.
One Year Later: COVID-19 Versus WHO And The World – Successes, Failures & Hopes 30/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher “A strange virus is circulating in Wuhan, China,” said my grad school intern, Grace Ren, just back from a visit to her mother in Shanghai in early January, 2020. Somewhere in between the brief respite of New Year’s and a hurried fondue alongside frigid Lake Leman in early February during WHO’s first and last in-person […] Continue reading -> Novavax’s COVID Vaccine Shows High Efficacy In Trials; J&J One-Dose Shot Less So – As Europe Feuds With AstraZeneca 29/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Novavax has become the first COVID-19 vaccine to show clinical efficacy against two major new SARS-CoV-2 virus variants now circulating worldwide – although the vaccine’s highest efficacy of 95.6% was against the COVID strain that had been predominant up until the end of 2020. The results of a UK-based Phase 3 clinical trial, which enrolled […] Continue reading -> COVAX Will Be Able To Give Country Data On Expected COVID Vaccine Allocations Within ‘Next Day’ 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Member countries will have an idea of how many COVID vaccine doses they will receive via the World Health Organization’s COVAX Facility and when they will arrive within the next day, WHO special advisor Dr Bruce Alyward has said. These “indicative allocations” would depend on when the WHO’s regulatory review of the specific vaccines that […] Continue reading -> ‘Gag Rule’ Must Never Be Repeated, International AIDS Society Tells US Gov 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The International AIDS Society (IAS) has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s repeal of the Mexico City Policy, known as the global “gag rule”, which prevented non-US organisations from getting US aid if they offered abortion services, referrals or advocacy. But the IAS urged the US administration “to consider legislation preventing the global gag rule from […] Continue reading -> Pharma Ill-Equipped To Handle 10 Most Infectious Diseases And Future Pandemics, Report Warns 29/01/2021 Raisa Santos With ten of the world’s most infectious diseases not catered by drug firms, pharmaceutical giants remain unprepared to tackle future pandemics, a new report has said. The report, published on Tuesday, found that though current medicine and vaccine research and development is primarily geared towards the COVID-19 pandemic, there are next to no efforts to […] 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.
Novavax’s COVID Vaccine Shows High Efficacy In Trials; J&J One-Dose Shot Less So – As Europe Feuds With AstraZeneca 29/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Novavax has become the first COVID-19 vaccine to show clinical efficacy against two major new SARS-CoV-2 virus variants now circulating worldwide – although the vaccine’s highest efficacy of 95.6% was against the COVID strain that had been predominant up until the end of 2020. The results of a UK-based Phase 3 clinical trial, which enrolled […] Continue reading -> COVAX Will Be Able To Give Country Data On Expected COVID Vaccine Allocations Within ‘Next Day’ 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Member countries will have an idea of how many COVID vaccine doses they will receive via the World Health Organization’s COVAX Facility and when they will arrive within the next day, WHO special advisor Dr Bruce Alyward has said. These “indicative allocations” would depend on when the WHO’s regulatory review of the specific vaccines that […] Continue reading -> ‘Gag Rule’ Must Never Be Repeated, International AIDS Society Tells US Gov 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The International AIDS Society (IAS) has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s repeal of the Mexico City Policy, known as the global “gag rule”, which prevented non-US organisations from getting US aid if they offered abortion services, referrals or advocacy. But the IAS urged the US administration “to consider legislation preventing the global gag rule from […] Continue reading -> Pharma Ill-Equipped To Handle 10 Most Infectious Diseases And Future Pandemics, Report Warns 29/01/2021 Raisa Santos With ten of the world’s most infectious diseases not catered by drug firms, pharmaceutical giants remain unprepared to tackle future pandemics, a new report has said. The report, published on Tuesday, found that though current medicine and vaccine research and development is primarily geared towards the COVID-19 pandemic, there are next to no efforts to […] 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.
COVAX Will Be Able To Give Country Data On Expected COVID Vaccine Allocations Within ‘Next Day’ 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Member countries will have an idea of how many COVID vaccine doses they will receive via the World Health Organization’s COVAX Facility and when they will arrive within the next day, WHO special advisor Dr Bruce Alyward has said. These “indicative allocations” would depend on when the WHO’s regulatory review of the specific vaccines that […] Continue reading -> ‘Gag Rule’ Must Never Be Repeated, International AIDS Society Tells US Gov 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The International AIDS Society (IAS) has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s repeal of the Mexico City Policy, known as the global “gag rule”, which prevented non-US organisations from getting US aid if they offered abortion services, referrals or advocacy. But the IAS urged the US administration “to consider legislation preventing the global gag rule from […] Continue reading -> Pharma Ill-Equipped To Handle 10 Most Infectious Diseases And Future Pandemics, Report Warns 29/01/2021 Raisa Santos With ten of the world’s most infectious diseases not catered by drug firms, pharmaceutical giants remain unprepared to tackle future pandemics, a new report has said. The report, published on Tuesday, found that though current medicine and vaccine research and development is primarily geared towards the COVID-19 pandemic, there are next to no efforts to […] 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.
‘Gag Rule’ Must Never Be Repeated, International AIDS Society Tells US Gov 29/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The International AIDS Society (IAS) has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s repeal of the Mexico City Policy, known as the global “gag rule”, which prevented non-US organisations from getting US aid if they offered abortion services, referrals or advocacy. But the IAS urged the US administration “to consider legislation preventing the global gag rule from […] Continue reading -> Pharma Ill-Equipped To Handle 10 Most Infectious Diseases And Future Pandemics, Report Warns 29/01/2021 Raisa Santos With ten of the world’s most infectious diseases not catered by drug firms, pharmaceutical giants remain unprepared to tackle future pandemics, a new report has said. The report, published on Tuesday, found that though current medicine and vaccine research and development is primarily geared towards the COVID-19 pandemic, there are next to no efforts to […] 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
Pharma Ill-Equipped To Handle 10 Most Infectious Diseases And Future Pandemics, Report Warns 29/01/2021 Raisa Santos With ten of the world’s most infectious diseases not catered by drug firms, pharmaceutical giants remain unprepared to tackle future pandemics, a new report has said. The report, published on Tuesday, found that though current medicine and vaccine research and development is primarily geared towards the COVID-19 pandemic, there are next to no efforts to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts