Gavi Receives $400 Million in Donations at High-Level Event To Expand Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines 15/04/2021 Editorial team In a vital step forward that will help accelerate global access to COVID-19 vaccines, Gavi, the vaccine alliance raised some $400 million in donations at a high-level event on Thursday, just a week after the global COVAX facility reached 100 countries with almost 40 million vaccine doses. The event was hosted by US Secretary of […] Continue reading -> Growing Consensus Emerging At WTO – Strengthen Supply Chain & Tech Transfer To Expand Vaccine Access 15/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay A growing consensus seems to be emerging out of this week’s high-level WTO meeting that glaring inequities in access to vaccines can be remedied by strengthening supply chains, avoiding export bans across borders, and ensuring that big pharma voluntarily transfers its vaccine technologies to poorer countries so they can produce their own vaccines. “The significant […] Continue reading -> Six Steps To Pivot From Pandemic To Golden Era For Global Health R&D 14/04/2021 Jamie Bay Nishi The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration and its allies in Congress have already posted an impressive track record of early efforts to revive and champion U.S. leadership in global health. The American Rescue Plan, proposed by President Biden in January and passed in March, includes significant emergency funding to support the international COVID-19 response through initiatives […] Continue reading -> WHO and World Trade Organization Host Closed Meetings to Tackle Vaccine Access and Prices 13/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Madeleine Hoecklin The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) both are hosting key global meetings aimed at improving global access to COVID-19 vaccines and fair medicine prices this week behind closed doors. The WHO Fair Pricing Forum started on Tuesday and its stated aim is to activate “additional support for countries to achieve […] Continue reading -> United States Recommends ‘Pause’ In Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine 13/04/2021 Raisa Santos The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recommended a “pause” in administration of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” following six cases of a rare type of blood clotting among the 6.8 million US recipients of the […] Continue reading -> Italian Authorities Investigating Senior WHO Official Over Suppression Of Report On Italy’s Pandemic Performance; Coverup Extended ‘Higher Up’ Than Imagined 12/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in the city of Bergamo, the epicentre of the country’s first COVID wave, are reportedly investigating Ranieri Guerra, a senior World Health Organization advisor, for misleading testimony and his role in the suppression of a WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response “An Unprecedented Challenge“- which contained critical material about the Italian government’s […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> Previous COVID-19 Infection Reduces Reinfection By 84%, Finds Lancet Study 12/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with SARS-CoV2 induces effective immunity against future infections by 84% – but reinfection rate is still 16%, found a study published in The Lancet on Friday. This suggests that infection-induced immunity is similar to, or greater than, vaccine-associated immunity, said the authors. The SARS-CoV2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study involved 25,661 health […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. 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Growing Consensus Emerging At WTO – Strengthen Supply Chain & Tech Transfer To Expand Vaccine Access 15/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay A growing consensus seems to be emerging out of this week’s high-level WTO meeting that glaring inequities in access to vaccines can be remedied by strengthening supply chains, avoiding export bans across borders, and ensuring that big pharma voluntarily transfers its vaccine technologies to poorer countries so they can produce their own vaccines. “The significant […] Continue reading -> Six Steps To Pivot From Pandemic To Golden Era For Global Health R&D 14/04/2021 Jamie Bay Nishi The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration and its allies in Congress have already posted an impressive track record of early efforts to revive and champion U.S. leadership in global health. The American Rescue Plan, proposed by President Biden in January and passed in March, includes significant emergency funding to support the international COVID-19 response through initiatives […] Continue reading -> WHO and World Trade Organization Host Closed Meetings to Tackle Vaccine Access and Prices 13/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Madeleine Hoecklin The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) both are hosting key global meetings aimed at improving global access to COVID-19 vaccines and fair medicine prices this week behind closed doors. The WHO Fair Pricing Forum started on Tuesday and its stated aim is to activate “additional support for countries to achieve […] Continue reading -> United States Recommends ‘Pause’ In Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine 13/04/2021 Raisa Santos The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recommended a “pause” in administration of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” following six cases of a rare type of blood clotting among the 6.8 million US recipients of the […] Continue reading -> Italian Authorities Investigating Senior WHO Official Over Suppression Of Report On Italy’s Pandemic Performance; Coverup Extended ‘Higher Up’ Than Imagined 12/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in the city of Bergamo, the epicentre of the country’s first COVID wave, are reportedly investigating Ranieri Guerra, a senior World Health Organization advisor, for misleading testimony and his role in the suppression of a WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response “An Unprecedented Challenge“- which contained critical material about the Italian government’s […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> Previous COVID-19 Infection Reduces Reinfection By 84%, Finds Lancet Study 12/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with SARS-CoV2 induces effective immunity against future infections by 84% – but reinfection rate is still 16%, found a study published in The Lancet on Friday. This suggests that infection-induced immunity is similar to, or greater than, vaccine-associated immunity, said the authors. The SARS-CoV2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study involved 25,661 health […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Six Steps To Pivot From Pandemic To Golden Era For Global Health R&D 14/04/2021 Jamie Bay Nishi The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration and its allies in Congress have already posted an impressive track record of early efforts to revive and champion U.S. leadership in global health. The American Rescue Plan, proposed by President Biden in January and passed in March, includes significant emergency funding to support the international COVID-19 response through initiatives […] Continue reading -> WHO and World Trade Organization Host Closed Meetings to Tackle Vaccine Access and Prices 13/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Madeleine Hoecklin The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) both are hosting key global meetings aimed at improving global access to COVID-19 vaccines and fair medicine prices this week behind closed doors. The WHO Fair Pricing Forum started on Tuesday and its stated aim is to activate “additional support for countries to achieve […] Continue reading -> United States Recommends ‘Pause’ In Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine 13/04/2021 Raisa Santos The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recommended a “pause” in administration of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” following six cases of a rare type of blood clotting among the 6.8 million US recipients of the […] Continue reading -> Italian Authorities Investigating Senior WHO Official Over Suppression Of Report On Italy’s Pandemic Performance; Coverup Extended ‘Higher Up’ Than Imagined 12/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in the city of Bergamo, the epicentre of the country’s first COVID wave, are reportedly investigating Ranieri Guerra, a senior World Health Organization advisor, for misleading testimony and his role in the suppression of a WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response “An Unprecedented Challenge“- which contained critical material about the Italian government’s […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> Previous COVID-19 Infection Reduces Reinfection By 84%, Finds Lancet Study 12/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with SARS-CoV2 induces effective immunity against future infections by 84% – but reinfection rate is still 16%, found a study published in The Lancet on Friday. This suggests that infection-induced immunity is similar to, or greater than, vaccine-associated immunity, said the authors. The SARS-CoV2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study involved 25,661 health […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO and World Trade Organization Host Closed Meetings to Tackle Vaccine Access and Prices 13/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Madeleine Hoecklin The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) both are hosting key global meetings aimed at improving global access to COVID-19 vaccines and fair medicine prices this week behind closed doors. The WHO Fair Pricing Forum started on Tuesday and its stated aim is to activate “additional support for countries to achieve […] Continue reading -> United States Recommends ‘Pause’ In Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine 13/04/2021 Raisa Santos The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recommended a “pause” in administration of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” following six cases of a rare type of blood clotting among the 6.8 million US recipients of the […] Continue reading -> Italian Authorities Investigating Senior WHO Official Over Suppression Of Report On Italy’s Pandemic Performance; Coverup Extended ‘Higher Up’ Than Imagined 12/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in the city of Bergamo, the epicentre of the country’s first COVID wave, are reportedly investigating Ranieri Guerra, a senior World Health Organization advisor, for misleading testimony and his role in the suppression of a WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response “An Unprecedented Challenge“- which contained critical material about the Italian government’s […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> Previous COVID-19 Infection Reduces Reinfection By 84%, Finds Lancet Study 12/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with SARS-CoV2 induces effective immunity against future infections by 84% – but reinfection rate is still 16%, found a study published in The Lancet on Friday. This suggests that infection-induced immunity is similar to, or greater than, vaccine-associated immunity, said the authors. The SARS-CoV2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study involved 25,661 health […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
United States Recommends ‘Pause’ In Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine 13/04/2021 Raisa Santos The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have recommended a “pause” in administration of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine out of an “abundance of caution” following six cases of a rare type of blood clotting among the 6.8 million US recipients of the […] Continue reading -> Italian Authorities Investigating Senior WHO Official Over Suppression Of Report On Italy’s Pandemic Performance; Coverup Extended ‘Higher Up’ Than Imagined 12/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in the city of Bergamo, the epicentre of the country’s first COVID wave, are reportedly investigating Ranieri Guerra, a senior World Health Organization advisor, for misleading testimony and his role in the suppression of a WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response “An Unprecedented Challenge“- which contained critical material about the Italian government’s […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> Previous COVID-19 Infection Reduces Reinfection By 84%, Finds Lancet Study 12/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with SARS-CoV2 induces effective immunity against future infections by 84% – but reinfection rate is still 16%, found a study published in The Lancet on Friday. This suggests that infection-induced immunity is similar to, or greater than, vaccine-associated immunity, said the authors. The SARS-CoV2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study involved 25,661 health […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Italian Authorities Investigating Senior WHO Official Over Suppression Of Report On Italy’s Pandemic Performance; Coverup Extended ‘Higher Up’ Than Imagined 12/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in the city of Bergamo, the epicentre of the country’s first COVID wave, are reportedly investigating Ranieri Guerra, a senior World Health Organization advisor, for misleading testimony and his role in the suppression of a WHO report into Italy’s coronavirus response “An Unprecedented Challenge“- which contained critical material about the Italian government’s […] Continue reading -> Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> Previous COVID-19 Infection Reduces Reinfection By 84%, Finds Lancet Study 12/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with SARS-CoV2 induces effective immunity against future infections by 84% – but reinfection rate is still 16%, found a study published in The Lancet on Friday. This suggests that infection-induced immunity is similar to, or greater than, vaccine-associated immunity, said the authors. The SARS-CoV2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study involved 25,661 health […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Africa Plots Ambitious Vaccine Targets at Manufacturing Conference 12/04/2021 Paul Adepoju African vaccine producers supply just 1% of the continent’s needs at present – but the plan is to increase this to 60% by 2040, according to John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “The vision is to ensure Africa has timely access to vaccines to protect public health security, by establishing […] Continue reading -> WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> Previous COVID-19 Infection Reduces Reinfection By 84%, Finds Lancet Study 12/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with SARS-CoV2 induces effective immunity against future infections by 84% – but reinfection rate is still 16%, found a study published in The Lancet on Friday. This suggests that infection-induced immunity is similar to, or greater than, vaccine-associated immunity, said the authors. The SARS-CoV2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study involved 25,661 health […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Calls For Global ‘Reality Check’ As Cases Surge And Countries Abandon Basics 12/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a global “reality check” as COVID-19 infections increased by 4.4 million in the past week, with countries and individuals abandoning proven methods to protect themselves. “This is not the situation we want to be in 16 months into a pandemic, where we have proven control measures. It […] Continue reading -> Previous COVID-19 Infection Reduces Reinfection By 84%, Finds Lancet Study 12/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with SARS-CoV2 induces effective immunity against future infections by 84% – but reinfection rate is still 16%, found a study published in The Lancet on Friday. This suggests that infection-induced immunity is similar to, or greater than, vaccine-associated immunity, said the authors. The SARS-CoV2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study involved 25,661 health […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Previous COVID-19 Infection Reduces Reinfection By 84%, Finds Lancet Study 12/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Previous infection with SARS-CoV2 induces effective immunity against future infections by 84% – but reinfection rate is still 16%, found a study published in The Lancet on Friday. This suggests that infection-induced immunity is similar to, or greater than, vaccine-associated immunity, said the authors. The SARS-CoV2 Immunity and Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study involved 25,661 health […] Continue reading -> International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
International Scientists Call On WHO To Conduct “Full” Investigation Into Origins of COVID-19 09/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The WHO and its member states must take swift action to enable a transparent, independent and rigorous investigation into the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, said two dozen international scientists in their second open letter. The letter – released on Wednesday by 24 scientists and researchers across Europe, the United States, and Japan – comes […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts