As WHO Team Finally Arrives In Wuhan To Investigate SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins – Two Members Left Behind In Singapore 14/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin After months of delay, a pared-down WHO research team charged with investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus finally arrived in China on Thursday – but two members of the team were left behind in Singapore after they tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, WHO said. In the 24 hours since, one of these two members […] Continue reading -> African Union Secures 270 Million COVID-19 Vaccines – WHO Says Its Not Opposed To Deals Outside COVAX 14/01/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN, NIGERIA – So far the continent has been obliged to look on as developed countries vaccinate millions of their citizens against SARS-CoV-2, but now African countries may also soon gain access to COVID-19 vaccines. In a striking show of political unity, the African Union (AU) has secured provisional commitments to procure some 270 million […] Continue reading -> Global Ebola Vaccine Stockpile Created By WHO, UNICEF & Partners 12/01/2021 Editorial team NEW YORK/ GENEVA. The World Health Organization, UNICEF and two leading international health and humanitarian civil society organizations announced on Tuesday the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile to ensure rapid response to future outbreaks. Establishment of the stockpile was led by the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision, which also includes the […] Continue reading -> WHO Has ‘Outsourced’ Its Role On Vaccine Access – Civil Society Groups Claim 12/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has “outsourced” its role in vaccine access and sidelined member states by leaving the running of the COVAX vaccine procurement facility to GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance and CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Initiative), Third World Network’s Sangeeta Shashikant told a civil society forum on Tuesday. “Disparity in access is the […] Continue reading -> Rapid Increase In COVID Cases ‘Not Due To The Variant’, WHO Says 12/01/2021 J Hacker The “almost vertical” spike in SARS-CoV-2 infections seen in many countries over the last few weeks is largely due to increased social contact and not virus mutations, WHO has said. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s COVID-19 Technical Lead, stated that sharp increases in transmission had occurred in a […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Funded Long-Acting Medicines Centre At University Of Liverpool To Shape The Future of Treatment 12/01/2021 Raisa Santos A US$40 million research consortium has been created to repurpose existing medicines for hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria into long-acting treatments that can benefit low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where people often have trouble accessing medicine over and over again, Unitaid experts told Health Policy Watch. The consortium on Tuesday launched the new Centre of Excellence […] Continue reading -> WHO Stresses That China Trip To Investigate SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins is Not About Blame; Urges All Countries to Improve Genome Sequencing Research 11/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Madeleine Hoecklin The World Health Organization (WHO) research investigation in China to study the origin of the SARS-CoV2 virus that triggered a worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 is not intended to apportion blame, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan stressed in a press briefing on Monday. The statement was made hours after WHO Executive Director […] Continue reading -> China To Admit WHO SARS-CoV-2 Investigation Team – Unclear If They Will Enter Wuhan 11/01/2021 J Hacker After months of delay, China has confirmed that a WHO research team investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus will finally be allowed to enter the country on Thursday, 14 January – a week after Beijing blocked their entry, leaving two international experts stuck in transit. Members of the task force will now be able […] Continue reading -> COVID Extremes: Most Hospitalized Patients Still Have Symptoms 6 Months Later; But Asymptomatic Cases Are Driving Transmission 09/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Two new studies published this week highlight the challenges to health policy posed by COVID-19 – with seriously ill COVID-19 patients continuing to suffer with “Long COVID” months after being released from the hospital – while completely asymptomatic cases drive more than half of overall disease transmission. More than three quarters of patients diagnosed with […] Continue reading -> Procure And Supply Vaccines Through COVAX And Not Bilateral Deals – WHO Plea To Countries & Pharma 08/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin Some 42 countries around the world are now rolling out brand new COVID-19 vaccines to their populations. But 36 of those are high-income countries, 6 are middle-income countries, and none at all are low-income countries, said WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a WHO press briefing on Friday. He and other WHO officials […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Union Secures 270 Million COVID-19 Vaccines – WHO Says Its Not Opposed To Deals Outside COVAX 14/01/2021 Paul Adepoju IBADAN, NIGERIA – So far the continent has been obliged to look on as developed countries vaccinate millions of their citizens against SARS-CoV-2, but now African countries may also soon gain access to COVID-19 vaccines. In a striking show of political unity, the African Union (AU) has secured provisional commitments to procure some 270 million […] Continue reading -> Global Ebola Vaccine Stockpile Created By WHO, UNICEF & Partners 12/01/2021 Editorial team NEW YORK/ GENEVA. The World Health Organization, UNICEF and two leading international health and humanitarian civil society organizations announced on Tuesday the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile to ensure rapid response to future outbreaks. Establishment of the stockpile was led by the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision, which also includes the […] Continue reading -> WHO Has ‘Outsourced’ Its Role On Vaccine Access – Civil Society Groups Claim 12/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has “outsourced” its role in vaccine access and sidelined member states by leaving the running of the COVAX vaccine procurement facility to GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance and CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Initiative), Third World Network’s Sangeeta Shashikant told a civil society forum on Tuesday. “Disparity in access is the […] Continue reading -> Rapid Increase In COVID Cases ‘Not Due To The Variant’, WHO Says 12/01/2021 J Hacker The “almost vertical” spike in SARS-CoV-2 infections seen in many countries over the last few weeks is largely due to increased social contact and not virus mutations, WHO has said. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s COVID-19 Technical Lead, stated that sharp increases in transmission had occurred in a […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Funded Long-Acting Medicines Centre At University Of Liverpool To Shape The Future of Treatment 12/01/2021 Raisa Santos A US$40 million research consortium has been created to repurpose existing medicines for hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria into long-acting treatments that can benefit low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where people often have trouble accessing medicine over and over again, Unitaid experts told Health Policy Watch. The consortium on Tuesday launched the new Centre of Excellence […] Continue reading -> WHO Stresses That China Trip To Investigate SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins is Not About Blame; Urges All Countries to Improve Genome Sequencing Research 11/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Madeleine Hoecklin The World Health Organization (WHO) research investigation in China to study the origin of the SARS-CoV2 virus that triggered a worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 is not intended to apportion blame, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan stressed in a press briefing on Monday. The statement was made hours after WHO Executive Director […] Continue reading -> China To Admit WHO SARS-CoV-2 Investigation Team – Unclear If They Will Enter Wuhan 11/01/2021 J Hacker After months of delay, China has confirmed that a WHO research team investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus will finally be allowed to enter the country on Thursday, 14 January – a week after Beijing blocked their entry, leaving two international experts stuck in transit. Members of the task force will now be able […] Continue reading -> COVID Extremes: Most Hospitalized Patients Still Have Symptoms 6 Months Later; But Asymptomatic Cases Are Driving Transmission 09/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Two new studies published this week highlight the challenges to health policy posed by COVID-19 – with seriously ill COVID-19 patients continuing to suffer with “Long COVID” months after being released from the hospital – while completely asymptomatic cases drive more than half of overall disease transmission. More than three quarters of patients diagnosed with […] Continue reading -> Procure And Supply Vaccines Through COVAX And Not Bilateral Deals – WHO Plea To Countries & Pharma 08/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin Some 42 countries around the world are now rolling out brand new COVID-19 vaccines to their populations. But 36 of those are high-income countries, 6 are middle-income countries, and none at all are low-income countries, said WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a WHO press briefing on Friday. He and other WHO officials […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Ebola Vaccine Stockpile Created By WHO, UNICEF & Partners 12/01/2021 Editorial team NEW YORK/ GENEVA. The World Health Organization, UNICEF and two leading international health and humanitarian civil society organizations announced on Tuesday the establishment of a global Ebola vaccine stockpile to ensure rapid response to future outbreaks. Establishment of the stockpile was led by the International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision, which also includes the […] Continue reading -> WHO Has ‘Outsourced’ Its Role On Vaccine Access – Civil Society Groups Claim 12/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has “outsourced” its role in vaccine access and sidelined member states by leaving the running of the COVAX vaccine procurement facility to GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance and CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Initiative), Third World Network’s Sangeeta Shashikant told a civil society forum on Tuesday. “Disparity in access is the […] Continue reading -> Rapid Increase In COVID Cases ‘Not Due To The Variant’, WHO Says 12/01/2021 J Hacker The “almost vertical” spike in SARS-CoV-2 infections seen in many countries over the last few weeks is largely due to increased social contact and not virus mutations, WHO has said. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s COVID-19 Technical Lead, stated that sharp increases in transmission had occurred in a […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Funded Long-Acting Medicines Centre At University Of Liverpool To Shape The Future of Treatment 12/01/2021 Raisa Santos A US$40 million research consortium has been created to repurpose existing medicines for hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria into long-acting treatments that can benefit low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where people often have trouble accessing medicine over and over again, Unitaid experts told Health Policy Watch. The consortium on Tuesday launched the new Centre of Excellence […] Continue reading -> WHO Stresses That China Trip To Investigate SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins is Not About Blame; Urges All Countries to Improve Genome Sequencing Research 11/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Madeleine Hoecklin The World Health Organization (WHO) research investigation in China to study the origin of the SARS-CoV2 virus that triggered a worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 is not intended to apportion blame, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan stressed in a press briefing on Monday. The statement was made hours after WHO Executive Director […] Continue reading -> China To Admit WHO SARS-CoV-2 Investigation Team – Unclear If They Will Enter Wuhan 11/01/2021 J Hacker After months of delay, China has confirmed that a WHO research team investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus will finally be allowed to enter the country on Thursday, 14 January – a week after Beijing blocked their entry, leaving two international experts stuck in transit. Members of the task force will now be able […] Continue reading -> COVID Extremes: Most Hospitalized Patients Still Have Symptoms 6 Months Later; But Asymptomatic Cases Are Driving Transmission 09/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Two new studies published this week highlight the challenges to health policy posed by COVID-19 – with seriously ill COVID-19 patients continuing to suffer with “Long COVID” months after being released from the hospital – while completely asymptomatic cases drive more than half of overall disease transmission. More than three quarters of patients diagnosed with […] Continue reading -> Procure And Supply Vaccines Through COVAX And Not Bilateral Deals – WHO Plea To Countries & Pharma 08/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin Some 42 countries around the world are now rolling out brand new COVID-19 vaccines to their populations. But 36 of those are high-income countries, 6 are middle-income countries, and none at all are low-income countries, said WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a WHO press briefing on Friday. He and other WHO officials […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Has ‘Outsourced’ Its Role On Vaccine Access – Civil Society Groups Claim 12/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) has “outsourced” its role in vaccine access and sidelined member states by leaving the running of the COVAX vaccine procurement facility to GAVI, The Vaccine Alliance and CEPI (Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Initiative), Third World Network’s Sangeeta Shashikant told a civil society forum on Tuesday. “Disparity in access is the […] Continue reading -> Rapid Increase In COVID Cases ‘Not Due To The Variant’, WHO Says 12/01/2021 J Hacker The “almost vertical” spike in SARS-CoV-2 infections seen in many countries over the last few weeks is largely due to increased social contact and not virus mutations, WHO has said. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s COVID-19 Technical Lead, stated that sharp increases in transmission had occurred in a […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Funded Long-Acting Medicines Centre At University Of Liverpool To Shape The Future of Treatment 12/01/2021 Raisa Santos A US$40 million research consortium has been created to repurpose existing medicines for hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria into long-acting treatments that can benefit low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where people often have trouble accessing medicine over and over again, Unitaid experts told Health Policy Watch. The consortium on Tuesday launched the new Centre of Excellence […] Continue reading -> WHO Stresses That China Trip To Investigate SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins is Not About Blame; Urges All Countries to Improve Genome Sequencing Research 11/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Madeleine Hoecklin The World Health Organization (WHO) research investigation in China to study the origin of the SARS-CoV2 virus that triggered a worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 is not intended to apportion blame, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan stressed in a press briefing on Monday. The statement was made hours after WHO Executive Director […] Continue reading -> China To Admit WHO SARS-CoV-2 Investigation Team – Unclear If They Will Enter Wuhan 11/01/2021 J Hacker After months of delay, China has confirmed that a WHO research team investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus will finally be allowed to enter the country on Thursday, 14 January – a week after Beijing blocked their entry, leaving two international experts stuck in transit. Members of the task force will now be able […] Continue reading -> COVID Extremes: Most Hospitalized Patients Still Have Symptoms 6 Months Later; But Asymptomatic Cases Are Driving Transmission 09/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Two new studies published this week highlight the challenges to health policy posed by COVID-19 – with seriously ill COVID-19 patients continuing to suffer with “Long COVID” months after being released from the hospital – while completely asymptomatic cases drive more than half of overall disease transmission. More than three quarters of patients diagnosed with […] Continue reading -> Procure And Supply Vaccines Through COVAX And Not Bilateral Deals – WHO Plea To Countries & Pharma 08/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin Some 42 countries around the world are now rolling out brand new COVID-19 vaccines to their populations. But 36 of those are high-income countries, 6 are middle-income countries, and none at all are low-income countries, said WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a WHO press briefing on Friday. He and other WHO officials […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Rapid Increase In COVID Cases ‘Not Due To The Variant’, WHO Says 12/01/2021 J Hacker The “almost vertical” spike in SARS-CoV-2 infections seen in many countries over the last few weeks is largely due to increased social contact and not virus mutations, WHO has said. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO’s COVID-19 Technical Lead, stated that sharp increases in transmission had occurred in a […] Continue reading -> Unitaid Funded Long-Acting Medicines Centre At University Of Liverpool To Shape The Future of Treatment 12/01/2021 Raisa Santos A US$40 million research consortium has been created to repurpose existing medicines for hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria into long-acting treatments that can benefit low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where people often have trouble accessing medicine over and over again, Unitaid experts told Health Policy Watch. The consortium on Tuesday launched the new Centre of Excellence […] Continue reading -> WHO Stresses That China Trip To Investigate SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins is Not About Blame; Urges All Countries to Improve Genome Sequencing Research 11/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Madeleine Hoecklin The World Health Organization (WHO) research investigation in China to study the origin of the SARS-CoV2 virus that triggered a worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 is not intended to apportion blame, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan stressed in a press briefing on Monday. The statement was made hours after WHO Executive Director […] Continue reading -> China To Admit WHO SARS-CoV-2 Investigation Team – Unclear If They Will Enter Wuhan 11/01/2021 J Hacker After months of delay, China has confirmed that a WHO research team investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus will finally be allowed to enter the country on Thursday, 14 January – a week after Beijing blocked their entry, leaving two international experts stuck in transit. Members of the task force will now be able […] Continue reading -> COVID Extremes: Most Hospitalized Patients Still Have Symptoms 6 Months Later; But Asymptomatic Cases Are Driving Transmission 09/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Two new studies published this week highlight the challenges to health policy posed by COVID-19 – with seriously ill COVID-19 patients continuing to suffer with “Long COVID” months after being released from the hospital – while completely asymptomatic cases drive more than half of overall disease transmission. More than three quarters of patients diagnosed with […] Continue reading -> Procure And Supply Vaccines Through COVAX And Not Bilateral Deals – WHO Plea To Countries & Pharma 08/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin Some 42 countries around the world are now rolling out brand new COVID-19 vaccines to their populations. But 36 of those are high-income countries, 6 are middle-income countries, and none at all are low-income countries, said WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a WHO press briefing on Friday. He and other WHO officials […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Unitaid Funded Long-Acting Medicines Centre At University Of Liverpool To Shape The Future of Treatment 12/01/2021 Raisa Santos A US$40 million research consortium has been created to repurpose existing medicines for hepatitis, tuberculosis and malaria into long-acting treatments that can benefit low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where people often have trouble accessing medicine over and over again, Unitaid experts told Health Policy Watch. The consortium on Tuesday launched the new Centre of Excellence […] Continue reading -> WHO Stresses That China Trip To Investigate SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins is Not About Blame; Urges All Countries to Improve Genome Sequencing Research 11/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Madeleine Hoecklin The World Health Organization (WHO) research investigation in China to study the origin of the SARS-CoV2 virus that triggered a worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 is not intended to apportion blame, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan stressed in a press briefing on Monday. The statement was made hours after WHO Executive Director […] Continue reading -> China To Admit WHO SARS-CoV-2 Investigation Team – Unclear If They Will Enter Wuhan 11/01/2021 J Hacker After months of delay, China has confirmed that a WHO research team investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus will finally be allowed to enter the country on Thursday, 14 January – a week after Beijing blocked their entry, leaving two international experts stuck in transit. Members of the task force will now be able […] Continue reading -> COVID Extremes: Most Hospitalized Patients Still Have Symptoms 6 Months Later; But Asymptomatic Cases Are Driving Transmission 09/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Two new studies published this week highlight the challenges to health policy posed by COVID-19 – with seriously ill COVID-19 patients continuing to suffer with “Long COVID” months after being released from the hospital – while completely asymptomatic cases drive more than half of overall disease transmission. More than three quarters of patients diagnosed with […] Continue reading -> Procure And Supply Vaccines Through COVAX And Not Bilateral Deals – WHO Plea To Countries & Pharma 08/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin Some 42 countries around the world are now rolling out brand new COVID-19 vaccines to their populations. But 36 of those are high-income countries, 6 are middle-income countries, and none at all are low-income countries, said WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a WHO press briefing on Friday. He and other WHO officials […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Stresses That China Trip To Investigate SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins is Not About Blame; Urges All Countries to Improve Genome Sequencing Research 11/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Madeleine Hoecklin The World Health Organization (WHO) research investigation in China to study the origin of the SARS-CoV2 virus that triggered a worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 is not intended to apportion blame, Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan stressed in a press briefing on Monday. The statement was made hours after WHO Executive Director […] Continue reading -> China To Admit WHO SARS-CoV-2 Investigation Team – Unclear If They Will Enter Wuhan 11/01/2021 J Hacker After months of delay, China has confirmed that a WHO research team investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus will finally be allowed to enter the country on Thursday, 14 January – a week after Beijing blocked their entry, leaving two international experts stuck in transit. Members of the task force will now be able […] Continue reading -> COVID Extremes: Most Hospitalized Patients Still Have Symptoms 6 Months Later; But Asymptomatic Cases Are Driving Transmission 09/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Two new studies published this week highlight the challenges to health policy posed by COVID-19 – with seriously ill COVID-19 patients continuing to suffer with “Long COVID” months after being released from the hospital – while completely asymptomatic cases drive more than half of overall disease transmission. More than three quarters of patients diagnosed with […] Continue reading -> Procure And Supply Vaccines Through COVAX And Not Bilateral Deals – WHO Plea To Countries & Pharma 08/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin Some 42 countries around the world are now rolling out brand new COVID-19 vaccines to their populations. But 36 of those are high-income countries, 6 are middle-income countries, and none at all are low-income countries, said WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a WHO press briefing on Friday. He and other WHO officials […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
China To Admit WHO SARS-CoV-2 Investigation Team – Unclear If They Will Enter Wuhan 11/01/2021 J Hacker After months of delay, China has confirmed that a WHO research team investigating the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus will finally be allowed to enter the country on Thursday, 14 January – a week after Beijing blocked their entry, leaving two international experts stuck in transit. Members of the task force will now be able […] Continue reading -> COVID Extremes: Most Hospitalized Patients Still Have Symptoms 6 Months Later; But Asymptomatic Cases Are Driving Transmission 09/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Two new studies published this week highlight the challenges to health policy posed by COVID-19 – with seriously ill COVID-19 patients continuing to suffer with “Long COVID” months after being released from the hospital – while completely asymptomatic cases drive more than half of overall disease transmission. More than three quarters of patients diagnosed with […] Continue reading -> Procure And Supply Vaccines Through COVAX And Not Bilateral Deals – WHO Plea To Countries & Pharma 08/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin Some 42 countries around the world are now rolling out brand new COVID-19 vaccines to their populations. But 36 of those are high-income countries, 6 are middle-income countries, and none at all are low-income countries, said WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a WHO press briefing on Friday. He and other WHO officials […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID Extremes: Most Hospitalized Patients Still Have Symptoms 6 Months Later; But Asymptomatic Cases Are Driving Transmission 09/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Two new studies published this week highlight the challenges to health policy posed by COVID-19 – with seriously ill COVID-19 patients continuing to suffer with “Long COVID” months after being released from the hospital – while completely asymptomatic cases drive more than half of overall disease transmission. More than three quarters of patients diagnosed with […] Continue reading -> Procure And Supply Vaccines Through COVAX And Not Bilateral Deals – WHO Plea To Countries & Pharma 08/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin Some 42 countries around the world are now rolling out brand new COVID-19 vaccines to their populations. But 36 of those are high-income countries, 6 are middle-income countries, and none at all are low-income countries, said WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a WHO press briefing on Friday. He and other WHO officials […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Procure And Supply Vaccines Through COVAX And Not Bilateral Deals – WHO Plea To Countries & Pharma 08/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin Some 42 countries around the world are now rolling out brand new COVID-19 vaccines to their populations. But 36 of those are high-income countries, 6 are middle-income countries, and none at all are low-income countries, said WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a WHO press briefing on Friday. He and other WHO officials […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts