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 -> 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 -> European Medicines Agency: Link Between AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine & Rare Blood Clots – But ‘Benefits Far Outweigh Risks’ 07/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following a second meeting of the EMA’s safety committee in as many weeks, the European Medicines Agency said that there appears to be a link between receipt of the AstraZeneca vaccine and very rare cases of blood clots being seen in some people – mainly younger women – within two weeks of their jab. The […] Continue reading -> As Countries Worldwide Face Shortages – Appeal for Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Access on World Health Day 06/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some of the world’s smallest countries joined the World Health Organization (WHO) to appeal for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines on the eve of World Health Day – as the pipeline of global vaccine supplies to low- and middle-income countries risk drying up for the coming few months. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley told […] Continue reading -> Damage To Millions Of J&J COVID Vaccines At US Production Plant Could Delay Deliveries, While US Heads Into Fourth Wave 02/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A mix-up with vaccine ingredients at a production site in Baltimore, Maryland, which is manufacturing both the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, has led to the contamination of 15 million J&J doses, which risks delaying national and global deliveries of the recently-approved vaccine. The pharma company, which is producing the world’s first single […] Continue reading -> Views from a vaccine manufacturer: Q&A – Abdul Muktadir, Incepta Pharmaceuticals 01/04/2021 Priti Patnaik The debate around technology transfer is proving to be critical in addressing shortages in the production of vaccines. We wanted to know from developing country manufacturers on the challenges they face in making vaccines for COVID-19. Geneva Health Files brings you an interview with Abdul Muktadir, Chairman and Managing Director of the Dhaka-based company Incepta […] Continue reading -> The Clock Is Ticking For Vaccine Equity, But WHO Remains Hopeful 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) is hopeful that all healthcare workers can be vaccinated by mid-April, but the clock is ticking away, leaving rich countries only nine days to donate surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX facility – which has run out of doses at a crucial time. So far, the WHO has not […] Continue reading -> France Enters Third Lockdown, While Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Is Critiqued As “Unacceptably Slow” 01/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin France is going into its third national lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, after a deadly third wave hit Europe, causing soaring infection and death rates. With an average of more than 37,000 daily new cases over the past week, tougher restrictions have become inevitable. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the new restrictions […] Continue reading -> A Good Place To Start To Beat The COVID Obesity Pandemic – Warning Labels on Unhealthy Foods 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The obesity pandemic is in “the same room” as the COVID pandemic in terms of its threats to health – putting people at greater risk of premature death from multiple causes, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19. And ever since stay-at-home measures became routine, people have gained even more weight – up to […] Continue reading -> SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins Report – Only Beginning Of Process Says WHO; 14 Member States Call For More Transparency 30/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most important takeaway about the just-released WHO report on the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has infected over 100 million people to date may not be its initial findings, which need to be held under the microscope, but the fact that it has been issued at all. Speaking at a press conference on […] 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 -> European Medicines Agency: Link Between AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine & Rare Blood Clots – But ‘Benefits Far Outweigh Risks’ 07/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following a second meeting of the EMA’s safety committee in as many weeks, the European Medicines Agency said that there appears to be a link between receipt of the AstraZeneca vaccine and very rare cases of blood clots being seen in some people – mainly younger women – within two weeks of their jab. The […] Continue reading -> As Countries Worldwide Face Shortages – Appeal for Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Access on World Health Day 06/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some of the world’s smallest countries joined the World Health Organization (WHO) to appeal for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines on the eve of World Health Day – as the pipeline of global vaccine supplies to low- and middle-income countries risk drying up for the coming few months. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley told […] Continue reading -> Damage To Millions Of J&J COVID Vaccines At US Production Plant Could Delay Deliveries, While US Heads Into Fourth Wave 02/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A mix-up with vaccine ingredients at a production site in Baltimore, Maryland, which is manufacturing both the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, has led to the contamination of 15 million J&J doses, which risks delaying national and global deliveries of the recently-approved vaccine. The pharma company, which is producing the world’s first single […] Continue reading -> Views from a vaccine manufacturer: Q&A – Abdul Muktadir, Incepta Pharmaceuticals 01/04/2021 Priti Patnaik The debate around technology transfer is proving to be critical in addressing shortages in the production of vaccines. We wanted to know from developing country manufacturers on the challenges they face in making vaccines for COVID-19. Geneva Health Files brings you an interview with Abdul Muktadir, Chairman and Managing Director of the Dhaka-based company Incepta […] Continue reading -> The Clock Is Ticking For Vaccine Equity, But WHO Remains Hopeful 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) is hopeful that all healthcare workers can be vaccinated by mid-April, but the clock is ticking away, leaving rich countries only nine days to donate surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX facility – which has run out of doses at a crucial time. So far, the WHO has not […] Continue reading -> France Enters Third Lockdown, While Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Is Critiqued As “Unacceptably Slow” 01/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin France is going into its third national lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, after a deadly third wave hit Europe, causing soaring infection and death rates. With an average of more than 37,000 daily new cases over the past week, tougher restrictions have become inevitable. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the new restrictions […] Continue reading -> A Good Place To Start To Beat The COVID Obesity Pandemic – Warning Labels on Unhealthy Foods 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The obesity pandemic is in “the same room” as the COVID pandemic in terms of its threats to health – putting people at greater risk of premature death from multiple causes, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19. And ever since stay-at-home measures became routine, people have gained even more weight – up to […] Continue reading -> SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins Report – Only Beginning Of Process Says WHO; 14 Member States Call For More Transparency 30/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most important takeaway about the just-released WHO report on the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has infected over 100 million people to date may not be its initial findings, which need to be held under the microscope, but the fact that it has been issued at all. Speaking at a press conference on […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
European Medicines Agency: Link Between AstraZeneca COVID Vaccine & Rare Blood Clots – But ‘Benefits Far Outweigh Risks’ 07/04/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Following a second meeting of the EMA’s safety committee in as many weeks, the European Medicines Agency said that there appears to be a link between receipt of the AstraZeneca vaccine and very rare cases of blood clots being seen in some people – mainly younger women – within two weeks of their jab. The […] Continue reading -> As Countries Worldwide Face Shortages – Appeal for Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Access on World Health Day 06/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some of the world’s smallest countries joined the World Health Organization (WHO) to appeal for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines on the eve of World Health Day – as the pipeline of global vaccine supplies to low- and middle-income countries risk drying up for the coming few months. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley told […] Continue reading -> Damage To Millions Of J&J COVID Vaccines At US Production Plant Could Delay Deliveries, While US Heads Into Fourth Wave 02/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A mix-up with vaccine ingredients at a production site in Baltimore, Maryland, which is manufacturing both the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, has led to the contamination of 15 million J&J doses, which risks delaying national and global deliveries of the recently-approved vaccine. The pharma company, which is producing the world’s first single […] Continue reading -> Views from a vaccine manufacturer: Q&A – Abdul Muktadir, Incepta Pharmaceuticals 01/04/2021 Priti Patnaik The debate around technology transfer is proving to be critical in addressing shortages in the production of vaccines. We wanted to know from developing country manufacturers on the challenges they face in making vaccines for COVID-19. Geneva Health Files brings you an interview with Abdul Muktadir, Chairman and Managing Director of the Dhaka-based company Incepta […] Continue reading -> The Clock Is Ticking For Vaccine Equity, But WHO Remains Hopeful 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) is hopeful that all healthcare workers can be vaccinated by mid-April, but the clock is ticking away, leaving rich countries only nine days to donate surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX facility – which has run out of doses at a crucial time. So far, the WHO has not […] Continue reading -> France Enters Third Lockdown, While Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Is Critiqued As “Unacceptably Slow” 01/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin France is going into its third national lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, after a deadly third wave hit Europe, causing soaring infection and death rates. With an average of more than 37,000 daily new cases over the past week, tougher restrictions have become inevitable. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the new restrictions […] Continue reading -> A Good Place To Start To Beat The COVID Obesity Pandemic – Warning Labels on Unhealthy Foods 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The obesity pandemic is in “the same room” as the COVID pandemic in terms of its threats to health – putting people at greater risk of premature death from multiple causes, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19. And ever since stay-at-home measures became routine, people have gained even more weight – up to […] Continue reading -> SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins Report – Only Beginning Of Process Says WHO; 14 Member States Call For More Transparency 30/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most important takeaway about the just-released WHO report on the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has infected over 100 million people to date may not be its initial findings, which need to be held under the microscope, but the fact that it has been issued at all. Speaking at a press conference on […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As Countries Worldwide Face Shortages – Appeal for Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Access on World Health Day 06/04/2021 Kerry Cullinan Some of the world’s smallest countries joined the World Health Organization (WHO) to appeal for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines on the eve of World Health Day – as the pipeline of global vaccine supplies to low- and middle-income countries risk drying up for the coming few months. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley told […] Continue reading -> Damage To Millions Of J&J COVID Vaccines At US Production Plant Could Delay Deliveries, While US Heads Into Fourth Wave 02/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A mix-up with vaccine ingredients at a production site in Baltimore, Maryland, which is manufacturing both the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, has led to the contamination of 15 million J&J doses, which risks delaying national and global deliveries of the recently-approved vaccine. The pharma company, which is producing the world’s first single […] Continue reading -> Views from a vaccine manufacturer: Q&A – Abdul Muktadir, Incepta Pharmaceuticals 01/04/2021 Priti Patnaik The debate around technology transfer is proving to be critical in addressing shortages in the production of vaccines. We wanted to know from developing country manufacturers on the challenges they face in making vaccines for COVID-19. Geneva Health Files brings you an interview with Abdul Muktadir, Chairman and Managing Director of the Dhaka-based company Incepta […] Continue reading -> The Clock Is Ticking For Vaccine Equity, But WHO Remains Hopeful 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) is hopeful that all healthcare workers can be vaccinated by mid-April, but the clock is ticking away, leaving rich countries only nine days to donate surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX facility – which has run out of doses at a crucial time. So far, the WHO has not […] Continue reading -> France Enters Third Lockdown, While Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Is Critiqued As “Unacceptably Slow” 01/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin France is going into its third national lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, after a deadly third wave hit Europe, causing soaring infection and death rates. With an average of more than 37,000 daily new cases over the past week, tougher restrictions have become inevitable. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the new restrictions […] Continue reading -> A Good Place To Start To Beat The COVID Obesity Pandemic – Warning Labels on Unhealthy Foods 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The obesity pandemic is in “the same room” as the COVID pandemic in terms of its threats to health – putting people at greater risk of premature death from multiple causes, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19. And ever since stay-at-home measures became routine, people have gained even more weight – up to […] Continue reading -> SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins Report – Only Beginning Of Process Says WHO; 14 Member States Call For More Transparency 30/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most important takeaway about the just-released WHO report on the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has infected over 100 million people to date may not be its initial findings, which need to be held under the microscope, but the fact that it has been issued at all. Speaking at a press conference on […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Damage To Millions Of J&J COVID Vaccines At US Production Plant Could Delay Deliveries, While US Heads Into Fourth Wave 02/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A mix-up with vaccine ingredients at a production site in Baltimore, Maryland, which is manufacturing both the Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, has led to the contamination of 15 million J&J doses, which risks delaying national and global deliveries of the recently-approved vaccine. The pharma company, which is producing the world’s first single […] Continue reading -> Views from a vaccine manufacturer: Q&A – Abdul Muktadir, Incepta Pharmaceuticals 01/04/2021 Priti Patnaik The debate around technology transfer is proving to be critical in addressing shortages in the production of vaccines. We wanted to know from developing country manufacturers on the challenges they face in making vaccines for COVID-19. Geneva Health Files brings you an interview with Abdul Muktadir, Chairman and Managing Director of the Dhaka-based company Incepta […] Continue reading -> The Clock Is Ticking For Vaccine Equity, But WHO Remains Hopeful 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) is hopeful that all healthcare workers can be vaccinated by mid-April, but the clock is ticking away, leaving rich countries only nine days to donate surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX facility – which has run out of doses at a crucial time. So far, the WHO has not […] Continue reading -> France Enters Third Lockdown, While Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Is Critiqued As “Unacceptably Slow” 01/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin France is going into its third national lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, after a deadly third wave hit Europe, causing soaring infection and death rates. With an average of more than 37,000 daily new cases over the past week, tougher restrictions have become inevitable. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the new restrictions […] Continue reading -> A Good Place To Start To Beat The COVID Obesity Pandemic – Warning Labels on Unhealthy Foods 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The obesity pandemic is in “the same room” as the COVID pandemic in terms of its threats to health – putting people at greater risk of premature death from multiple causes, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19. And ever since stay-at-home measures became routine, people have gained even more weight – up to […] Continue reading -> SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins Report – Only Beginning Of Process Says WHO; 14 Member States Call For More Transparency 30/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most important takeaway about the just-released WHO report on the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has infected over 100 million people to date may not be its initial findings, which need to be held under the microscope, but the fact that it has been issued at all. Speaking at a press conference on […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Views from a vaccine manufacturer: Q&A – Abdul Muktadir, Incepta Pharmaceuticals 01/04/2021 Priti Patnaik The debate around technology transfer is proving to be critical in addressing shortages in the production of vaccines. We wanted to know from developing country manufacturers on the challenges they face in making vaccines for COVID-19. Geneva Health Files brings you an interview with Abdul Muktadir, Chairman and Managing Director of the Dhaka-based company Incepta […] Continue reading -> The Clock Is Ticking For Vaccine Equity, But WHO Remains Hopeful 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) is hopeful that all healthcare workers can be vaccinated by mid-April, but the clock is ticking away, leaving rich countries only nine days to donate surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX facility – which has run out of doses at a crucial time. So far, the WHO has not […] Continue reading -> France Enters Third Lockdown, While Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Is Critiqued As “Unacceptably Slow” 01/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin France is going into its third national lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, after a deadly third wave hit Europe, causing soaring infection and death rates. With an average of more than 37,000 daily new cases over the past week, tougher restrictions have become inevitable. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the new restrictions […] Continue reading -> A Good Place To Start To Beat The COVID Obesity Pandemic – Warning Labels on Unhealthy Foods 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The obesity pandemic is in “the same room” as the COVID pandemic in terms of its threats to health – putting people at greater risk of premature death from multiple causes, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19. And ever since stay-at-home measures became routine, people have gained even more weight – up to […] Continue reading -> SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins Report – Only Beginning Of Process Says WHO; 14 Member States Call For More Transparency 30/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most important takeaway about the just-released WHO report on the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has infected over 100 million people to date may not be its initial findings, which need to be held under the microscope, but the fact that it has been issued at all. Speaking at a press conference on […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Clock Is Ticking For Vaccine Equity, But WHO Remains Hopeful 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The World Health Organization (WHO) is hopeful that all healthcare workers can be vaccinated by mid-April, but the clock is ticking away, leaving rich countries only nine days to donate surplus COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX facility – which has run out of doses at a crucial time. So far, the WHO has not […] Continue reading -> France Enters Third Lockdown, While Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Is Critiqued As “Unacceptably Slow” 01/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin France is going into its third national lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, after a deadly third wave hit Europe, causing soaring infection and death rates. With an average of more than 37,000 daily new cases over the past week, tougher restrictions have become inevitable. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the new restrictions […] Continue reading -> A Good Place To Start To Beat The COVID Obesity Pandemic – Warning Labels on Unhealthy Foods 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The obesity pandemic is in “the same room” as the COVID pandemic in terms of its threats to health – putting people at greater risk of premature death from multiple causes, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19. And ever since stay-at-home measures became routine, people have gained even more weight – up to […] Continue reading -> SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins Report – Only Beginning Of Process Says WHO; 14 Member States Call For More Transparency 30/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most important takeaway about the just-released WHO report on the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has infected over 100 million people to date may not be its initial findings, which need to be held under the microscope, but the fact that it has been issued at all. Speaking at a press conference on […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
France Enters Third Lockdown, While Europe’s Vaccine Rollout Is Critiqued As “Unacceptably Slow” 01/04/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin France is going into its third national lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, after a deadly third wave hit Europe, causing soaring infection and death rates. With an average of more than 37,000 daily new cases over the past week, tougher restrictions have become inevitable. French President Emmanuel Macron announced the new restrictions […] Continue reading -> A Good Place To Start To Beat The COVID Obesity Pandemic – Warning Labels on Unhealthy Foods 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The obesity pandemic is in “the same room” as the COVID pandemic in terms of its threats to health – putting people at greater risk of premature death from multiple causes, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19. And ever since stay-at-home measures became routine, people have gained even more weight – up to […] Continue reading -> SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins Report – Only Beginning Of Process Says WHO; 14 Member States Call For More Transparency 30/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most important takeaway about the just-released WHO report on the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has infected over 100 million people to date may not be its initial findings, which need to be held under the microscope, but the fact that it has been issued at all. Speaking at a press conference on […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
A Good Place To Start To Beat The COVID Obesity Pandemic – Warning Labels on Unhealthy Foods 01/04/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay The obesity pandemic is in “the same room” as the COVID pandemic in terms of its threats to health – putting people at greater risk of premature death from multiple causes, including SARS-CoV-2, the virus that leads to COVID-19. And ever since stay-at-home measures became routine, people have gained even more weight – up to […] Continue reading -> SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins Report – Only Beginning Of Process Says WHO; 14 Member States Call For More Transparency 30/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most important takeaway about the just-released WHO report on the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has infected over 100 million people to date may not be its initial findings, which need to be held under the microscope, but the fact that it has been issued at all. Speaking at a press conference on […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
SARS-CoV2 Virus Origins Report – Only Beginning Of Process Says WHO; 14 Member States Call For More Transparency 30/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The most important takeaway about the just-released WHO report on the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus that has infected over 100 million people to date may not be its initial findings, which need to be held under the microscope, but the fact that it has been issued at all. Speaking at a press conference on […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts