WHO Issues Urgent Appeal For US $11.5 Billion For COVID Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines 17/08/2021 Raisa Santos With more COVID-19 cases reported in the first half of 2021 than in the whole of 2020, despite high vaccination rates in some countries, the WHO-led Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) has mounted a US $11.5 billion appeal to stem the surge of dangerous variants and save lives. Called the Rapid ACT-Accelerator Delta Response […] Continue reading -> COVID Vaccine Boosters in Immuno-compromised People – Could They Also Help Curb Development of New Variants ? 02/08/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This article is the second in a three-part series on COVID-19 booster vaccines, which is an evolving discussion as more evidence emerges about the performance of vaccines against variants. Despite heated debates about doling out booster jabs in healthy people who are already fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, there seems to be consensus that at least […] Continue reading -> Delta Variant is ‘More Transmissible Than Ebola’, and Vaccinated People May also be Highly Contagious 30/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The war against COVID-19 has changed with the emergence of the highly transmissible and deadly Delta variant, said an internal US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) slide presentation. The document, which has not yet been released, was obtained by the Washington Post and calls for a new and more aggressive masking and vaccination […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> China Rejects WHO Plan for Next Phase of COVID Origins Investigation 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin Chinese officials have rejected WHO’s proposal for a more rigorous Phase II investigation of the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus, including renewed consideration that the virus may have escaped from a laboratory, describing the new plan as “impossible” at a press conference. “We will not accept such an origin-tracing plan as it, in some aspects, […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity Undermines Global Economic Recovery 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Without urgent action to boost supply and ensure equitable access to vaccines across every country, COVID-19 vaccine inequity will profoundly impact and impede socio-economic recovery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is according to the Global Dashboard for COVID-19 Vaccine Equity, a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health […] Continue reading -> Biodiversity is the Core Solution to COVID-19 and Climate Crisis 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Biodiversity sits at the heart of the simultaneous fight against both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, said experts during a Wednesday event hosted by the Society for International Development (SID). At the event, ‘The Vaccine for Biodiversity’, panelists discussed re-focusing attention on the current health and climate crisis, and how new pandemics should and can […] Continue reading -> Indonesia Becomes Epicenter of COVID Pandemic, as Southeast Asia is Battered by Third Wave 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Indonesia has overtaken Brazil and India to claim the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths, becoming the new epicenter of the pandemic. The surge is part of a third wave hitting all across Southeast Asia. Countries in Southeast Asia emerged from the first year of the pandemic relatively unscathed, but SARS-CoV2 variants, inconsistent […] Continue reading -> New Health Emergency Project Launched by WHO and WFP 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The World Food Program (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) launched a health emergencies project, INITIATE2, on Monday. The joint INITIATE2 project will gather health emergency actors, research and academic institutions, and international and national partners to facilitate knowledge sharing and skills transfer to improve emergency health responses. The project will develop innovative solutions to […] Continue reading -> Resurgence in COVID Infections Across the Americas 14/07/2021 Raisa Santos Though new COVID-19 cases are down nearly 20% from last week in the Americas, many countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. Over 962,280 new cases were reported in the region in the past week, according to data from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID Vaccine Boosters in Immuno-compromised People – Could They Also Help Curb Development of New Variants ? 02/08/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay This article is the second in a three-part series on COVID-19 booster vaccines, which is an evolving discussion as more evidence emerges about the performance of vaccines against variants. Despite heated debates about doling out booster jabs in healthy people who are already fully vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, there seems to be consensus that at least […] Continue reading -> Delta Variant is ‘More Transmissible Than Ebola’, and Vaccinated People May also be Highly Contagious 30/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The war against COVID-19 has changed with the emergence of the highly transmissible and deadly Delta variant, said an internal US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) slide presentation. The document, which has not yet been released, was obtained by the Washington Post and calls for a new and more aggressive masking and vaccination […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> China Rejects WHO Plan for Next Phase of COVID Origins Investigation 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin Chinese officials have rejected WHO’s proposal for a more rigorous Phase II investigation of the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus, including renewed consideration that the virus may have escaped from a laboratory, describing the new plan as “impossible” at a press conference. “We will not accept such an origin-tracing plan as it, in some aspects, […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity Undermines Global Economic Recovery 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Without urgent action to boost supply and ensure equitable access to vaccines across every country, COVID-19 vaccine inequity will profoundly impact and impede socio-economic recovery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is according to the Global Dashboard for COVID-19 Vaccine Equity, a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health […] Continue reading -> Biodiversity is the Core Solution to COVID-19 and Climate Crisis 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Biodiversity sits at the heart of the simultaneous fight against both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, said experts during a Wednesday event hosted by the Society for International Development (SID). At the event, ‘The Vaccine for Biodiversity’, panelists discussed re-focusing attention on the current health and climate crisis, and how new pandemics should and can […] Continue reading -> Indonesia Becomes Epicenter of COVID Pandemic, as Southeast Asia is Battered by Third Wave 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Indonesia has overtaken Brazil and India to claim the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths, becoming the new epicenter of the pandemic. The surge is part of a third wave hitting all across Southeast Asia. Countries in Southeast Asia emerged from the first year of the pandemic relatively unscathed, but SARS-CoV2 variants, inconsistent […] Continue reading -> New Health Emergency Project Launched by WHO and WFP 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The World Food Program (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) launched a health emergencies project, INITIATE2, on Monday. The joint INITIATE2 project will gather health emergency actors, research and academic institutions, and international and national partners to facilitate knowledge sharing and skills transfer to improve emergency health responses. The project will develop innovative solutions to […] Continue reading -> Resurgence in COVID Infections Across the Americas 14/07/2021 Raisa Santos Though new COVID-19 cases are down nearly 20% from last week in the Americas, many countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. Over 962,280 new cases were reported in the region in the past week, according to data from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Delta Variant is ‘More Transmissible Than Ebola’, and Vaccinated People May also be Highly Contagious 30/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The war against COVID-19 has changed with the emergence of the highly transmissible and deadly Delta variant, said an internal US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) slide presentation. The document, which has not yet been released, was obtained by the Washington Post and calls for a new and more aggressive masking and vaccination […] Continue reading -> Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> China Rejects WHO Plan for Next Phase of COVID Origins Investigation 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin Chinese officials have rejected WHO’s proposal for a more rigorous Phase II investigation of the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus, including renewed consideration that the virus may have escaped from a laboratory, describing the new plan as “impossible” at a press conference. “We will not accept such an origin-tracing plan as it, in some aspects, […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity Undermines Global Economic Recovery 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Without urgent action to boost supply and ensure equitable access to vaccines across every country, COVID-19 vaccine inequity will profoundly impact and impede socio-economic recovery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is according to the Global Dashboard for COVID-19 Vaccine Equity, a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health […] Continue reading -> Biodiversity is the Core Solution to COVID-19 and Climate Crisis 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Biodiversity sits at the heart of the simultaneous fight against both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, said experts during a Wednesday event hosted by the Society for International Development (SID). At the event, ‘The Vaccine for Biodiversity’, panelists discussed re-focusing attention on the current health and climate crisis, and how new pandemics should and can […] Continue reading -> Indonesia Becomes Epicenter of COVID Pandemic, as Southeast Asia is Battered by Third Wave 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Indonesia has overtaken Brazil and India to claim the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths, becoming the new epicenter of the pandemic. The surge is part of a third wave hitting all across Southeast Asia. Countries in Southeast Asia emerged from the first year of the pandemic relatively unscathed, but SARS-CoV2 variants, inconsistent […] Continue reading -> New Health Emergency Project Launched by WHO and WFP 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The World Food Program (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) launched a health emergencies project, INITIATE2, on Monday. The joint INITIATE2 project will gather health emergency actors, research and academic institutions, and international and national partners to facilitate knowledge sharing and skills transfer to improve emergency health responses. The project will develop innovative solutions to […] Continue reading -> Resurgence in COVID Infections Across the Americas 14/07/2021 Raisa Santos Though new COVID-19 cases are down nearly 20% from last week in the Americas, many countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. Over 962,280 new cases were reported in the region in the past week, according to data from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tokyo Olympics Open with Pomp, Ceremony & Pandemic Jitters 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Kerry Cullinan & Raisa Santos The long-delayed 2020 edition of the Tokyo summer Olympics opened Friday against the sober backdrop of soaring COVID infection rates, but with plenty of pomp and ceremony nonetheless – including a massive fireworks display and an aerial show of drones resembling planet earth hovering above Olympic Stadium, while John Lennon’s “Imagine” echoed across the night […] Continue reading -> China Rejects WHO Plan for Next Phase of COVID Origins Investigation 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin Chinese officials have rejected WHO’s proposal for a more rigorous Phase II investigation of the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus, including renewed consideration that the virus may have escaped from a laboratory, describing the new plan as “impossible” at a press conference. “We will not accept such an origin-tracing plan as it, in some aspects, […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity Undermines Global Economic Recovery 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Without urgent action to boost supply and ensure equitable access to vaccines across every country, COVID-19 vaccine inequity will profoundly impact and impede socio-economic recovery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is according to the Global Dashboard for COVID-19 Vaccine Equity, a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health […] Continue reading -> Biodiversity is the Core Solution to COVID-19 and Climate Crisis 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Biodiversity sits at the heart of the simultaneous fight against both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, said experts during a Wednesday event hosted by the Society for International Development (SID). At the event, ‘The Vaccine for Biodiversity’, panelists discussed re-focusing attention on the current health and climate crisis, and how new pandemics should and can […] Continue reading -> Indonesia Becomes Epicenter of COVID Pandemic, as Southeast Asia is Battered by Third Wave 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Indonesia has overtaken Brazil and India to claim the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths, becoming the new epicenter of the pandemic. The surge is part of a third wave hitting all across Southeast Asia. Countries in Southeast Asia emerged from the first year of the pandemic relatively unscathed, but SARS-CoV2 variants, inconsistent […] Continue reading -> New Health Emergency Project Launched by WHO and WFP 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The World Food Program (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) launched a health emergencies project, INITIATE2, on Monday. The joint INITIATE2 project will gather health emergency actors, research and academic institutions, and international and national partners to facilitate knowledge sharing and skills transfer to improve emergency health responses. The project will develop innovative solutions to […] Continue reading -> Resurgence in COVID Infections Across the Americas 14/07/2021 Raisa Santos Though new COVID-19 cases are down nearly 20% from last week in the Americas, many countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. Over 962,280 new cases were reported in the region in the past week, according to data from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
China Rejects WHO Plan for Next Phase of COVID Origins Investigation 23/07/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & Madeleine Hoecklin Chinese officials have rejected WHO’s proposal for a more rigorous Phase II investigation of the origins of the SARS-CoV2 virus, including renewed consideration that the virus may have escaped from a laboratory, describing the new plan as “impossible” at a press conference. “We will not accept such an origin-tracing plan as it, in some aspects, […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity Undermines Global Economic Recovery 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Without urgent action to boost supply and ensure equitable access to vaccines across every country, COVID-19 vaccine inequity will profoundly impact and impede socio-economic recovery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is according to the Global Dashboard for COVID-19 Vaccine Equity, a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health […] Continue reading -> Biodiversity is the Core Solution to COVID-19 and Climate Crisis 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Biodiversity sits at the heart of the simultaneous fight against both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, said experts during a Wednesday event hosted by the Society for International Development (SID). At the event, ‘The Vaccine for Biodiversity’, panelists discussed re-focusing attention on the current health and climate crisis, and how new pandemics should and can […] Continue reading -> Indonesia Becomes Epicenter of COVID Pandemic, as Southeast Asia is Battered by Third Wave 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Indonesia has overtaken Brazil and India to claim the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths, becoming the new epicenter of the pandemic. The surge is part of a third wave hitting all across Southeast Asia. Countries in Southeast Asia emerged from the first year of the pandemic relatively unscathed, but SARS-CoV2 variants, inconsistent […] Continue reading -> New Health Emergency Project Launched by WHO and WFP 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The World Food Program (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) launched a health emergencies project, INITIATE2, on Monday. The joint INITIATE2 project will gather health emergency actors, research and academic institutions, and international and national partners to facilitate knowledge sharing and skills transfer to improve emergency health responses. The project will develop innovative solutions to […] Continue reading -> Resurgence in COVID Infections Across the Americas 14/07/2021 Raisa Santos Though new COVID-19 cases are down nearly 20% from last week in the Americas, many countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. Over 962,280 new cases were reported in the region in the past week, according to data from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID-19 Vaccine Inequity Undermines Global Economic Recovery 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Without urgent action to boost supply and ensure equitable access to vaccines across every country, COVID-19 vaccine inequity will profoundly impact and impede socio-economic recovery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This is according to the Global Dashboard for COVID-19 Vaccine Equity, a joint initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health […] Continue reading -> Biodiversity is the Core Solution to COVID-19 and Climate Crisis 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Biodiversity sits at the heart of the simultaneous fight against both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, said experts during a Wednesday event hosted by the Society for International Development (SID). At the event, ‘The Vaccine for Biodiversity’, panelists discussed re-focusing attention on the current health and climate crisis, and how new pandemics should and can […] Continue reading -> Indonesia Becomes Epicenter of COVID Pandemic, as Southeast Asia is Battered by Third Wave 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Indonesia has overtaken Brazil and India to claim the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths, becoming the new epicenter of the pandemic. The surge is part of a third wave hitting all across Southeast Asia. Countries in Southeast Asia emerged from the first year of the pandemic relatively unscathed, but SARS-CoV2 variants, inconsistent […] Continue reading -> New Health Emergency Project Launched by WHO and WFP 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The World Food Program (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) launched a health emergencies project, INITIATE2, on Monday. The joint INITIATE2 project will gather health emergency actors, research and academic institutions, and international and national partners to facilitate knowledge sharing and skills transfer to improve emergency health responses. The project will develop innovative solutions to […] Continue reading -> Resurgence in COVID Infections Across the Americas 14/07/2021 Raisa Santos Though new COVID-19 cases are down nearly 20% from last week in the Americas, many countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. Over 962,280 new cases were reported in the region in the past week, according to data from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Biodiversity is the Core Solution to COVID-19 and Climate Crisis 22/07/2021 Raisa Santos Biodiversity sits at the heart of the simultaneous fight against both COVID-19 and the climate crisis, said experts during a Wednesday event hosted by the Society for International Development (SID). At the event, ‘The Vaccine for Biodiversity’, panelists discussed re-focusing attention on the current health and climate crisis, and how new pandemics should and can […] Continue reading -> Indonesia Becomes Epicenter of COVID Pandemic, as Southeast Asia is Battered by Third Wave 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Indonesia has overtaken Brazil and India to claim the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths, becoming the new epicenter of the pandemic. The surge is part of a third wave hitting all across Southeast Asia. Countries in Southeast Asia emerged from the first year of the pandemic relatively unscathed, but SARS-CoV2 variants, inconsistent […] Continue reading -> New Health Emergency Project Launched by WHO and WFP 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The World Food Program (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) launched a health emergencies project, INITIATE2, on Monday. The joint INITIATE2 project will gather health emergency actors, research and academic institutions, and international and national partners to facilitate knowledge sharing and skills transfer to improve emergency health responses. The project will develop innovative solutions to […] Continue reading -> Resurgence in COVID Infections Across the Americas 14/07/2021 Raisa Santos Though new COVID-19 cases are down nearly 20% from last week in the Americas, many countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. Over 962,280 new cases were reported in the region in the past week, according to data from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Indonesia Becomes Epicenter of COVID Pandemic, as Southeast Asia is Battered by Third Wave 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Indonesia has overtaken Brazil and India to claim the highest number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths, becoming the new epicenter of the pandemic. The surge is part of a third wave hitting all across Southeast Asia. Countries in Southeast Asia emerged from the first year of the pandemic relatively unscathed, but SARS-CoV2 variants, inconsistent […] Continue reading -> New Health Emergency Project Launched by WHO and WFP 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The World Food Program (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) launched a health emergencies project, INITIATE2, on Monday. The joint INITIATE2 project will gather health emergency actors, research and academic institutions, and international and national partners to facilitate knowledge sharing and skills transfer to improve emergency health responses. The project will develop innovative solutions to […] Continue reading -> Resurgence in COVID Infections Across the Americas 14/07/2021 Raisa Santos Though new COVID-19 cases are down nearly 20% from last week in the Americas, many countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. Over 962,280 new cases were reported in the region in the past week, according to data from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Health Emergency Project Launched by WHO and WFP 19/07/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The World Food Program (WFP) and World Health Organization (WHO) launched a health emergencies project, INITIATE2, on Monday. The joint INITIATE2 project will gather health emergency actors, research and academic institutions, and international and national partners to facilitate knowledge sharing and skills transfer to improve emergency health responses. The project will develop innovative solutions to […] Continue reading -> Resurgence in COVID Infections Across the Americas 14/07/2021 Raisa Santos Though new COVID-19 cases are down nearly 20% from last week in the Americas, many countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. Over 962,280 new cases were reported in the region in the past week, according to data from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Resurgence in COVID Infections Across the Americas 14/07/2021 Raisa Santos Though new COVID-19 cases are down nearly 20% from last week in the Americas, many countries are experiencing a resurgence in infections, officials from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. Over 962,280 new cases were reported in the region in the past week, according to data from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts