European Countries Start Recommending High-Filtration Masks – Over ‘Artisanal’ Cloth Variants 27/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin In the midst of the spread of new SARS-CoV2 virus variants, several European countries have updated their guidance and regulations on masks, to recommend the use of high-filtration medical-grade masks over fabric ones in confined settings. France’s health advisory council (Haute Conseil de la Santé Publique) issued new recommendations last week, warning against the wearing […] Continue reading -> Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Safe’ For Most People WHO Experts Say – But No Recommendation For Pregnant Women Or Children 26/01/2021 J Hacker The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is safe for most people including those with a wide range of underlying medical conditions, according to the World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunizations. However, the vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women or children as it has not been tested on these groups, according to […] Continue reading -> Member States Raise Concerns About Sustainability Of Funding For Polio & Antimicrobial Resistance Efforts 26/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin COVID-19 has led to the suspension of polio campaigns in more than 30 countries, and has underscored the importance of the mission to eradicate it, tackle antimicrobial resistance, and ensure the timely sharing of pathogens, said WHO member states at Monday’s Executive Board session. Throughout the morning and afternoon sessions, member states reviewed and discussed […] Continue reading -> Cheaper To Fund Global Vaccines Than Suffer Economic Pandemic Fallout, Finds Study 25/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Wealthy countries that pursue ‘vaccine nationalism’ when their trading partners don’t have access to the COVID-19 vaccine will pay a far higher economic price than if they invest in ensuring all countries have access to vaccines, according to a comprehensive economic modelling study released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The study, commissioned by […] Continue reading -> Gender-based Violence, Unhealthy Diets & Climate Need Greater Focus In Light Of COVID-19 Pandemic – WHO Member States 23/01/2021 J Hacker WHO needs to focus more work on limiting gender-based violence, increase its programmatic emphasis on healthy diets and lifestyles, and contribute to renewed momentum on climate action, said WHO member states at Friday’s Executive Board session. The member states were reviewing the WHO Director General’s report on “social determinants of health” – in light of […] Continue reading -> Pfizer/BioNTech Join Global COVAX Vaccine Facility – In Game-Changer For WHO Plan To Roll Out Vaccines More Equitably 22/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pfizer/BioNTech will join the WHO-co-sponsored COVAX vaccine facility, providing up to 40 million vaccines at cost to the Facility for use in low-income countries around the world – in what signals a breakthrough for the facility that only a week ago appeared to be teetering on the verse of irrelevance – as more low- and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Appeal For WHO Support For Expanded Local Production of Medicines, Diagnostics & Vaccines 22/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ten African countries, supported by China, have appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support increased local production of medicines, vaccines and other health products – to improve their access and drive down prices, according to a draft resolution presented to WHO’s Executive Board Friday. Ethiopia, supported by nine other African countries – eSwatini, […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Funding Must be Diversified To Prevent Repeat Of Budget Crisis Triggered By US Withdrawal, Say Executive Board Members 21/01/2021 Paul Adepoju Reform and diversification of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) funding model is vital if the global health body is to avoid repeating the consequences of the US’s withdrawal in April 2020, member states have said during WHO’s Executive Board meetings. The global COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the “open secret” within the field of global health […] Continue reading -> Fire In India’s Serum Institute COVID Vaccine Manufacturing Facility – CEO Pledges Vaccine Production Won’t Be Delayed 21/01/2021 J Hacker Five people have died in a major fire at the Serum Institute’s manufacturing facility, charged with producing India’s supply of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – just days after the country’s national vaccine campaign got underway. Serum Institute Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla was quick to say that the fire at its main complex in Pune, would not […] Continue reading -> New Vaccine Approach May Be Needed As ‘Natural’ Antibodies Fail to Recognise COVID-19 Variant in South Africa 21/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Scientists are concerned that antibodies that could detect SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa’s first wave will be less effective against a virus variant that first emerged here and is known as 501Y.V2. What’s worse, they still don’t know if brand new COVID-19 vaccines will work against the variant – which is deemed to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Safe’ For Most People WHO Experts Say – But No Recommendation For Pregnant Women Or Children 26/01/2021 J Hacker The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is safe for most people including those with a wide range of underlying medical conditions, according to the World Health Organization’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunizations. However, the vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women or children as it has not been tested on these groups, according to […] Continue reading -> Member States Raise Concerns About Sustainability Of Funding For Polio & Antimicrobial Resistance Efforts 26/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin COVID-19 has led to the suspension of polio campaigns in more than 30 countries, and has underscored the importance of the mission to eradicate it, tackle antimicrobial resistance, and ensure the timely sharing of pathogens, said WHO member states at Monday’s Executive Board session. Throughout the morning and afternoon sessions, member states reviewed and discussed […] Continue reading -> Cheaper To Fund Global Vaccines Than Suffer Economic Pandemic Fallout, Finds Study 25/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Wealthy countries that pursue ‘vaccine nationalism’ when their trading partners don’t have access to the COVID-19 vaccine will pay a far higher economic price than if they invest in ensuring all countries have access to vaccines, according to a comprehensive economic modelling study released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The study, commissioned by […] Continue reading -> Gender-based Violence, Unhealthy Diets & Climate Need Greater Focus In Light Of COVID-19 Pandemic – WHO Member States 23/01/2021 J Hacker WHO needs to focus more work on limiting gender-based violence, increase its programmatic emphasis on healthy diets and lifestyles, and contribute to renewed momentum on climate action, said WHO member states at Friday’s Executive Board session. The member states were reviewing the WHO Director General’s report on “social determinants of health” – in light of […] Continue reading -> Pfizer/BioNTech Join Global COVAX Vaccine Facility – In Game-Changer For WHO Plan To Roll Out Vaccines More Equitably 22/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pfizer/BioNTech will join the WHO-co-sponsored COVAX vaccine facility, providing up to 40 million vaccines at cost to the Facility for use in low-income countries around the world – in what signals a breakthrough for the facility that only a week ago appeared to be teetering on the verse of irrelevance – as more low- and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Appeal For WHO Support For Expanded Local Production of Medicines, Diagnostics & Vaccines 22/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ten African countries, supported by China, have appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support increased local production of medicines, vaccines and other health products – to improve their access and drive down prices, according to a draft resolution presented to WHO’s Executive Board Friday. Ethiopia, supported by nine other African countries – eSwatini, […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Funding Must be Diversified To Prevent Repeat Of Budget Crisis Triggered By US Withdrawal, Say Executive Board Members 21/01/2021 Paul Adepoju Reform and diversification of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) funding model is vital if the global health body is to avoid repeating the consequences of the US’s withdrawal in April 2020, member states have said during WHO’s Executive Board meetings. The global COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the “open secret” within the field of global health […] Continue reading -> Fire In India’s Serum Institute COVID Vaccine Manufacturing Facility – CEO Pledges Vaccine Production Won’t Be Delayed 21/01/2021 J Hacker Five people have died in a major fire at the Serum Institute’s manufacturing facility, charged with producing India’s supply of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – just days after the country’s national vaccine campaign got underway. Serum Institute Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla was quick to say that the fire at its main complex in Pune, would not […] Continue reading -> New Vaccine Approach May Be Needed As ‘Natural’ Antibodies Fail to Recognise COVID-19 Variant in South Africa 21/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Scientists are concerned that antibodies that could detect SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa’s first wave will be less effective against a virus variant that first emerged here and is known as 501Y.V2. What’s worse, they still don’t know if brand new COVID-19 vaccines will work against the variant – which is deemed to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Member States Raise Concerns About Sustainability Of Funding For Polio & Antimicrobial Resistance Efforts 26/01/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin COVID-19 has led to the suspension of polio campaigns in more than 30 countries, and has underscored the importance of the mission to eradicate it, tackle antimicrobial resistance, and ensure the timely sharing of pathogens, said WHO member states at Monday’s Executive Board session. Throughout the morning and afternoon sessions, member states reviewed and discussed […] Continue reading -> Cheaper To Fund Global Vaccines Than Suffer Economic Pandemic Fallout, Finds Study 25/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Wealthy countries that pursue ‘vaccine nationalism’ when their trading partners don’t have access to the COVID-19 vaccine will pay a far higher economic price than if they invest in ensuring all countries have access to vaccines, according to a comprehensive economic modelling study released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The study, commissioned by […] Continue reading -> Gender-based Violence, Unhealthy Diets & Climate Need Greater Focus In Light Of COVID-19 Pandemic – WHO Member States 23/01/2021 J Hacker WHO needs to focus more work on limiting gender-based violence, increase its programmatic emphasis on healthy diets and lifestyles, and contribute to renewed momentum on climate action, said WHO member states at Friday’s Executive Board session. The member states were reviewing the WHO Director General’s report on “social determinants of health” – in light of […] Continue reading -> Pfizer/BioNTech Join Global COVAX Vaccine Facility – In Game-Changer For WHO Plan To Roll Out Vaccines More Equitably 22/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pfizer/BioNTech will join the WHO-co-sponsored COVAX vaccine facility, providing up to 40 million vaccines at cost to the Facility for use in low-income countries around the world – in what signals a breakthrough for the facility that only a week ago appeared to be teetering on the verse of irrelevance – as more low- and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Appeal For WHO Support For Expanded Local Production of Medicines, Diagnostics & Vaccines 22/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ten African countries, supported by China, have appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support increased local production of medicines, vaccines and other health products – to improve their access and drive down prices, according to a draft resolution presented to WHO’s Executive Board Friday. Ethiopia, supported by nine other African countries – eSwatini, […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Funding Must be Diversified To Prevent Repeat Of Budget Crisis Triggered By US Withdrawal, Say Executive Board Members 21/01/2021 Paul Adepoju Reform and diversification of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) funding model is vital if the global health body is to avoid repeating the consequences of the US’s withdrawal in April 2020, member states have said during WHO’s Executive Board meetings. The global COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the “open secret” within the field of global health […] Continue reading -> Fire In India’s Serum Institute COVID Vaccine Manufacturing Facility – CEO Pledges Vaccine Production Won’t Be Delayed 21/01/2021 J Hacker Five people have died in a major fire at the Serum Institute’s manufacturing facility, charged with producing India’s supply of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – just days after the country’s national vaccine campaign got underway. Serum Institute Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla was quick to say that the fire at its main complex in Pune, would not […] Continue reading -> New Vaccine Approach May Be Needed As ‘Natural’ Antibodies Fail to Recognise COVID-19 Variant in South Africa 21/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Scientists are concerned that antibodies that could detect SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa’s first wave will be less effective against a virus variant that first emerged here and is known as 501Y.V2. What’s worse, they still don’t know if brand new COVID-19 vaccines will work against the variant – which is deemed to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Cheaper To Fund Global Vaccines Than Suffer Economic Pandemic Fallout, Finds Study 25/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Wealthy countries that pursue ‘vaccine nationalism’ when their trading partners don’t have access to the COVID-19 vaccine will pay a far higher economic price than if they invest in ensuring all countries have access to vaccines, according to a comprehensive economic modelling study released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The study, commissioned by […] Continue reading -> Gender-based Violence, Unhealthy Diets & Climate Need Greater Focus In Light Of COVID-19 Pandemic – WHO Member States 23/01/2021 J Hacker WHO needs to focus more work on limiting gender-based violence, increase its programmatic emphasis on healthy diets and lifestyles, and contribute to renewed momentum on climate action, said WHO member states at Friday’s Executive Board session. The member states were reviewing the WHO Director General’s report on “social determinants of health” – in light of […] Continue reading -> Pfizer/BioNTech Join Global COVAX Vaccine Facility – In Game-Changer For WHO Plan To Roll Out Vaccines More Equitably 22/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pfizer/BioNTech will join the WHO-co-sponsored COVAX vaccine facility, providing up to 40 million vaccines at cost to the Facility for use in low-income countries around the world – in what signals a breakthrough for the facility that only a week ago appeared to be teetering on the verse of irrelevance – as more low- and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Appeal For WHO Support For Expanded Local Production of Medicines, Diagnostics & Vaccines 22/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ten African countries, supported by China, have appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support increased local production of medicines, vaccines and other health products – to improve their access and drive down prices, according to a draft resolution presented to WHO’s Executive Board Friday. Ethiopia, supported by nine other African countries – eSwatini, […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Funding Must be Diversified To Prevent Repeat Of Budget Crisis Triggered By US Withdrawal, Say Executive Board Members 21/01/2021 Paul Adepoju Reform and diversification of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) funding model is vital if the global health body is to avoid repeating the consequences of the US’s withdrawal in April 2020, member states have said during WHO’s Executive Board meetings. The global COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the “open secret” within the field of global health […] Continue reading -> Fire In India’s Serum Institute COVID Vaccine Manufacturing Facility – CEO Pledges Vaccine Production Won’t Be Delayed 21/01/2021 J Hacker Five people have died in a major fire at the Serum Institute’s manufacturing facility, charged with producing India’s supply of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – just days after the country’s national vaccine campaign got underway. Serum Institute Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla was quick to say that the fire at its main complex in Pune, would not […] Continue reading -> New Vaccine Approach May Be Needed As ‘Natural’ Antibodies Fail to Recognise COVID-19 Variant in South Africa 21/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Scientists are concerned that antibodies that could detect SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa’s first wave will be less effective against a virus variant that first emerged here and is known as 501Y.V2. What’s worse, they still don’t know if brand new COVID-19 vaccines will work against the variant – which is deemed to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gender-based Violence, Unhealthy Diets & Climate Need Greater Focus In Light Of COVID-19 Pandemic – WHO Member States 23/01/2021 J Hacker WHO needs to focus more work on limiting gender-based violence, increase its programmatic emphasis on healthy diets and lifestyles, and contribute to renewed momentum on climate action, said WHO member states at Friday’s Executive Board session. The member states were reviewing the WHO Director General’s report on “social determinants of health” – in light of […] Continue reading -> Pfizer/BioNTech Join Global COVAX Vaccine Facility – In Game-Changer For WHO Plan To Roll Out Vaccines More Equitably 22/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pfizer/BioNTech will join the WHO-co-sponsored COVAX vaccine facility, providing up to 40 million vaccines at cost to the Facility for use in low-income countries around the world – in what signals a breakthrough for the facility that only a week ago appeared to be teetering on the verse of irrelevance – as more low- and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Appeal For WHO Support For Expanded Local Production of Medicines, Diagnostics & Vaccines 22/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ten African countries, supported by China, have appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support increased local production of medicines, vaccines and other health products – to improve their access and drive down prices, according to a draft resolution presented to WHO’s Executive Board Friday. Ethiopia, supported by nine other African countries – eSwatini, […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Funding Must be Diversified To Prevent Repeat Of Budget Crisis Triggered By US Withdrawal, Say Executive Board Members 21/01/2021 Paul Adepoju Reform and diversification of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) funding model is vital if the global health body is to avoid repeating the consequences of the US’s withdrawal in April 2020, member states have said during WHO’s Executive Board meetings. The global COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the “open secret” within the field of global health […] Continue reading -> Fire In India’s Serum Institute COVID Vaccine Manufacturing Facility – CEO Pledges Vaccine Production Won’t Be Delayed 21/01/2021 J Hacker Five people have died in a major fire at the Serum Institute’s manufacturing facility, charged with producing India’s supply of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – just days after the country’s national vaccine campaign got underway. Serum Institute Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla was quick to say that the fire at its main complex in Pune, would not […] Continue reading -> New Vaccine Approach May Be Needed As ‘Natural’ Antibodies Fail to Recognise COVID-19 Variant in South Africa 21/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Scientists are concerned that antibodies that could detect SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa’s first wave will be less effective against a virus variant that first emerged here and is known as 501Y.V2. What’s worse, they still don’t know if brand new COVID-19 vaccines will work against the variant – which is deemed to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Pfizer/BioNTech Join Global COVAX Vaccine Facility – In Game-Changer For WHO Plan To Roll Out Vaccines More Equitably 22/01/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Pfizer/BioNTech will join the WHO-co-sponsored COVAX vaccine facility, providing up to 40 million vaccines at cost to the Facility for use in low-income countries around the world – in what signals a breakthrough for the facility that only a week ago appeared to be teetering on the verse of irrelevance – as more low- and […] Continue reading -> African Countries Appeal For WHO Support For Expanded Local Production of Medicines, Diagnostics & Vaccines 22/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ten African countries, supported by China, have appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support increased local production of medicines, vaccines and other health products – to improve their access and drive down prices, according to a draft resolution presented to WHO’s Executive Board Friday. Ethiopia, supported by nine other African countries – eSwatini, […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Funding Must be Diversified To Prevent Repeat Of Budget Crisis Triggered By US Withdrawal, Say Executive Board Members 21/01/2021 Paul Adepoju Reform and diversification of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) funding model is vital if the global health body is to avoid repeating the consequences of the US’s withdrawal in April 2020, member states have said during WHO’s Executive Board meetings. The global COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the “open secret” within the field of global health […] Continue reading -> Fire In India’s Serum Institute COVID Vaccine Manufacturing Facility – CEO Pledges Vaccine Production Won’t Be Delayed 21/01/2021 J Hacker Five people have died in a major fire at the Serum Institute’s manufacturing facility, charged with producing India’s supply of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – just days after the country’s national vaccine campaign got underway. Serum Institute Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla was quick to say that the fire at its main complex in Pune, would not […] Continue reading -> New Vaccine Approach May Be Needed As ‘Natural’ Antibodies Fail to Recognise COVID-19 Variant in South Africa 21/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Scientists are concerned that antibodies that could detect SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa’s first wave will be less effective against a virus variant that first emerged here and is known as 501Y.V2. What’s worse, they still don’t know if brand new COVID-19 vaccines will work against the variant – which is deemed to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
African Countries Appeal For WHO Support For Expanded Local Production of Medicines, Diagnostics & Vaccines 22/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan Ten African countries, supported by China, have appealed to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support increased local production of medicines, vaccines and other health products – to improve their access and drive down prices, according to a draft resolution presented to WHO’s Executive Board Friday. Ethiopia, supported by nine other African countries – eSwatini, […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Funding Must be Diversified To Prevent Repeat Of Budget Crisis Triggered By US Withdrawal, Say Executive Board Members 21/01/2021 Paul Adepoju Reform and diversification of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) funding model is vital if the global health body is to avoid repeating the consequences of the US’s withdrawal in April 2020, member states have said during WHO’s Executive Board meetings. The global COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the “open secret” within the field of global health […] Continue reading -> Fire In India’s Serum Institute COVID Vaccine Manufacturing Facility – CEO Pledges Vaccine Production Won’t Be Delayed 21/01/2021 J Hacker Five people have died in a major fire at the Serum Institute’s manufacturing facility, charged with producing India’s supply of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – just days after the country’s national vaccine campaign got underway. Serum Institute Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla was quick to say that the fire at its main complex in Pune, would not […] Continue reading -> New Vaccine Approach May Be Needed As ‘Natural’ Antibodies Fail to Recognise COVID-19 Variant in South Africa 21/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Scientists are concerned that antibodies that could detect SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa’s first wave will be less effective against a virus variant that first emerged here and is known as 501Y.V2. What’s worse, they still don’t know if brand new COVID-19 vaccines will work against the variant – which is deemed to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO’s Funding Must be Diversified To Prevent Repeat Of Budget Crisis Triggered By US Withdrawal, Say Executive Board Members 21/01/2021 Paul Adepoju Reform and diversification of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) funding model is vital if the global health body is to avoid repeating the consequences of the US’s withdrawal in April 2020, member states have said during WHO’s Executive Board meetings. The global COVID-19 pandemic has magnified the “open secret” within the field of global health […] Continue reading -> Fire In India’s Serum Institute COVID Vaccine Manufacturing Facility – CEO Pledges Vaccine Production Won’t Be Delayed 21/01/2021 J Hacker Five people have died in a major fire at the Serum Institute’s manufacturing facility, charged with producing India’s supply of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – just days after the country’s national vaccine campaign got underway. Serum Institute Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla was quick to say that the fire at its main complex in Pune, would not […] Continue reading -> New Vaccine Approach May Be Needed As ‘Natural’ Antibodies Fail to Recognise COVID-19 Variant in South Africa 21/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Scientists are concerned that antibodies that could detect SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa’s first wave will be less effective against a virus variant that first emerged here and is known as 501Y.V2. What’s worse, they still don’t know if brand new COVID-19 vaccines will work against the variant – which is deemed to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Fire In India’s Serum Institute COVID Vaccine Manufacturing Facility – CEO Pledges Vaccine Production Won’t Be Delayed 21/01/2021 J Hacker Five people have died in a major fire at the Serum Institute’s manufacturing facility, charged with producing India’s supply of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine – just days after the country’s national vaccine campaign got underway. Serum Institute Chief Executive Adar Poonawalla was quick to say that the fire at its main complex in Pune, would not […] Continue reading -> New Vaccine Approach May Be Needed As ‘Natural’ Antibodies Fail to Recognise COVID-19 Variant in South Africa 21/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Scientists are concerned that antibodies that could detect SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa’s first wave will be less effective against a virus variant that first emerged here and is known as 501Y.V2. What’s worse, they still don’t know if brand new COVID-19 vaccines will work against the variant – which is deemed to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
New Vaccine Approach May Be Needed As ‘Natural’ Antibodies Fail to Recognise COVID-19 Variant in South Africa 21/01/2021 Kerry Cullinan CAPE TOWN – Scientists are concerned that antibodies that could detect SARS-CoV-2 in South Africa’s first wave will be less effective against a virus variant that first emerged here and is known as 501Y.V2. What’s worse, they still don’t know if brand new COVID-19 vaccines will work against the variant – which is deemed to […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts