Moderna Vaccine Set For United States FDA Approval After Endorsement by Expert Panel – Prices Paid By European Union For Vaccines Disclosed In Tweet 18/12/2020 J Hacker Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was set to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), following a near-unanimous endorsement by an expert panel that reviewed its clinical trial results. Meanwhile, at US$ 18 per dose, the Moderna vaccine will also be the most expensive vaccine to go on the market soon, according to a […] Continue reading -> US FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn Signals Approval of Pfizer Vaccine – Tells CDC To Get Ready For Rollout 11/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & J Hacker Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 United States Food and Drug Agency Commissioner Stephen Hahn Friday said that the agency will “rapidly work toward the finalization and issuance of an emergency use authorization” for the cutting edge Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine – following a vote by an independent FDA expert panel on Thursday recommending that the vaccine be approved. FDA Commissioner @SteveFDA […] Continue reading -> Sights Set On Private Funding As Pharma Exec Appointed To Head New WHO Foundation 07/12/2020 J Hacker The WHO Foundation has appointed a senior pharma executive as CEO of the flagship WHO Foundation, suggesting it will make a big push to secure donations from the broader private sector as the curtain closes on a precarious budget year. But speaking at a press briefing on Monday, the WHO DG commented on the recruitment […] Continue reading -> The Americas At Risk For COVID-19 Surge Due To Holiday Travel – WHO Also Calls Out Brazilian and Mexican Leaders 30/11/2020 J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin WHO officials have expressed concern about yet another spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths across the Americas, following the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, and in the run-up to Christmas – echoing concerns already being expressed by United States health authorities. The US has reported 2 million new COVID-19 cases in the past 2 weeks: a […] Continue reading -> Hurricanes And Holidays Set To Worsen COVID In The Americas 26/11/2020 Raisa Santos New York City. The pandemic has been exacerbated by recent hurricanes in Central America, as a result of outbreaks in overcrowded emergency shelters, as well as travel during the American Thanksgiving season, health leaders said at a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) press conference. Last week, saw an increase of 1.5 million cases reported in […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca Breakthrough Heightens Competition Between Two Different World Views On Vaccine Procurement & Distribution 23/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Menaka Rao & Kerry Cullinan The vaccine zero hour is approaching. As Norway’s Minister of International Development Dag Ulstein and South Africa’s Minister of Health Zweili Mkhize made yet another urgent plea Monday for some US$4.3 billion right now and another $US23.9 billion in 2021 to massively roll out new COVID19 vaccines, drugs and tests that are now coming on […] Continue reading -> Geneva Is ‘Epicentre’ Of Global Health Innovation 17/11/2020 Kerry Cullinan Many Geneva-based health agencies have worked together for years to improve global access to diagnostics and treatment, but the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated much closer collaboration and speedier decision-making. This is according to experts from the WHO co-sponsored “ACT Accelerator” medicine access partnership – including UNITAID, the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), and the […] Continue reading -> US Presidential Election: Identity Politics Overwhelms COVID Pandemic As Voters Choose 04/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While President Donald Trump’s mismanagement of Covid-19 may help Democratic contender Joe Biden turn the final corner in a tight US election, identity politics and the economy have loomed as bigger factors than health in voter choices. Voters in key battleground states, like Michigan and Nevada, explain why. The United States election came just as […] Continue reading -> No Winner for President Yet and Health Care Hangs in the Balance 04/11/2020 Julie Rovner, KHN With the winner of the presidency and party control of the Senate still unclear the morning after Election Day, the future of the nation’s health system remains uncertain. At stake is whether the federal government will play a stronger role in financing and setting the ground rules for health care coverage or cede more authority […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn Signals Approval of Pfizer Vaccine – Tells CDC To Get Ready For Rollout 11/12/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher & J Hacker Warning: Attempt to read property "post_title" on null in /home/clients/58f2a29976672af522a8f4d82ffa28b6/web/wp-content/plugins/better-image-credits/better-image-credits.php on line 227 United States Food and Drug Agency Commissioner Stephen Hahn Friday said that the agency will “rapidly work toward the finalization and issuance of an emergency use authorization” for the cutting edge Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine – following a vote by an independent FDA expert panel on Thursday recommending that the vaccine be approved. FDA Commissioner @SteveFDA […] Continue reading -> Sights Set On Private Funding As Pharma Exec Appointed To Head New WHO Foundation 07/12/2020 J Hacker The WHO Foundation has appointed a senior pharma executive as CEO of the flagship WHO Foundation, suggesting it will make a big push to secure donations from the broader private sector as the curtain closes on a precarious budget year. But speaking at a press briefing on Monday, the WHO DG commented on the recruitment […] Continue reading -> The Americas At Risk For COVID-19 Surge Due To Holiday Travel – WHO Also Calls Out Brazilian and Mexican Leaders 30/11/2020 J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin WHO officials have expressed concern about yet another spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths across the Americas, following the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, and in the run-up to Christmas – echoing concerns already being expressed by United States health authorities. The US has reported 2 million new COVID-19 cases in the past 2 weeks: a […] Continue reading -> Hurricanes And Holidays Set To Worsen COVID In The Americas 26/11/2020 Raisa Santos New York City. The pandemic has been exacerbated by recent hurricanes in Central America, as a result of outbreaks in overcrowded emergency shelters, as well as travel during the American Thanksgiving season, health leaders said at a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) press conference. Last week, saw an increase of 1.5 million cases reported in […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca Breakthrough Heightens Competition Between Two Different World Views On Vaccine Procurement & Distribution 23/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Menaka Rao & Kerry Cullinan The vaccine zero hour is approaching. As Norway’s Minister of International Development Dag Ulstein and South Africa’s Minister of Health Zweili Mkhize made yet another urgent plea Monday for some US$4.3 billion right now and another $US23.9 billion in 2021 to massively roll out new COVID19 vaccines, drugs and tests that are now coming on […] Continue reading -> Geneva Is ‘Epicentre’ Of Global Health Innovation 17/11/2020 Kerry Cullinan Many Geneva-based health agencies have worked together for years to improve global access to diagnostics and treatment, but the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated much closer collaboration and speedier decision-making. This is according to experts from the WHO co-sponsored “ACT Accelerator” medicine access partnership – including UNITAID, the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), and the […] Continue reading -> US Presidential Election: Identity Politics Overwhelms COVID Pandemic As Voters Choose 04/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While President Donald Trump’s mismanagement of Covid-19 may help Democratic contender Joe Biden turn the final corner in a tight US election, identity politics and the economy have loomed as bigger factors than health in voter choices. Voters in key battleground states, like Michigan and Nevada, explain why. The United States election came just as […] Continue reading -> No Winner for President Yet and Health Care Hangs in the Balance 04/11/2020 Julie Rovner, KHN With the winner of the presidency and party control of the Senate still unclear the morning after Election Day, the future of the nation’s health system remains uncertain. At stake is whether the federal government will play a stronger role in financing and setting the ground rules for health care coverage or cede more authority […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Sights Set On Private Funding As Pharma Exec Appointed To Head New WHO Foundation 07/12/2020 J Hacker The WHO Foundation has appointed a senior pharma executive as CEO of the flagship WHO Foundation, suggesting it will make a big push to secure donations from the broader private sector as the curtain closes on a precarious budget year. But speaking at a press briefing on Monday, the WHO DG commented on the recruitment […] Continue reading -> The Americas At Risk For COVID-19 Surge Due To Holiday Travel – WHO Also Calls Out Brazilian and Mexican Leaders 30/11/2020 J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin WHO officials have expressed concern about yet another spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths across the Americas, following the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, and in the run-up to Christmas – echoing concerns already being expressed by United States health authorities. The US has reported 2 million new COVID-19 cases in the past 2 weeks: a […] Continue reading -> Hurricanes And Holidays Set To Worsen COVID In The Americas 26/11/2020 Raisa Santos New York City. The pandemic has been exacerbated by recent hurricanes in Central America, as a result of outbreaks in overcrowded emergency shelters, as well as travel during the American Thanksgiving season, health leaders said at a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) press conference. Last week, saw an increase of 1.5 million cases reported in […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca Breakthrough Heightens Competition Between Two Different World Views On Vaccine Procurement & Distribution 23/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Menaka Rao & Kerry Cullinan The vaccine zero hour is approaching. As Norway’s Minister of International Development Dag Ulstein and South Africa’s Minister of Health Zweili Mkhize made yet another urgent plea Monday for some US$4.3 billion right now and another $US23.9 billion in 2021 to massively roll out new COVID19 vaccines, drugs and tests that are now coming on […] Continue reading -> Geneva Is ‘Epicentre’ Of Global Health Innovation 17/11/2020 Kerry Cullinan Many Geneva-based health agencies have worked together for years to improve global access to diagnostics and treatment, but the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated much closer collaboration and speedier decision-making. This is according to experts from the WHO co-sponsored “ACT Accelerator” medicine access partnership – including UNITAID, the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), and the […] Continue reading -> US Presidential Election: Identity Politics Overwhelms COVID Pandemic As Voters Choose 04/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While President Donald Trump’s mismanagement of Covid-19 may help Democratic contender Joe Biden turn the final corner in a tight US election, identity politics and the economy have loomed as bigger factors than health in voter choices. Voters in key battleground states, like Michigan and Nevada, explain why. The United States election came just as […] Continue reading -> No Winner for President Yet and Health Care Hangs in the Balance 04/11/2020 Julie Rovner, KHN With the winner of the presidency and party control of the Senate still unclear the morning after Election Day, the future of the nation’s health system remains uncertain. At stake is whether the federal government will play a stronger role in financing and setting the ground rules for health care coverage or cede more authority […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Americas At Risk For COVID-19 Surge Due To Holiday Travel – WHO Also Calls Out Brazilian and Mexican Leaders 30/11/2020 J Hacker & Madeleine Hoecklin WHO officials have expressed concern about yet another spike in COVID-19 infections and deaths across the Americas, following the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, and in the run-up to Christmas – echoing concerns already being expressed by United States health authorities. The US has reported 2 million new COVID-19 cases in the past 2 weeks: a […] Continue reading -> Hurricanes And Holidays Set To Worsen COVID In The Americas 26/11/2020 Raisa Santos New York City. The pandemic has been exacerbated by recent hurricanes in Central America, as a result of outbreaks in overcrowded emergency shelters, as well as travel during the American Thanksgiving season, health leaders said at a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) press conference. Last week, saw an increase of 1.5 million cases reported in […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca Breakthrough Heightens Competition Between Two Different World Views On Vaccine Procurement & Distribution 23/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Menaka Rao & Kerry Cullinan The vaccine zero hour is approaching. As Norway’s Minister of International Development Dag Ulstein and South Africa’s Minister of Health Zweili Mkhize made yet another urgent plea Monday for some US$4.3 billion right now and another $US23.9 billion in 2021 to massively roll out new COVID19 vaccines, drugs and tests that are now coming on […] Continue reading -> Geneva Is ‘Epicentre’ Of Global Health Innovation 17/11/2020 Kerry Cullinan Many Geneva-based health agencies have worked together for years to improve global access to diagnostics and treatment, but the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated much closer collaboration and speedier decision-making. This is according to experts from the WHO co-sponsored “ACT Accelerator” medicine access partnership – including UNITAID, the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), and the […] Continue reading -> US Presidential Election: Identity Politics Overwhelms COVID Pandemic As Voters Choose 04/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While President Donald Trump’s mismanagement of Covid-19 may help Democratic contender Joe Biden turn the final corner in a tight US election, identity politics and the economy have loomed as bigger factors than health in voter choices. Voters in key battleground states, like Michigan and Nevada, explain why. The United States election came just as […] Continue reading -> No Winner for President Yet and Health Care Hangs in the Balance 04/11/2020 Julie Rovner, KHN With the winner of the presidency and party control of the Senate still unclear the morning after Election Day, the future of the nation’s health system remains uncertain. At stake is whether the federal government will play a stronger role in financing and setting the ground rules for health care coverage or cede more authority […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Hurricanes And Holidays Set To Worsen COVID In The Americas 26/11/2020 Raisa Santos New York City. The pandemic has been exacerbated by recent hurricanes in Central America, as a result of outbreaks in overcrowded emergency shelters, as well as travel during the American Thanksgiving season, health leaders said at a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) press conference. Last week, saw an increase of 1.5 million cases reported in […] Continue reading -> AstraZeneca Breakthrough Heightens Competition Between Two Different World Views On Vaccine Procurement & Distribution 23/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Menaka Rao & Kerry Cullinan The vaccine zero hour is approaching. As Norway’s Minister of International Development Dag Ulstein and South Africa’s Minister of Health Zweili Mkhize made yet another urgent plea Monday for some US$4.3 billion right now and another $US23.9 billion in 2021 to massively roll out new COVID19 vaccines, drugs and tests that are now coming on […] Continue reading -> Geneva Is ‘Epicentre’ Of Global Health Innovation 17/11/2020 Kerry Cullinan Many Geneva-based health agencies have worked together for years to improve global access to diagnostics and treatment, but the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated much closer collaboration and speedier decision-making. This is according to experts from the WHO co-sponsored “ACT Accelerator” medicine access partnership – including UNITAID, the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), and the […] Continue reading -> US Presidential Election: Identity Politics Overwhelms COVID Pandemic As Voters Choose 04/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While President Donald Trump’s mismanagement of Covid-19 may help Democratic contender Joe Biden turn the final corner in a tight US election, identity politics and the economy have loomed as bigger factors than health in voter choices. Voters in key battleground states, like Michigan and Nevada, explain why. The United States election came just as […] Continue reading -> No Winner for President Yet and Health Care Hangs in the Balance 04/11/2020 Julie Rovner, KHN With the winner of the presidency and party control of the Senate still unclear the morning after Election Day, the future of the nation’s health system remains uncertain. At stake is whether the federal government will play a stronger role in financing and setting the ground rules for health care coverage or cede more authority […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
AstraZeneca Breakthrough Heightens Competition Between Two Different World Views On Vaccine Procurement & Distribution 23/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher, Menaka Rao & Kerry Cullinan The vaccine zero hour is approaching. As Norway’s Minister of International Development Dag Ulstein and South Africa’s Minister of Health Zweili Mkhize made yet another urgent plea Monday for some US$4.3 billion right now and another $US23.9 billion in 2021 to massively roll out new COVID19 vaccines, drugs and tests that are now coming on […] Continue reading -> Geneva Is ‘Epicentre’ Of Global Health Innovation 17/11/2020 Kerry Cullinan Many Geneva-based health agencies have worked together for years to improve global access to diagnostics and treatment, but the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated much closer collaboration and speedier decision-making. This is according to experts from the WHO co-sponsored “ACT Accelerator” medicine access partnership – including UNITAID, the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), and the […] Continue reading -> US Presidential Election: Identity Politics Overwhelms COVID Pandemic As Voters Choose 04/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While President Donald Trump’s mismanagement of Covid-19 may help Democratic contender Joe Biden turn the final corner in a tight US election, identity politics and the economy have loomed as bigger factors than health in voter choices. Voters in key battleground states, like Michigan and Nevada, explain why. The United States election came just as […] Continue reading -> No Winner for President Yet and Health Care Hangs in the Balance 04/11/2020 Julie Rovner, KHN With the winner of the presidency and party control of the Senate still unclear the morning after Election Day, the future of the nation’s health system remains uncertain. At stake is whether the federal government will play a stronger role in financing and setting the ground rules for health care coverage or cede more authority […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Geneva Is ‘Epicentre’ Of Global Health Innovation 17/11/2020 Kerry Cullinan Many Geneva-based health agencies have worked together for years to improve global access to diagnostics and treatment, but the COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated much closer collaboration and speedier decision-making. This is according to experts from the WHO co-sponsored “ACT Accelerator” medicine access partnership – including UNITAID, the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), and the […] Continue reading -> US Presidential Election: Identity Politics Overwhelms COVID Pandemic As Voters Choose 04/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While President Donald Trump’s mismanagement of Covid-19 may help Democratic contender Joe Biden turn the final corner in a tight US election, identity politics and the economy have loomed as bigger factors than health in voter choices. Voters in key battleground states, like Michigan and Nevada, explain why. The United States election came just as […] Continue reading -> No Winner for President Yet and Health Care Hangs in the Balance 04/11/2020 Julie Rovner, KHN With the winner of the presidency and party control of the Senate still unclear the morning after Election Day, the future of the nation’s health system remains uncertain. At stake is whether the federal government will play a stronger role in financing and setting the ground rules for health care coverage or cede more authority […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
US Presidential Election: Identity Politics Overwhelms COVID Pandemic As Voters Choose 04/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher While President Donald Trump’s mismanagement of Covid-19 may help Democratic contender Joe Biden turn the final corner in a tight US election, identity politics and the economy have loomed as bigger factors than health in voter choices. Voters in key battleground states, like Michigan and Nevada, explain why. The United States election came just as […] Continue reading -> No Winner for President Yet and Health Care Hangs in the Balance 04/11/2020 Julie Rovner, KHN With the winner of the presidency and party control of the Senate still unclear the morning after Election Day, the future of the nation’s health system remains uncertain. At stake is whether the federal government will play a stronger role in financing and setting the ground rules for health care coverage or cede more authority […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
No Winner for President Yet and Health Care Hangs in the Balance 04/11/2020 Julie Rovner, KHN With the winner of the presidency and party control of the Senate still unclear the morning after Election Day, the future of the nation’s health system remains uncertain. At stake is whether the federal government will play a stronger role in financing and setting the ground rules for health care coverage or cede more authority […] Continue reading -> COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVID Cases Climb To Record Peaks Ahead of US Presidential Elections Tuesday 02/11/2020 Elaine Ruth Fletcher New COVID-19 cases reached record worldwide peaks in the United States over the weekend, hitting 98,583 new cases on Friday – as debates over management of the pandemic also fueled intense political duels in the last, heated days of campaigning between US President Donald Trump and his Democratic Party contender, Joseph Biden. Hospitalizations were also […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts