Developing Countries Pledge to Combat Diabetes and Obesity; China & Thailand Suggest Global Targets Are Too Ambitious 27/01/2022 Paul Adepoju In a long and winding discussion Thursday at The World Health Organization’s Executive Board, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) pledged to redouble their efforts against noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes and obesity, which are having increasing impacts on health and well-being – in addition to infectious diseases that have been at the forefront of […] Continue reading -> ‘Vast Majority’ of Africans May Have Had Omicron; People Both Vaccinated & Infected Have the Best Immunity – IHME 27/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite a severe lack of COVID test and serological data in Africa, most people on the continent have probably already been exposed to SARS-CoV2, said the director of the influential Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation on Thursday. And in light of that, and the fact that COVID vaccines do not prevent infection, but rather […] Continue reading -> COVAX Update: Enough Vaccines but Big Disparities in Uptake – Exacerbating Risks of New Variants 24/01/2022 Paul Adepoju With the delivery of its one billionth dose last week, COVAX, the WHO co-sponsored vaccine facility, has established itself as the main pillar of vaccine supplies to the world’s 92 poorest economies – providing 82% of the vaccines those nations have received so far. But even as vaccine supplies now ease up, huge disparities persist […] Continue reading -> Will Omicron Offer a COVID-19 Reprieve? Experts are Divided 24/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Experts are divided on whether or not Omicron could offer a COVID-19 reprieve. As the Omicron wave hits its peak in parts of the world, leaving more people infected than in any previous outbreak, some scientists believe that respite is on the way, while others argue another variant could emerge that will be even more […] Continue reading -> As WHO Executive Board Meets – Handful of Countries Stall Plans to Reform WHO Finance 23/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization’s executive board meets this week, two major issues – reforming its finances and pandemic response – continue to defy easy consensus. A handful of powerful countries, including but not limited to the United States, remain hesitant over a plan to bolster the World Health Organization’s (WHO) finances by increasing member […] Continue reading -> Backed by Science: Here’s How We Can Eliminate COVID-19 23/01/2022 Guy Marks, Brendan Crabb & Raina MacIntyre As the WHO Executive Board resumes talks this week on a much-discussed Pandemic Accord, and other preparedness measures, three noted infectious disease experts chart a course for “eliminating” SARS-COV2 – warning that will take more sustained global coordination and determination than what has been seen so far. At the outbreak of World War 1 in […] Continue reading -> Mixed Reaction in Africa to WHO’s New Position on Booster Shots 22/01/2022 Paul Adepoju IDABAN, Nigeria – The decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to drop its opposition for COVID-19 vaccination booster shots has raised concerns in Africa about the potential depletion of COVID-19 vaccine doses available to African countries. On Friday, Health Policy Watch reported WHO recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech […] Continue reading -> WHO Drops Opposition to Boosters – Recommends Third Pfizer Jab for Adults & Two Vaccines for Children Ages 5 & Up 21/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a stark departure from months of booster opposition, WHO on Friday recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine – as well as jabs for children age 5 and older. The recommendation comes after over 120 countries already have booster campaigns in full-swing, some of them beginning as early […] Continue reading -> Italian Lab Study Finds Sputnik V Beat Pfizer’s mRNA Vaccine Against Omicron – Yielding Higher Antibody Levels 21/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Russia’s Sputnik V demonstrated more than two times higher virus neutralizing activity against the Omicron variant in comparison to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, according to a study of blood samples, released Thursday by the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani in Italy and Russia’s Gamaleya Center. The research was prepared by a team of […] Continue reading -> UN Secretary General António Guterres Calls for ‘New Global Deal’ on Debt Relief, Climate and Health 17/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher International financial institutions need to extend widespread debt relief to developing countries, and private sector companies need to mend “social contracts” with societies, and in order to “beat climate, beat COVID” fight hunger – and global financial instability, said UN Secretary General António Guterres. He was speaking on the opening day of the World Economic […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Vast Majority’ of Africans May Have Had Omicron; People Both Vaccinated & Infected Have the Best Immunity – IHME 27/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite a severe lack of COVID test and serological data in Africa, most people on the continent have probably already been exposed to SARS-CoV2, said the director of the influential Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation on Thursday. And in light of that, and the fact that COVID vaccines do not prevent infection, but rather […] Continue reading -> COVAX Update: Enough Vaccines but Big Disparities in Uptake – Exacerbating Risks of New Variants 24/01/2022 Paul Adepoju With the delivery of its one billionth dose last week, COVAX, the WHO co-sponsored vaccine facility, has established itself as the main pillar of vaccine supplies to the world’s 92 poorest economies – providing 82% of the vaccines those nations have received so far. But even as vaccine supplies now ease up, huge disparities persist […] Continue reading -> Will Omicron Offer a COVID-19 Reprieve? Experts are Divided 24/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Experts are divided on whether or not Omicron could offer a COVID-19 reprieve. As the Omicron wave hits its peak in parts of the world, leaving more people infected than in any previous outbreak, some scientists believe that respite is on the way, while others argue another variant could emerge that will be even more […] Continue reading -> As WHO Executive Board Meets – Handful of Countries Stall Plans to Reform WHO Finance 23/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization’s executive board meets this week, two major issues – reforming its finances and pandemic response – continue to defy easy consensus. A handful of powerful countries, including but not limited to the United States, remain hesitant over a plan to bolster the World Health Organization’s (WHO) finances by increasing member […] Continue reading -> Backed by Science: Here’s How We Can Eliminate COVID-19 23/01/2022 Guy Marks, Brendan Crabb & Raina MacIntyre As the WHO Executive Board resumes talks this week on a much-discussed Pandemic Accord, and other preparedness measures, three noted infectious disease experts chart a course for “eliminating” SARS-COV2 – warning that will take more sustained global coordination and determination than what has been seen so far. At the outbreak of World War 1 in […] Continue reading -> Mixed Reaction in Africa to WHO’s New Position on Booster Shots 22/01/2022 Paul Adepoju IDABAN, Nigeria – The decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to drop its opposition for COVID-19 vaccination booster shots has raised concerns in Africa about the potential depletion of COVID-19 vaccine doses available to African countries. On Friday, Health Policy Watch reported WHO recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech […] Continue reading -> WHO Drops Opposition to Boosters – Recommends Third Pfizer Jab for Adults & Two Vaccines for Children Ages 5 & Up 21/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a stark departure from months of booster opposition, WHO on Friday recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine – as well as jabs for children age 5 and older. The recommendation comes after over 120 countries already have booster campaigns in full-swing, some of them beginning as early […] Continue reading -> Italian Lab Study Finds Sputnik V Beat Pfizer’s mRNA Vaccine Against Omicron – Yielding Higher Antibody Levels 21/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Russia’s Sputnik V demonstrated more than two times higher virus neutralizing activity against the Omicron variant in comparison to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, according to a study of blood samples, released Thursday by the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani in Italy and Russia’s Gamaleya Center. The research was prepared by a team of […] Continue reading -> UN Secretary General António Guterres Calls for ‘New Global Deal’ on Debt Relief, Climate and Health 17/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher International financial institutions need to extend widespread debt relief to developing countries, and private sector companies need to mend “social contracts” with societies, and in order to “beat climate, beat COVID” fight hunger – and global financial instability, said UN Secretary General António Guterres. He was speaking on the opening day of the World Economic […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
COVAX Update: Enough Vaccines but Big Disparities in Uptake – Exacerbating Risks of New Variants 24/01/2022 Paul Adepoju With the delivery of its one billionth dose last week, COVAX, the WHO co-sponsored vaccine facility, has established itself as the main pillar of vaccine supplies to the world’s 92 poorest economies – providing 82% of the vaccines those nations have received so far. But even as vaccine supplies now ease up, huge disparities persist […] Continue reading -> Will Omicron Offer a COVID-19 Reprieve? Experts are Divided 24/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Experts are divided on whether or not Omicron could offer a COVID-19 reprieve. As the Omicron wave hits its peak in parts of the world, leaving more people infected than in any previous outbreak, some scientists believe that respite is on the way, while others argue another variant could emerge that will be even more […] Continue reading -> As WHO Executive Board Meets – Handful of Countries Stall Plans to Reform WHO Finance 23/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization’s executive board meets this week, two major issues – reforming its finances and pandemic response – continue to defy easy consensus. A handful of powerful countries, including but not limited to the United States, remain hesitant over a plan to bolster the World Health Organization’s (WHO) finances by increasing member […] Continue reading -> Backed by Science: Here’s How We Can Eliminate COVID-19 23/01/2022 Guy Marks, Brendan Crabb & Raina MacIntyre As the WHO Executive Board resumes talks this week on a much-discussed Pandemic Accord, and other preparedness measures, three noted infectious disease experts chart a course for “eliminating” SARS-COV2 – warning that will take more sustained global coordination and determination than what has been seen so far. At the outbreak of World War 1 in […] Continue reading -> Mixed Reaction in Africa to WHO’s New Position on Booster Shots 22/01/2022 Paul Adepoju IDABAN, Nigeria – The decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to drop its opposition for COVID-19 vaccination booster shots has raised concerns in Africa about the potential depletion of COVID-19 vaccine doses available to African countries. On Friday, Health Policy Watch reported WHO recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech […] Continue reading -> WHO Drops Opposition to Boosters – Recommends Third Pfizer Jab for Adults & Two Vaccines for Children Ages 5 & Up 21/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a stark departure from months of booster opposition, WHO on Friday recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine – as well as jabs for children age 5 and older. The recommendation comes after over 120 countries already have booster campaigns in full-swing, some of them beginning as early […] Continue reading -> Italian Lab Study Finds Sputnik V Beat Pfizer’s mRNA Vaccine Against Omicron – Yielding Higher Antibody Levels 21/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Russia’s Sputnik V demonstrated more than two times higher virus neutralizing activity against the Omicron variant in comparison to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, according to a study of blood samples, released Thursday by the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani in Italy and Russia’s Gamaleya Center. The research was prepared by a team of […] Continue reading -> UN Secretary General António Guterres Calls for ‘New Global Deal’ on Debt Relief, Climate and Health 17/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher International financial institutions need to extend widespread debt relief to developing countries, and private sector companies need to mend “social contracts” with societies, and in order to “beat climate, beat COVID” fight hunger – and global financial instability, said UN Secretary General António Guterres. He was speaking on the opening day of the World Economic […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Will Omicron Offer a COVID-19 Reprieve? Experts are Divided 24/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Experts are divided on whether or not Omicron could offer a COVID-19 reprieve. As the Omicron wave hits its peak in parts of the world, leaving more people infected than in any previous outbreak, some scientists believe that respite is on the way, while others argue another variant could emerge that will be even more […] Continue reading -> As WHO Executive Board Meets – Handful of Countries Stall Plans to Reform WHO Finance 23/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization’s executive board meets this week, two major issues – reforming its finances and pandemic response – continue to defy easy consensus. A handful of powerful countries, including but not limited to the United States, remain hesitant over a plan to bolster the World Health Organization’s (WHO) finances by increasing member […] Continue reading -> Backed by Science: Here’s How We Can Eliminate COVID-19 23/01/2022 Guy Marks, Brendan Crabb & Raina MacIntyre As the WHO Executive Board resumes talks this week on a much-discussed Pandemic Accord, and other preparedness measures, three noted infectious disease experts chart a course for “eliminating” SARS-COV2 – warning that will take more sustained global coordination and determination than what has been seen so far. At the outbreak of World War 1 in […] Continue reading -> Mixed Reaction in Africa to WHO’s New Position on Booster Shots 22/01/2022 Paul Adepoju IDABAN, Nigeria – The decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to drop its opposition for COVID-19 vaccination booster shots has raised concerns in Africa about the potential depletion of COVID-19 vaccine doses available to African countries. On Friday, Health Policy Watch reported WHO recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech […] Continue reading -> WHO Drops Opposition to Boosters – Recommends Third Pfizer Jab for Adults & Two Vaccines for Children Ages 5 & Up 21/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a stark departure from months of booster opposition, WHO on Friday recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine – as well as jabs for children age 5 and older. The recommendation comes after over 120 countries already have booster campaigns in full-swing, some of them beginning as early […] Continue reading -> Italian Lab Study Finds Sputnik V Beat Pfizer’s mRNA Vaccine Against Omicron – Yielding Higher Antibody Levels 21/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Russia’s Sputnik V demonstrated more than two times higher virus neutralizing activity against the Omicron variant in comparison to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, according to a study of blood samples, released Thursday by the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani in Italy and Russia’s Gamaleya Center. The research was prepared by a team of […] Continue reading -> UN Secretary General António Guterres Calls for ‘New Global Deal’ on Debt Relief, Climate and Health 17/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher International financial institutions need to extend widespread debt relief to developing countries, and private sector companies need to mend “social contracts” with societies, and in order to “beat climate, beat COVID” fight hunger – and global financial instability, said UN Secretary General António Guterres. He was speaking on the opening day of the World Economic […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
As WHO Executive Board Meets – Handful of Countries Stall Plans to Reform WHO Finance 23/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher As the World Health Organization’s executive board meets this week, two major issues – reforming its finances and pandemic response – continue to defy easy consensus. A handful of powerful countries, including but not limited to the United States, remain hesitant over a plan to bolster the World Health Organization’s (WHO) finances by increasing member […] Continue reading -> Backed by Science: Here’s How We Can Eliminate COVID-19 23/01/2022 Guy Marks, Brendan Crabb & Raina MacIntyre As the WHO Executive Board resumes talks this week on a much-discussed Pandemic Accord, and other preparedness measures, three noted infectious disease experts chart a course for “eliminating” SARS-COV2 – warning that will take more sustained global coordination and determination than what has been seen so far. At the outbreak of World War 1 in […] Continue reading -> Mixed Reaction in Africa to WHO’s New Position on Booster Shots 22/01/2022 Paul Adepoju IDABAN, Nigeria – The decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to drop its opposition for COVID-19 vaccination booster shots has raised concerns in Africa about the potential depletion of COVID-19 vaccine doses available to African countries. On Friday, Health Policy Watch reported WHO recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech […] Continue reading -> WHO Drops Opposition to Boosters – Recommends Third Pfizer Jab for Adults & Two Vaccines for Children Ages 5 & Up 21/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a stark departure from months of booster opposition, WHO on Friday recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine – as well as jabs for children age 5 and older. The recommendation comes after over 120 countries already have booster campaigns in full-swing, some of them beginning as early […] Continue reading -> Italian Lab Study Finds Sputnik V Beat Pfizer’s mRNA Vaccine Against Omicron – Yielding Higher Antibody Levels 21/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Russia’s Sputnik V demonstrated more than two times higher virus neutralizing activity against the Omicron variant in comparison to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, according to a study of blood samples, released Thursday by the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani in Italy and Russia’s Gamaleya Center. The research was prepared by a team of […] Continue reading -> UN Secretary General António Guterres Calls for ‘New Global Deal’ on Debt Relief, Climate and Health 17/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher International financial institutions need to extend widespread debt relief to developing countries, and private sector companies need to mend “social contracts” with societies, and in order to “beat climate, beat COVID” fight hunger – and global financial instability, said UN Secretary General António Guterres. He was speaking on the opening day of the World Economic […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Backed by Science: Here’s How We Can Eliminate COVID-19 23/01/2022 Guy Marks, Brendan Crabb & Raina MacIntyre As the WHO Executive Board resumes talks this week on a much-discussed Pandemic Accord, and other preparedness measures, three noted infectious disease experts chart a course for “eliminating” SARS-COV2 – warning that will take more sustained global coordination and determination than what has been seen so far. At the outbreak of World War 1 in […] Continue reading -> Mixed Reaction in Africa to WHO’s New Position on Booster Shots 22/01/2022 Paul Adepoju IDABAN, Nigeria – The decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to drop its opposition for COVID-19 vaccination booster shots has raised concerns in Africa about the potential depletion of COVID-19 vaccine doses available to African countries. On Friday, Health Policy Watch reported WHO recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech […] Continue reading -> WHO Drops Opposition to Boosters – Recommends Third Pfizer Jab for Adults & Two Vaccines for Children Ages 5 & Up 21/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a stark departure from months of booster opposition, WHO on Friday recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine – as well as jabs for children age 5 and older. The recommendation comes after over 120 countries already have booster campaigns in full-swing, some of them beginning as early […] Continue reading -> Italian Lab Study Finds Sputnik V Beat Pfizer’s mRNA Vaccine Against Omicron – Yielding Higher Antibody Levels 21/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Russia’s Sputnik V demonstrated more than two times higher virus neutralizing activity against the Omicron variant in comparison to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, according to a study of blood samples, released Thursday by the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani in Italy and Russia’s Gamaleya Center. The research was prepared by a team of […] Continue reading -> UN Secretary General António Guterres Calls for ‘New Global Deal’ on Debt Relief, Climate and Health 17/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher International financial institutions need to extend widespread debt relief to developing countries, and private sector companies need to mend “social contracts” with societies, and in order to “beat climate, beat COVID” fight hunger – and global financial instability, said UN Secretary General António Guterres. He was speaking on the opening day of the World Economic […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Mixed Reaction in Africa to WHO’s New Position on Booster Shots 22/01/2022 Paul Adepoju IDABAN, Nigeria – The decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to drop its opposition for COVID-19 vaccination booster shots has raised concerns in Africa about the potential depletion of COVID-19 vaccine doses available to African countries. On Friday, Health Policy Watch reported WHO recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech […] Continue reading -> WHO Drops Opposition to Boosters – Recommends Third Pfizer Jab for Adults & Two Vaccines for Children Ages 5 & Up 21/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a stark departure from months of booster opposition, WHO on Friday recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine – as well as jabs for children age 5 and older. The recommendation comes after over 120 countries already have booster campaigns in full-swing, some of them beginning as early […] Continue reading -> Italian Lab Study Finds Sputnik V Beat Pfizer’s mRNA Vaccine Against Omicron – Yielding Higher Antibody Levels 21/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Russia’s Sputnik V demonstrated more than two times higher virus neutralizing activity against the Omicron variant in comparison to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, according to a study of blood samples, released Thursday by the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani in Italy and Russia’s Gamaleya Center. The research was prepared by a team of […] Continue reading -> UN Secretary General António Guterres Calls for ‘New Global Deal’ on Debt Relief, Climate and Health 17/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher International financial institutions need to extend widespread debt relief to developing countries, and private sector companies need to mend “social contracts” with societies, and in order to “beat climate, beat COVID” fight hunger – and global financial instability, said UN Secretary General António Guterres. He was speaking on the opening day of the World Economic […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Drops Opposition to Boosters – Recommends Third Pfizer Jab for Adults & Two Vaccines for Children Ages 5 & Up 21/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a stark departure from months of booster opposition, WHO on Friday recommended the wider administration of a third shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine – as well as jabs for children age 5 and older. The recommendation comes after over 120 countries already have booster campaigns in full-swing, some of them beginning as early […] Continue reading -> Italian Lab Study Finds Sputnik V Beat Pfizer’s mRNA Vaccine Against Omicron – Yielding Higher Antibody Levels 21/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Russia’s Sputnik V demonstrated more than two times higher virus neutralizing activity against the Omicron variant in comparison to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, according to a study of blood samples, released Thursday by the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani in Italy and Russia’s Gamaleya Center. The research was prepared by a team of […] Continue reading -> UN Secretary General António Guterres Calls for ‘New Global Deal’ on Debt Relief, Climate and Health 17/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher International financial institutions need to extend widespread debt relief to developing countries, and private sector companies need to mend “social contracts” with societies, and in order to “beat climate, beat COVID” fight hunger – and global financial instability, said UN Secretary General António Guterres. He was speaking on the opening day of the World Economic […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Italian Lab Study Finds Sputnik V Beat Pfizer’s mRNA Vaccine Against Omicron – Yielding Higher Antibody Levels 21/01/2022 Maayan Hoffman Russia’s Sputnik V demonstrated more than two times higher virus neutralizing activity against the Omicron variant in comparison to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, according to a study of blood samples, released Thursday by the National Institute for Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani in Italy and Russia’s Gamaleya Center. The research was prepared by a team of […] Continue reading -> UN Secretary General António Guterres Calls for ‘New Global Deal’ on Debt Relief, Climate and Health 17/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher International financial institutions need to extend widespread debt relief to developing countries, and private sector companies need to mend “social contracts” with societies, and in order to “beat climate, beat COVID” fight hunger – and global financial instability, said UN Secretary General António Guterres. He was speaking on the opening day of the World Economic […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
UN Secretary General António Guterres Calls for ‘New Global Deal’ on Debt Relief, Climate and Health 17/01/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher International financial institutions need to extend widespread debt relief to developing countries, and private sector companies need to mend “social contracts” with societies, and in order to “beat climate, beat COVID” fight hunger – and global financial instability, said UN Secretary General António Guterres. He was speaking on the opening day of the World Economic […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts