Shionogi and the Medicines Patent Pool Reach Agreement on COVID-19 Antiviral Pill 04/10/2022 Kerry Cullinan The Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) has signed a voluntary licence agreement with Japanese pharmaceutical company, Shionogi, to enable generic companies to produce its COVID-19 antiviral treatment pill candidate, provided it gets regulatory approval. The pill, ensitrelvir fumaric acid, has already shown efficacy in a phase 2/ 3 trial involving 1,821 COVID-19 patients from Japan, South […] Continue reading -> Permanent Uptake of COVID-era Flexi-Work Models Could Improve Mental Health: WHO 28/09/2022 Maayan Hoffman Practices implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as flexible working arrangements and teleworking, could help to reduce work-related mental health challenges, according to a first-ever set of Guidelines on Mental Health at Work released Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO). The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a 25% increase in what was already a high percentage […] Continue reading -> African Teen Pregnancies Skyrocketed During COVID Lockdowns – But Prevention is Possible 23/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Seventeen-year-old South African Amanda Nkosi* is already a mother and living with HIV – thanks to what she describes as “doing things that teenagers do” without access to accurate health information or contraception. She discovered her HIV status recently when a youth-friendly clinic opened near her home in the coastal city of Durban and offered […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Cases Drop to Lowest Level Since Start of Pandemic – But WHO Urges Vaccination Of All At Risk 15/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Global COVID-19 cases have dropped to their lowest level since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. In the past week alone (5-11 September), the number of new weekly cases decreased by 28% while new weekly deaths decreased by 22%, […] Continue reading -> Long COVID Affected 17 Million in Europe in First Two Years of Pandemic 13/09/2022 Rossella Tercatin TEL AVIV – When Belgian Ann Li got sick with COVID in March 2020, she did not know that the disease would follow her for years. “Even though I’m standing here in front of you looking seemingly healthy, I still suffer the consequences of the initial infection,” she told the audience of a panel devoted […] Continue reading -> COVID Threatens Meningitis Fight in Africa 09/09/2022 Paul Adepoju & John Heilprin The COVID-19 pandemic delayed plans to vaccinate more than 50 million African children with doses of MenAfriVac, a vaccine designed for the African meningitis belt. That could undo the progress in controlling a lethal form of meningitis in Africa, the World Health Organization warns. Until 12 years ago, meningitis type A made up 90% of […] Continue reading -> China Maintains “zero-COVID” Policy in Chengdu Despite Fatal 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake 07/09/2022 Raisa Santos Authorities in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu are sticking to the nation’s “zero-COVID” policy demanding a lockdown on the city’s 21 million inhabitants even in the face of a major earthquake that has killed at least 66 people in the region. Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, has been beset by a heatwave and […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> US Food and Drug Administration Approves Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Boosters for Fall 31/08/2022 Raisa Santos The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to two Omicron-targeting booster vaccines on Wednesday as it anticipates the potential rise of COVID-19 cases in its fall and spring. The boosters, one by Moderna and the other by Pfizer-BioNTech, are bivalent vaccines, or “updated boosters”, that are designed to protect against […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. 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Permanent Uptake of COVID-era Flexi-Work Models Could Improve Mental Health: WHO 28/09/2022 Maayan Hoffman Practices implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as flexible working arrangements and teleworking, could help to reduce work-related mental health challenges, according to a first-ever set of Guidelines on Mental Health at Work released Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO). The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a 25% increase in what was already a high percentage […] Continue reading -> African Teen Pregnancies Skyrocketed During COVID Lockdowns – But Prevention is Possible 23/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Seventeen-year-old South African Amanda Nkosi* is already a mother and living with HIV – thanks to what she describes as “doing things that teenagers do” without access to accurate health information or contraception. She discovered her HIV status recently when a youth-friendly clinic opened near her home in the coastal city of Durban and offered […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Cases Drop to Lowest Level Since Start of Pandemic – But WHO Urges Vaccination Of All At Risk 15/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Global COVID-19 cases have dropped to their lowest level since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. In the past week alone (5-11 September), the number of new weekly cases decreased by 28% while new weekly deaths decreased by 22%, […] Continue reading -> Long COVID Affected 17 Million in Europe in First Two Years of Pandemic 13/09/2022 Rossella Tercatin TEL AVIV – When Belgian Ann Li got sick with COVID in March 2020, she did not know that the disease would follow her for years. “Even though I’m standing here in front of you looking seemingly healthy, I still suffer the consequences of the initial infection,” she told the audience of a panel devoted […] Continue reading -> COVID Threatens Meningitis Fight in Africa 09/09/2022 Paul Adepoju & John Heilprin The COVID-19 pandemic delayed plans to vaccinate more than 50 million African children with doses of MenAfriVac, a vaccine designed for the African meningitis belt. That could undo the progress in controlling a lethal form of meningitis in Africa, the World Health Organization warns. Until 12 years ago, meningitis type A made up 90% of […] Continue reading -> China Maintains “zero-COVID” Policy in Chengdu Despite Fatal 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake 07/09/2022 Raisa Santos Authorities in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu are sticking to the nation’s “zero-COVID” policy demanding a lockdown on the city’s 21 million inhabitants even in the face of a major earthquake that has killed at least 66 people in the region. Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, has been beset by a heatwave and […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> US Food and Drug Administration Approves Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Boosters for Fall 31/08/2022 Raisa Santos The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to two Omicron-targeting booster vaccines on Wednesday as it anticipates the potential rise of COVID-19 cases in its fall and spring. The boosters, one by Moderna and the other by Pfizer-BioNTech, are bivalent vaccines, or “updated boosters”, that are designed to protect against […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
African Teen Pregnancies Skyrocketed During COVID Lockdowns – But Prevention is Possible 23/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Seventeen-year-old South African Amanda Nkosi* is already a mother and living with HIV – thanks to what she describes as “doing things that teenagers do” without access to accurate health information or contraception. She discovered her HIV status recently when a youth-friendly clinic opened near her home in the coastal city of Durban and offered […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Cases Drop to Lowest Level Since Start of Pandemic – But WHO Urges Vaccination Of All At Risk 15/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Global COVID-19 cases have dropped to their lowest level since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. In the past week alone (5-11 September), the number of new weekly cases decreased by 28% while new weekly deaths decreased by 22%, […] Continue reading -> Long COVID Affected 17 Million in Europe in First Two Years of Pandemic 13/09/2022 Rossella Tercatin TEL AVIV – When Belgian Ann Li got sick with COVID in March 2020, she did not know that the disease would follow her for years. “Even though I’m standing here in front of you looking seemingly healthy, I still suffer the consequences of the initial infection,” she told the audience of a panel devoted […] Continue reading -> COVID Threatens Meningitis Fight in Africa 09/09/2022 Paul Adepoju & John Heilprin The COVID-19 pandemic delayed plans to vaccinate more than 50 million African children with doses of MenAfriVac, a vaccine designed for the African meningitis belt. That could undo the progress in controlling a lethal form of meningitis in Africa, the World Health Organization warns. Until 12 years ago, meningitis type A made up 90% of […] Continue reading -> China Maintains “zero-COVID” Policy in Chengdu Despite Fatal 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake 07/09/2022 Raisa Santos Authorities in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu are sticking to the nation’s “zero-COVID” policy demanding a lockdown on the city’s 21 million inhabitants even in the face of a major earthquake that has killed at least 66 people in the region. Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, has been beset by a heatwave and […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> US Food and Drug Administration Approves Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Boosters for Fall 31/08/2022 Raisa Santos The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to two Omicron-targeting booster vaccines on Wednesday as it anticipates the potential rise of COVID-19 cases in its fall and spring. The boosters, one by Moderna and the other by Pfizer-BioNTech, are bivalent vaccines, or “updated boosters”, that are designed to protect against […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
COVID-19 Cases Drop to Lowest Level Since Start of Pandemic – But WHO Urges Vaccination Of All At Risk 15/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Global COVID-19 cases have dropped to their lowest level since the start of the pandemic in March 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a media briefing on Wednesday. In the past week alone (5-11 September), the number of new weekly cases decreased by 28% while new weekly deaths decreased by 22%, […] Continue reading -> Long COVID Affected 17 Million in Europe in First Two Years of Pandemic 13/09/2022 Rossella Tercatin TEL AVIV – When Belgian Ann Li got sick with COVID in March 2020, she did not know that the disease would follow her for years. “Even though I’m standing here in front of you looking seemingly healthy, I still suffer the consequences of the initial infection,” she told the audience of a panel devoted […] Continue reading -> COVID Threatens Meningitis Fight in Africa 09/09/2022 Paul Adepoju & John Heilprin The COVID-19 pandemic delayed plans to vaccinate more than 50 million African children with doses of MenAfriVac, a vaccine designed for the African meningitis belt. That could undo the progress in controlling a lethal form of meningitis in Africa, the World Health Organization warns. Until 12 years ago, meningitis type A made up 90% of […] Continue reading -> China Maintains “zero-COVID” Policy in Chengdu Despite Fatal 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake 07/09/2022 Raisa Santos Authorities in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu are sticking to the nation’s “zero-COVID” policy demanding a lockdown on the city’s 21 million inhabitants even in the face of a major earthquake that has killed at least 66 people in the region. Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, has been beset by a heatwave and […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> US Food and Drug Administration Approves Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Boosters for Fall 31/08/2022 Raisa Santos The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to two Omicron-targeting booster vaccines on Wednesday as it anticipates the potential rise of COVID-19 cases in its fall and spring. The boosters, one by Moderna and the other by Pfizer-BioNTech, are bivalent vaccines, or “updated boosters”, that are designed to protect against […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
Long COVID Affected 17 Million in Europe in First Two Years of Pandemic 13/09/2022 Rossella Tercatin TEL AVIV – When Belgian Ann Li got sick with COVID in March 2020, she did not know that the disease would follow her for years. “Even though I’m standing here in front of you looking seemingly healthy, I still suffer the consequences of the initial infection,” she told the audience of a panel devoted […] Continue reading -> COVID Threatens Meningitis Fight in Africa 09/09/2022 Paul Adepoju & John Heilprin The COVID-19 pandemic delayed plans to vaccinate more than 50 million African children with doses of MenAfriVac, a vaccine designed for the African meningitis belt. That could undo the progress in controlling a lethal form of meningitis in Africa, the World Health Organization warns. Until 12 years ago, meningitis type A made up 90% of […] Continue reading -> China Maintains “zero-COVID” Policy in Chengdu Despite Fatal 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake 07/09/2022 Raisa Santos Authorities in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu are sticking to the nation’s “zero-COVID” policy demanding a lockdown on the city’s 21 million inhabitants even in the face of a major earthquake that has killed at least 66 people in the region. Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, has been beset by a heatwave and […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> US Food and Drug Administration Approves Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Boosters for Fall 31/08/2022 Raisa Santos The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to two Omicron-targeting booster vaccines on Wednesday as it anticipates the potential rise of COVID-19 cases in its fall and spring. The boosters, one by Moderna and the other by Pfizer-BioNTech, are bivalent vaccines, or “updated boosters”, that are designed to protect against […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
COVID Threatens Meningitis Fight in Africa 09/09/2022 Paul Adepoju & John Heilprin The COVID-19 pandemic delayed plans to vaccinate more than 50 million African children with doses of MenAfriVac, a vaccine designed for the African meningitis belt. That could undo the progress in controlling a lethal form of meningitis in Africa, the World Health Organization warns. Until 12 years ago, meningitis type A made up 90% of […] Continue reading -> China Maintains “zero-COVID” Policy in Chengdu Despite Fatal 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake 07/09/2022 Raisa Santos Authorities in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu are sticking to the nation’s “zero-COVID” policy demanding a lockdown on the city’s 21 million inhabitants even in the face of a major earthquake that has killed at least 66 people in the region. Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, has been beset by a heatwave and […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> US Food and Drug Administration Approves Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Boosters for Fall 31/08/2022 Raisa Santos The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to two Omicron-targeting booster vaccines on Wednesday as it anticipates the potential rise of COVID-19 cases in its fall and spring. The boosters, one by Moderna and the other by Pfizer-BioNTech, are bivalent vaccines, or “updated boosters”, that are designed to protect against […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
China Maintains “zero-COVID” Policy in Chengdu Despite Fatal 6.8 Magnitude Earthquake 07/09/2022 Raisa Santos Authorities in China’s southwestern city of Chengdu are sticking to the nation’s “zero-COVID” policy demanding a lockdown on the city’s 21 million inhabitants even in the face of a major earthquake that has killed at least 66 people in the region. Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, has been beset by a heatwave and […] Continue reading -> WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> US Food and Drug Administration Approves Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Boosters for Fall 31/08/2022 Raisa Santos The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to two Omicron-targeting booster vaccines on Wednesday as it anticipates the potential rise of COVID-19 cases in its fall and spring. The boosters, one by Moderna and the other by Pfizer-BioNTech, are bivalent vaccines, or “updated boosters”, that are designed to protect against […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
WHO Warns Against ‘Complacency’ over COVID-19 and Monkeypox 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although COVID-19 and monkeypox cases are declining globally, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned against complacency on Wednesday. Although COVID-19 cases were down by 80% since February, “last week, one person died with COVID-19 every 44 seconds and most of those those those deaths are avoidable,” said Tedros. “There is no […] Continue reading -> New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> US Food and Drug Administration Approves Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Boosters for Fall 31/08/2022 Raisa Santos The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to two Omicron-targeting booster vaccines on Wednesday as it anticipates the potential rise of COVID-19 cases in its fall and spring. The boosters, one by Moderna and the other by Pfizer-BioNTech, are bivalent vaccines, or “updated boosters”, that are designed to protect against […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
New Initiative Will Enable Speedy Introduction of COVID-19 Antivirals in Africa and Southeast Asia 07/09/2022 Kerry Cullinan A new initiative to introduce COVID-19 oral antivirals and national test-and-treat programmes in 10 countries in Africa and Southeast Asia was launched on Wednesday by the COVID Treatment Quick Start Consortium. The consortium will support governments to introduce and scale up access to antivirals, starting with Pfizer’s Paxlovid, in high-risk populations in Ghana, Kenya, Laos, […] Continue reading -> US Food and Drug Administration Approves Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Boosters for Fall 31/08/2022 Raisa Santos The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to two Omicron-targeting booster vaccines on Wednesday as it anticipates the potential rise of COVID-19 cases in its fall and spring. The boosters, one by Moderna and the other by Pfizer-BioNTech, are bivalent vaccines, or “updated boosters”, that are designed to protect against […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy Loading Comments... You must be logged in to post a comment.
US Food and Drug Administration Approves Omicron-Targeting COVID-19 Boosters for Fall 31/08/2022 Raisa Santos The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) to two Omicron-targeting booster vaccines on Wednesday as it anticipates the potential rise of COVID-19 cases in its fall and spring. The boosters, one by Moderna and the other by Pfizer-BioNTech, are bivalent vaccines, or “updated boosters”, that are designed to protect against […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy