Fourth COVID Vaccine Jab Provides Little Extra Protection to Healthy Individuals – NEJM 16/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman A month after a fourth dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines was administered to hundreds of people in an Israeli clinical trial, authors of the new study on the extra booster say it provides “little protection, if any, from infection by COVID-19 among vaccinated young and healthy individuals in comparison to those vaccinated with […] Continue reading -> WTO Head Welcomes Compromise on IP Waiver for COVID Vaccines – But Activists and Pharma Express Dismay 16/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Director-Genera, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has “warmly welcomed” the breakthrough reached this week over a waiver on intellectual property for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. “This is a major step forward and this compromise is the result of many long and difficult hours of negotiations. But we are not there yet. […] Continue reading -> With Less Than 1% Vaccinated, DRC Trains ‘Rumour-Busters’ to Tackle COVID Misinformation 14/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan With fewer than 1% of its 90 million citizens vaccinated against COVID-19, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resorted to training teams of “rumour-busters” to tackle misinformation about the virus in order to encourage more people to get the vaccine. David Olela, communications lead for the DRC health ministry’s vaccination programme, admits that his […] Continue reading -> Chinese Mayors are Fired Amid COVID-19 Surge, While Hong Kong Sees Infection Slowdown 14/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar COVID-19 cases reached their highest level in nearly two years in China on Sunday, with 1,437 cases on the mainland, according to China’s National Health Commission. Cases have more than doubled since 10 March when 588 cases were recorded. This surge in cases, driven by the Omicron variant, has prompted the country, which has a […] Continue reading -> COVID mRNA Vaccines Do Not Harm Fertility – But The Virus Does 14/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines do not harm in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates, according to a recent study, countering disinformation that vaccines could negatively affect fertility. In contrast, the SARS-CoV2 virus has been found to negatively affect the quality of embryos for couples who are undergoing IVF treatments and sperm. The peer-reviewed study, published in […] Continue reading -> Second Anniversary of COVID-19 – ´Building Back Better´ Encounters New Challenges 11/03/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two years after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2022, the developed world’s long-time fixation on the SARS-CoV2 virus, which has killed 6 million people, has suddenly shifted away from health to the war in Ukraine and sharply rising geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile high-income countries have dropped […] Continue reading -> Moderna Waives its COVID Patents Permanently – But Won’t Share Tech with South African mRNA Hub 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Moderna has committed to permanently waiving its COVID-19 patents in 92 low- and middle-income countries, and is pursuing vaccines for 15 diseases identified as the world’s biggest public health risk, including ebola, tuberculosis and malaria. The company has also offered outside researchers access to its mRNA technology to pursue research on emerging and neglected infectious […] Continue reading -> Mind the Animals: Call for Regulation of Wildlife to Prevent COVID ‘Reservoirs’ 08/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Countries need to prevent more SARS-CoV2 infections in wildlife, as this could result in the establishment of animal reservoirs, according to a joint statement by the World Health Organisation, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). So far domestic animals, free-ranging, captive or farmed wild animals such as big […] Continue reading -> WHO Welcomes US Move to Share COVID-19 Technologies with C-TAP Patent Pool 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) will offer certain government-funded coronavirus technologies to WHO’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), top US officials said on Thursday. The announcement by US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra at a virtual meeting Thursday with other ministers of health, could help bolster support for the […] Continue reading -> Molnupiravir Joins WHO’s Recommended COVID-19 Treatment List 03/03/2022 Editorial team Molnupiravir, an oral COVID-19 antiviral medication, has just been added as a conditional recommendation to the World Health Organization’s living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics. The pill, created by Merck, had already been approved by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) in January to be distributed and supplied in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In comparison […] 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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WTO Head Welcomes Compromise on IP Waiver for COVID Vaccines – But Activists and Pharma Express Dismay 16/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Director-Genera, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has “warmly welcomed” the breakthrough reached this week over a waiver on intellectual property for the production of COVID-19 vaccines. “This is a major step forward and this compromise is the result of many long and difficult hours of negotiations. But we are not there yet. […] Continue reading -> With Less Than 1% Vaccinated, DRC Trains ‘Rumour-Busters’ to Tackle COVID Misinformation 14/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan With fewer than 1% of its 90 million citizens vaccinated against COVID-19, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resorted to training teams of “rumour-busters” to tackle misinformation about the virus in order to encourage more people to get the vaccine. David Olela, communications lead for the DRC health ministry’s vaccination programme, admits that his […] Continue reading -> Chinese Mayors are Fired Amid COVID-19 Surge, While Hong Kong Sees Infection Slowdown 14/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar COVID-19 cases reached their highest level in nearly two years in China on Sunday, with 1,437 cases on the mainland, according to China’s National Health Commission. Cases have more than doubled since 10 March when 588 cases were recorded. This surge in cases, driven by the Omicron variant, has prompted the country, which has a […] Continue reading -> COVID mRNA Vaccines Do Not Harm Fertility – But The Virus Does 14/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines do not harm in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates, according to a recent study, countering disinformation that vaccines could negatively affect fertility. In contrast, the SARS-CoV2 virus has been found to negatively affect the quality of embryos for couples who are undergoing IVF treatments and sperm. The peer-reviewed study, published in […] Continue reading -> Second Anniversary of COVID-19 – ´Building Back Better´ Encounters New Challenges 11/03/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two years after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2022, the developed world’s long-time fixation on the SARS-CoV2 virus, which has killed 6 million people, has suddenly shifted away from health to the war in Ukraine and sharply rising geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile high-income countries have dropped […] Continue reading -> Moderna Waives its COVID Patents Permanently – But Won’t Share Tech with South African mRNA Hub 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Moderna has committed to permanently waiving its COVID-19 patents in 92 low- and middle-income countries, and is pursuing vaccines for 15 diseases identified as the world’s biggest public health risk, including ebola, tuberculosis and malaria. The company has also offered outside researchers access to its mRNA technology to pursue research on emerging and neglected infectious […] Continue reading -> Mind the Animals: Call for Regulation of Wildlife to Prevent COVID ‘Reservoirs’ 08/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Countries need to prevent more SARS-CoV2 infections in wildlife, as this could result in the establishment of animal reservoirs, according to a joint statement by the World Health Organisation, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). So far domestic animals, free-ranging, captive or farmed wild animals such as big […] Continue reading -> WHO Welcomes US Move to Share COVID-19 Technologies with C-TAP Patent Pool 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) will offer certain government-funded coronavirus technologies to WHO’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), top US officials said on Thursday. The announcement by US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra at a virtual meeting Thursday with other ministers of health, could help bolster support for the […] Continue reading -> Molnupiravir Joins WHO’s Recommended COVID-19 Treatment List 03/03/2022 Editorial team Molnupiravir, an oral COVID-19 antiviral medication, has just been added as a conditional recommendation to the World Health Organization’s living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics. The pill, created by Merck, had already been approved by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) in January to be distributed and supplied in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In comparison […] 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.
With Less Than 1% Vaccinated, DRC Trains ‘Rumour-Busters’ to Tackle COVID Misinformation 14/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan With fewer than 1% of its 90 million citizens vaccinated against COVID-19, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has resorted to training teams of “rumour-busters” to tackle misinformation about the virus in order to encourage more people to get the vaccine. David Olela, communications lead for the DRC health ministry’s vaccination programme, admits that his […] Continue reading -> Chinese Mayors are Fired Amid COVID-19 Surge, While Hong Kong Sees Infection Slowdown 14/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar COVID-19 cases reached their highest level in nearly two years in China on Sunday, with 1,437 cases on the mainland, according to China’s National Health Commission. Cases have more than doubled since 10 March when 588 cases were recorded. This surge in cases, driven by the Omicron variant, has prompted the country, which has a […] Continue reading -> COVID mRNA Vaccines Do Not Harm Fertility – But The Virus Does 14/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines do not harm in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates, according to a recent study, countering disinformation that vaccines could negatively affect fertility. In contrast, the SARS-CoV2 virus has been found to negatively affect the quality of embryos for couples who are undergoing IVF treatments and sperm. The peer-reviewed study, published in […] Continue reading -> Second Anniversary of COVID-19 – ´Building Back Better´ Encounters New Challenges 11/03/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two years after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2022, the developed world’s long-time fixation on the SARS-CoV2 virus, which has killed 6 million people, has suddenly shifted away from health to the war in Ukraine and sharply rising geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile high-income countries have dropped […] Continue reading -> Moderna Waives its COVID Patents Permanently – But Won’t Share Tech with South African mRNA Hub 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Moderna has committed to permanently waiving its COVID-19 patents in 92 low- and middle-income countries, and is pursuing vaccines for 15 diseases identified as the world’s biggest public health risk, including ebola, tuberculosis and malaria. The company has also offered outside researchers access to its mRNA technology to pursue research on emerging and neglected infectious […] Continue reading -> Mind the Animals: Call for Regulation of Wildlife to Prevent COVID ‘Reservoirs’ 08/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Countries need to prevent more SARS-CoV2 infections in wildlife, as this could result in the establishment of animal reservoirs, according to a joint statement by the World Health Organisation, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). So far domestic animals, free-ranging, captive or farmed wild animals such as big […] Continue reading -> WHO Welcomes US Move to Share COVID-19 Technologies with C-TAP Patent Pool 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) will offer certain government-funded coronavirus technologies to WHO’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), top US officials said on Thursday. The announcement by US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra at a virtual meeting Thursday with other ministers of health, could help bolster support for the […] Continue reading -> Molnupiravir Joins WHO’s Recommended COVID-19 Treatment List 03/03/2022 Editorial team Molnupiravir, an oral COVID-19 antiviral medication, has just been added as a conditional recommendation to the World Health Organization’s living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics. The pill, created by Merck, had already been approved by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) in January to be distributed and supplied in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In comparison […] 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.
Chinese Mayors are Fired Amid COVID-19 Surge, While Hong Kong Sees Infection Slowdown 14/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar COVID-19 cases reached their highest level in nearly two years in China on Sunday, with 1,437 cases on the mainland, according to China’s National Health Commission. Cases have more than doubled since 10 March when 588 cases were recorded. This surge in cases, driven by the Omicron variant, has prompted the country, which has a […] Continue reading -> COVID mRNA Vaccines Do Not Harm Fertility – But The Virus Does 14/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines do not harm in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates, according to a recent study, countering disinformation that vaccines could negatively affect fertility. In contrast, the SARS-CoV2 virus has been found to negatively affect the quality of embryos for couples who are undergoing IVF treatments and sperm. The peer-reviewed study, published in […] Continue reading -> Second Anniversary of COVID-19 – ´Building Back Better´ Encounters New Challenges 11/03/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two years after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2022, the developed world’s long-time fixation on the SARS-CoV2 virus, which has killed 6 million people, has suddenly shifted away from health to the war in Ukraine and sharply rising geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile high-income countries have dropped […] Continue reading -> Moderna Waives its COVID Patents Permanently – But Won’t Share Tech with South African mRNA Hub 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Moderna has committed to permanently waiving its COVID-19 patents in 92 low- and middle-income countries, and is pursuing vaccines for 15 diseases identified as the world’s biggest public health risk, including ebola, tuberculosis and malaria. The company has also offered outside researchers access to its mRNA technology to pursue research on emerging and neglected infectious […] Continue reading -> Mind the Animals: Call for Regulation of Wildlife to Prevent COVID ‘Reservoirs’ 08/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Countries need to prevent more SARS-CoV2 infections in wildlife, as this could result in the establishment of animal reservoirs, according to a joint statement by the World Health Organisation, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). So far domestic animals, free-ranging, captive or farmed wild animals such as big […] Continue reading -> WHO Welcomes US Move to Share COVID-19 Technologies with C-TAP Patent Pool 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) will offer certain government-funded coronavirus technologies to WHO’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), top US officials said on Thursday. The announcement by US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra at a virtual meeting Thursday with other ministers of health, could help bolster support for the […] Continue reading -> Molnupiravir Joins WHO’s Recommended COVID-19 Treatment List 03/03/2022 Editorial team Molnupiravir, an oral COVID-19 antiviral medication, has just been added as a conditional recommendation to the World Health Organization’s living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics. The pill, created by Merck, had already been approved by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) in January to be distributed and supplied in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In comparison […] 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 mRNA Vaccines Do Not Harm Fertility – But The Virus Does 14/03/2022 Maayan Hoffman The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines do not harm in vitro fertilization (IVF) success rates, according to a recent study, countering disinformation that vaccines could negatively affect fertility. In contrast, the SARS-CoV2 virus has been found to negatively affect the quality of embryos for couples who are undergoing IVF treatments and sperm. The peer-reviewed study, published in […] Continue reading -> Second Anniversary of COVID-19 – ´Building Back Better´ Encounters New Challenges 11/03/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two years after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2022, the developed world’s long-time fixation on the SARS-CoV2 virus, which has killed 6 million people, has suddenly shifted away from health to the war in Ukraine and sharply rising geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile high-income countries have dropped […] Continue reading -> Moderna Waives its COVID Patents Permanently – But Won’t Share Tech with South African mRNA Hub 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Moderna has committed to permanently waiving its COVID-19 patents in 92 low- and middle-income countries, and is pursuing vaccines for 15 diseases identified as the world’s biggest public health risk, including ebola, tuberculosis and malaria. The company has also offered outside researchers access to its mRNA technology to pursue research on emerging and neglected infectious […] Continue reading -> Mind the Animals: Call for Regulation of Wildlife to Prevent COVID ‘Reservoirs’ 08/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Countries need to prevent more SARS-CoV2 infections in wildlife, as this could result in the establishment of animal reservoirs, according to a joint statement by the World Health Organisation, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). So far domestic animals, free-ranging, captive or farmed wild animals such as big […] Continue reading -> WHO Welcomes US Move to Share COVID-19 Technologies with C-TAP Patent Pool 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) will offer certain government-funded coronavirus technologies to WHO’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), top US officials said on Thursday. The announcement by US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra at a virtual meeting Thursday with other ministers of health, could help bolster support for the […] Continue reading -> Molnupiravir Joins WHO’s Recommended COVID-19 Treatment List 03/03/2022 Editorial team Molnupiravir, an oral COVID-19 antiviral medication, has just been added as a conditional recommendation to the World Health Organization’s living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics. The pill, created by Merck, had already been approved by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) in January to be distributed and supplied in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In comparison […] 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.
Second Anniversary of COVID-19 – ´Building Back Better´ Encounters New Challenges 11/03/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Two years after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on 11 March 2022, the developed world’s long-time fixation on the SARS-CoV2 virus, which has killed 6 million people, has suddenly shifted away from health to the war in Ukraine and sharply rising geopolitical tensions. Meanwhile high-income countries have dropped […] Continue reading -> Moderna Waives its COVID Patents Permanently – But Won’t Share Tech with South African mRNA Hub 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Moderna has committed to permanently waiving its COVID-19 patents in 92 low- and middle-income countries, and is pursuing vaccines for 15 diseases identified as the world’s biggest public health risk, including ebola, tuberculosis and malaria. The company has also offered outside researchers access to its mRNA technology to pursue research on emerging and neglected infectious […] Continue reading -> Mind the Animals: Call for Regulation of Wildlife to Prevent COVID ‘Reservoirs’ 08/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Countries need to prevent more SARS-CoV2 infections in wildlife, as this could result in the establishment of animal reservoirs, according to a joint statement by the World Health Organisation, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). So far domestic animals, free-ranging, captive or farmed wild animals such as big […] Continue reading -> WHO Welcomes US Move to Share COVID-19 Technologies with C-TAP Patent Pool 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) will offer certain government-funded coronavirus technologies to WHO’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), top US officials said on Thursday. The announcement by US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra at a virtual meeting Thursday with other ministers of health, could help bolster support for the […] Continue reading -> Molnupiravir Joins WHO’s Recommended COVID-19 Treatment List 03/03/2022 Editorial team Molnupiravir, an oral COVID-19 antiviral medication, has just been added as a conditional recommendation to the World Health Organization’s living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics. The pill, created by Merck, had already been approved by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) in January to be distributed and supplied in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In comparison […] 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.
Moderna Waives its COVID Patents Permanently – But Won’t Share Tech with South African mRNA Hub 08/03/2022 Kerry Cullinan Moderna has committed to permanently waiving its COVID-19 patents in 92 low- and middle-income countries, and is pursuing vaccines for 15 diseases identified as the world’s biggest public health risk, including ebola, tuberculosis and malaria. The company has also offered outside researchers access to its mRNA technology to pursue research on emerging and neglected infectious […] Continue reading -> Mind the Animals: Call for Regulation of Wildlife to Prevent COVID ‘Reservoirs’ 08/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Countries need to prevent more SARS-CoV2 infections in wildlife, as this could result in the establishment of animal reservoirs, according to a joint statement by the World Health Organisation, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). So far domestic animals, free-ranging, captive or farmed wild animals such as big […] Continue reading -> WHO Welcomes US Move to Share COVID-19 Technologies with C-TAP Patent Pool 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) will offer certain government-funded coronavirus technologies to WHO’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), top US officials said on Thursday. The announcement by US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra at a virtual meeting Thursday with other ministers of health, could help bolster support for the […] Continue reading -> Molnupiravir Joins WHO’s Recommended COVID-19 Treatment List 03/03/2022 Editorial team Molnupiravir, an oral COVID-19 antiviral medication, has just been added as a conditional recommendation to the World Health Organization’s living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics. The pill, created by Merck, had already been approved by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) in January to be distributed and supplied in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In comparison […] 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.
Mind the Animals: Call for Regulation of Wildlife to Prevent COVID ‘Reservoirs’ 08/03/2022 Aishwarya Tendolkar Countries need to prevent more SARS-CoV2 infections in wildlife, as this could result in the establishment of animal reservoirs, according to a joint statement by the World Health Organisation, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). So far domestic animals, free-ranging, captive or farmed wild animals such as big […] Continue reading -> WHO Welcomes US Move to Share COVID-19 Technologies with C-TAP Patent Pool 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) will offer certain government-funded coronavirus technologies to WHO’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), top US officials said on Thursday. The announcement by US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra at a virtual meeting Thursday with other ministers of health, could help bolster support for the […] Continue reading -> Molnupiravir Joins WHO’s Recommended COVID-19 Treatment List 03/03/2022 Editorial team Molnupiravir, an oral COVID-19 antiviral medication, has just been added as a conditional recommendation to the World Health Organization’s living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics. The pill, created by Merck, had already been approved by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) in January to be distributed and supplied in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In comparison […] 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 Welcomes US Move to Share COVID-19 Technologies with C-TAP Patent Pool 04/03/2022 Raisa Santos The United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) will offer certain government-funded coronavirus technologies to WHO’s COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), top US officials said on Thursday. The announcement by US Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra at a virtual meeting Thursday with other ministers of health, could help bolster support for the […] Continue reading -> Molnupiravir Joins WHO’s Recommended COVID-19 Treatment List 03/03/2022 Editorial team Molnupiravir, an oral COVID-19 antiviral medication, has just been added as a conditional recommendation to the World Health Organization’s living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics. The pill, created by Merck, had already been approved by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) in January to be distributed and supplied in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In comparison […] 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.
Molnupiravir Joins WHO’s Recommended COVID-19 Treatment List 03/03/2022 Editorial team Molnupiravir, an oral COVID-19 antiviral medication, has just been added as a conditional recommendation to the World Health Organization’s living guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics. The pill, created by Merck, had already been approved by the Medicines Patent Pool (MPP) in January to be distributed and supplied in 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). In comparison […] 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