Tedros Challenges Brazilian Govt to Take Pandemic Seriously – WHO Approves J&J Vaccine 12/03/2021 Kerry Cullinan The Brazilian government needs to enforce “serious social measures” to contain the virus before it overwhelms its health facilities, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the body’s weekly COVID-19 briefing. Brazil’s President Jair Bolsanaro continues to downplay the pandemic despite the country reaching its highest death rate in the past week […] Continue reading -> In Israel’s ‘Living Laboratory’ – Vaccines Offer Hope At End Of Coronavirus Tunnel 12/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher JERUSALEM – One year after the COVID-19 global health emergency was termed a “pandemic” by the World Health Organization – new vaccines are showing their power and efficacy through sharp declines in case rates in Israel – as well as in the United Kingdom and the United States – the second and third countries in […] Continue reading -> Benefits of AstraZeneca Vaccine Outweigh Risks, Say EMA and WHO Officials – Urging Jabs to Continue as Safety Data Reviewed 12/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Both the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization have urged that immunizations with the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine continue – despite a decision by several European countries to suspend its use – after reports of serious blood clots among 30 of the 5 million people vaccinated – leading to at least five deaths. An […] Continue reading -> One Year After Pandemic Was Declared – Taiwan’s Fast, Flexible Policies Preserve Normal Life 12/03/2021 Val Crawford Not many places resemble the pre-pandemic world more than Taiwan. Residents do wear masks, and the ways in which people use public spaces have changed. But in a locked-down world of damaged economies, Taiwan’s institutions are functioning; its classrooms, tourist sites and restaurants carry on. TAIPEI – One year after COVID-19 was declared to be […] Continue reading -> Kenyan Health Officials Say They Hope To Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty Soon – Improving Regulatory Process 11/03/2021 Geoffrey Kamadi NAIROBI – Kenya is one of the leading African countries yet to ratify the African Medicines Agency Treaty (AMA) – but a senior official in the Ministry of Health has said that the move should come soon. According to Susan Mochache, the country’s Principal Secretary in the Ministries of Health (MoH), Kenya has already undergone […] Continue reading -> Why An African Medicines Agency? Now More Than Ever! 11/03/2021 Safeeyah Kharsany “The future generations are not going to excuse this,” pleaded Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO). “They will be looking at us and will say, ‘What the hell were they doing procrastinating on their neighbors during a pandemic?” Sehmi was one of seven speakers from across Africa who convened at […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> Patents ‘Not’ The Main Barrier To Equitable Vaccine Rollout – Two Leading Vaccine Scientists & Pharma Execs At WHO Event 08/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The structural barriers to a faster and more equitable COVID-19 vaccine roll-out go far beyond the issue of patents, declared two of the world’s leading vaccine researchers and pharma execs at a WHO event on Monday evening. Sarah Gilbert, developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and Özlem Türeci, chief medical officer of BioNTech, the developer of […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
In Israel’s ‘Living Laboratory’ – Vaccines Offer Hope At End Of Coronavirus Tunnel 12/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher JERUSALEM – One year after the COVID-19 global health emergency was termed a “pandemic” by the World Health Organization – new vaccines are showing their power and efficacy through sharp declines in case rates in Israel – as well as in the United Kingdom and the United States – the second and third countries in […] Continue reading -> Benefits of AstraZeneca Vaccine Outweigh Risks, Say EMA and WHO Officials – Urging Jabs to Continue as Safety Data Reviewed 12/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Both the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization have urged that immunizations with the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine continue – despite a decision by several European countries to suspend its use – after reports of serious blood clots among 30 of the 5 million people vaccinated – leading to at least five deaths. An […] Continue reading -> One Year After Pandemic Was Declared – Taiwan’s Fast, Flexible Policies Preserve Normal Life 12/03/2021 Val Crawford Not many places resemble the pre-pandemic world more than Taiwan. Residents do wear masks, and the ways in which people use public spaces have changed. But in a locked-down world of damaged economies, Taiwan’s institutions are functioning; its classrooms, tourist sites and restaurants carry on. TAIPEI – One year after COVID-19 was declared to be […] Continue reading -> Kenyan Health Officials Say They Hope To Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty Soon – Improving Regulatory Process 11/03/2021 Geoffrey Kamadi NAIROBI – Kenya is one of the leading African countries yet to ratify the African Medicines Agency Treaty (AMA) – but a senior official in the Ministry of Health has said that the move should come soon. According to Susan Mochache, the country’s Principal Secretary in the Ministries of Health (MoH), Kenya has already undergone […] Continue reading -> Why An African Medicines Agency? Now More Than Ever! 11/03/2021 Safeeyah Kharsany “The future generations are not going to excuse this,” pleaded Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO). “They will be looking at us and will say, ‘What the hell were they doing procrastinating on their neighbors during a pandemic?” Sehmi was one of seven speakers from across Africa who convened at […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> Patents ‘Not’ The Main Barrier To Equitable Vaccine Rollout – Two Leading Vaccine Scientists & Pharma Execs At WHO Event 08/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The structural barriers to a faster and more equitable COVID-19 vaccine roll-out go far beyond the issue of patents, declared two of the world’s leading vaccine researchers and pharma execs at a WHO event on Monday evening. Sarah Gilbert, developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and Özlem Türeci, chief medical officer of BioNTech, the developer of […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Benefits of AstraZeneca Vaccine Outweigh Risks, Say EMA and WHO Officials – Urging Jabs to Continue as Safety Data Reviewed 12/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Both the European Medicines Agency and the World Health Organization have urged that immunizations with the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine continue – despite a decision by several European countries to suspend its use – after reports of serious blood clots among 30 of the 5 million people vaccinated – leading to at least five deaths. An […] Continue reading -> One Year After Pandemic Was Declared – Taiwan’s Fast, Flexible Policies Preserve Normal Life 12/03/2021 Val Crawford Not many places resemble the pre-pandemic world more than Taiwan. Residents do wear masks, and the ways in which people use public spaces have changed. But in a locked-down world of damaged economies, Taiwan’s institutions are functioning; its classrooms, tourist sites and restaurants carry on. TAIPEI – One year after COVID-19 was declared to be […] Continue reading -> Kenyan Health Officials Say They Hope To Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty Soon – Improving Regulatory Process 11/03/2021 Geoffrey Kamadi NAIROBI – Kenya is one of the leading African countries yet to ratify the African Medicines Agency Treaty (AMA) – but a senior official in the Ministry of Health has said that the move should come soon. According to Susan Mochache, the country’s Principal Secretary in the Ministries of Health (MoH), Kenya has already undergone […] Continue reading -> Why An African Medicines Agency? Now More Than Ever! 11/03/2021 Safeeyah Kharsany “The future generations are not going to excuse this,” pleaded Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO). “They will be looking at us and will say, ‘What the hell were they doing procrastinating on their neighbors during a pandemic?” Sehmi was one of seven speakers from across Africa who convened at […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> Patents ‘Not’ The Main Barrier To Equitable Vaccine Rollout – Two Leading Vaccine Scientists & Pharma Execs At WHO Event 08/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The structural barriers to a faster and more equitable COVID-19 vaccine roll-out go far beyond the issue of patents, declared two of the world’s leading vaccine researchers and pharma execs at a WHO event on Monday evening. Sarah Gilbert, developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and Özlem Türeci, chief medical officer of BioNTech, the developer of […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
One Year After Pandemic Was Declared – Taiwan’s Fast, Flexible Policies Preserve Normal Life 12/03/2021 Val Crawford Not many places resemble the pre-pandemic world more than Taiwan. Residents do wear masks, and the ways in which people use public spaces have changed. But in a locked-down world of damaged economies, Taiwan’s institutions are functioning; its classrooms, tourist sites and restaurants carry on. TAIPEI – One year after COVID-19 was declared to be […] Continue reading -> Kenyan Health Officials Say They Hope To Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty Soon – Improving Regulatory Process 11/03/2021 Geoffrey Kamadi NAIROBI – Kenya is one of the leading African countries yet to ratify the African Medicines Agency Treaty (AMA) – but a senior official in the Ministry of Health has said that the move should come soon. According to Susan Mochache, the country’s Principal Secretary in the Ministries of Health (MoH), Kenya has already undergone […] Continue reading -> Why An African Medicines Agency? Now More Than Ever! 11/03/2021 Safeeyah Kharsany “The future generations are not going to excuse this,” pleaded Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO). “They will be looking at us and will say, ‘What the hell were they doing procrastinating on their neighbors during a pandemic?” Sehmi was one of seven speakers from across Africa who convened at […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> Patents ‘Not’ The Main Barrier To Equitable Vaccine Rollout – Two Leading Vaccine Scientists & Pharma Execs At WHO Event 08/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The structural barriers to a faster and more equitable COVID-19 vaccine roll-out go far beyond the issue of patents, declared two of the world’s leading vaccine researchers and pharma execs at a WHO event on Monday evening. Sarah Gilbert, developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and Özlem Türeci, chief medical officer of BioNTech, the developer of […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Kenyan Health Officials Say They Hope To Ratify African Medicines Agency Treaty Soon – Improving Regulatory Process 11/03/2021 Geoffrey Kamadi NAIROBI – Kenya is one of the leading African countries yet to ratify the African Medicines Agency Treaty (AMA) – but a senior official in the Ministry of Health has said that the move should come soon. According to Susan Mochache, the country’s Principal Secretary in the Ministries of Health (MoH), Kenya has already undergone […] Continue reading -> Why An African Medicines Agency? Now More Than Ever! 11/03/2021 Safeeyah Kharsany “The future generations are not going to excuse this,” pleaded Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO). “They will be looking at us and will say, ‘What the hell were they doing procrastinating on their neighbors during a pandemic?” Sehmi was one of seven speakers from across Africa who convened at […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> Patents ‘Not’ The Main Barrier To Equitable Vaccine Rollout – Two Leading Vaccine Scientists & Pharma Execs At WHO Event 08/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The structural barriers to a faster and more equitable COVID-19 vaccine roll-out go far beyond the issue of patents, declared two of the world’s leading vaccine researchers and pharma execs at a WHO event on Monday evening. Sarah Gilbert, developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and Özlem Türeci, chief medical officer of BioNTech, the developer of […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Why An African Medicines Agency? Now More Than Ever! 11/03/2021 Safeeyah Kharsany “The future generations are not going to excuse this,” pleaded Kawaldip Sehmi, CEO of the International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO). “They will be looking at us and will say, ‘What the hell were they doing procrastinating on their neighbors during a pandemic?” Sehmi was one of seven speakers from across Africa who convened at […] Continue reading -> Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> Patents ‘Not’ The Main Barrier To Equitable Vaccine Rollout – Two Leading Vaccine Scientists & Pharma Execs At WHO Event 08/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The structural barriers to a faster and more equitable COVID-19 vaccine roll-out go far beyond the issue of patents, declared two of the world’s leading vaccine researchers and pharma execs at a WHO event on Monday evening. Sarah Gilbert, developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and Özlem Türeci, chief medical officer of BioNTech, the developer of […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Violence Against Women Is “Unequivocally Pervasive”, Reveals Largest WHO Study Ever 09/03/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay Almost one in three women experience physical and/or sexual violence across the course of their lifetimes. And over the past 12 months, more than one in ten women suffered from physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence, according to a new WHO-led report on gender-based violence, published just a day after International Women’s Day. Gender-based violence […] Continue reading -> Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> Patents ‘Not’ The Main Barrier To Equitable Vaccine Rollout – Two Leading Vaccine Scientists & Pharma Execs At WHO Event 08/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The structural barriers to a faster and more equitable COVID-19 vaccine roll-out go far beyond the issue of patents, declared two of the world’s leading vaccine researchers and pharma execs at a WHO event on Monday evening. Sarah Gilbert, developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and Özlem Türeci, chief medical officer of BioNTech, the developer of […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Chinese Sinovac Vaccine Shows Reduced Efficacy Against SARS-CoV2 Variant Identified In Brazil – But AstraZeneca’s Holds Up Well – Early Data 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin The Chinese-developed “CoronaVac” vaccine against COVID-19 vaccine triggers a sixfold reduction in neutralizing antibody response against the P.1 variant first identified in Brazil, according to a pre-print study published last week, while the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is likely effective against the variant of concern. These findings come as hospitals in northern Brazil are increasingly overwhelmed and […] Continue reading -> Patents ‘Not’ The Main Barrier To Equitable Vaccine Rollout – Two Leading Vaccine Scientists & Pharma Execs At WHO Event 08/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The structural barriers to a faster and more equitable COVID-19 vaccine roll-out go far beyond the issue of patents, declared two of the world’s leading vaccine researchers and pharma execs at a WHO event on Monday evening. Sarah Gilbert, developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and Özlem Türeci, chief medical officer of BioNTech, the developer of […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Patents ‘Not’ The Main Barrier To Equitable Vaccine Rollout – Two Leading Vaccine Scientists & Pharma Execs At WHO Event 08/03/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The structural barriers to a faster and more equitable COVID-19 vaccine roll-out go far beyond the issue of patents, declared two of the world’s leading vaccine researchers and pharma execs at a WHO event on Monday evening. Sarah Gilbert, developer of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and Özlem Türeci, chief medical officer of BioNTech, the developer of […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
European Medicines Agency Urges EU Member States To Postpone National Rollouts Of Russian Sputnik V Vaccine 08/03/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin A senior official at the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has cautioned EU member states to wait until the agency has reviewed the safety and efficacy data of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine before granting the vaccine emergency use authorization at national level, and beginning mass rollouts. Last week, the EMA formally began a rolling review of […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts