Most COVAX Vaccine Recipients Excluded From New EU COVID ‘Green Pass’ – Thanks to Unapproved AstraZeneca Jab 25/06/2021 Paul Adepoju & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The much-trumpeted European Union COVID Digital Green Pass, which launches 1 July and is meant to vastly ease travel to Europe for vaccinated and recovered passengers is being rolled out with one important hitch. Anyone vaccinated with an AstraZeneca vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India would not be qualified to get the pass […] Continue reading -> US had Nearly 5 Times More COVID-19 Cases Than Reported In First Half of 2020 – Study Finds 25/06/2021 Chandre Prince The United States may have experienced nearly 17 million additional COVID-19 cases in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH study, published this week in Science Translational Medicine, suggests that for every coronavirus infection recorded until mid-2020, nearly 4.8 more […] Continue reading -> Frontline Health Workers Critical to Improving Mental Health Response During and After COVID-19 Pandemic 25/06/2021 Raisa Santos Healthcare professionals, and particularly community health workers who have been the backbone of local and national health systems during the COVID crisis, are also unsung ‘first responders’ to the massive mental health fallout from the pandemic, now and going forward. That is the central theme of a webinar panel on ‘COVID-19 and Frontline Workers’, Wednesday, 30th […] Continue reading -> WHO, World Trade Organization & World Intellectual Property Organization Map Out Joint Approach to COVID Pandemic 24/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first-ever tripartite meeting this year, the heads of the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), have agreed to step up their collaboration on tools and resources for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was the first formal tripartite meeting since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was […] Continue reading -> Third COVID Wave Racing Across Africa — New Case Rates in South Africa & Tunisia Outstrip United Kingdom 24/06/2021 Paul Adepoju A “terrible third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic is now hitting Africa in full force – with about 20 of the continent’s 54 countries experiencing particularly sharp rises in new infections, African Centers for Disease Control director, John Nkengasong told Health Policy Watch at a press briefing on Thursday. Per-capita rates of new SARS-CoV2 cases […] Continue reading -> Leading Researchers Highlight the Impact of COVID-19 on Global Liver Disease 24/06/2021 Chandre Prince Patients who had liver transplants or those with advanced liver fibrosis may not be adequately protected against COVID-19 after two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, in light of the findings of a new study presented Wednesday on the opening day of the International Liver Congress(ILC) 2021. Presenting abstracts from the soon-to-be-released study on Wednesday, Dr […] Continue reading -> Ugandan Drug Authority Urges Maker of Popular COVID-19 Herbal Remedy to Conduct Clinical Trial 21/06/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – As Uganda battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak, the government has called on a researcher who is selling a herbal remedy to treat COVID-19 to provide clinical proof that it works. Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang is a renowned researcher in herbal medicines, head of pharmacy at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and […] Continue reading -> Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] 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 had Nearly 5 Times More COVID-19 Cases Than Reported In First Half of 2020 – Study Finds 25/06/2021 Chandre Prince The United States may have experienced nearly 17 million additional COVID-19 cases in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH study, published this week in Science Translational Medicine, suggests that for every coronavirus infection recorded until mid-2020, nearly 4.8 more […] Continue reading -> Frontline Health Workers Critical to Improving Mental Health Response During and After COVID-19 Pandemic 25/06/2021 Raisa Santos Healthcare professionals, and particularly community health workers who have been the backbone of local and national health systems during the COVID crisis, are also unsung ‘first responders’ to the massive mental health fallout from the pandemic, now and going forward. That is the central theme of a webinar panel on ‘COVID-19 and Frontline Workers’, Wednesday, 30th […] Continue reading -> WHO, World Trade Organization & World Intellectual Property Organization Map Out Joint Approach to COVID Pandemic 24/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first-ever tripartite meeting this year, the heads of the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), have agreed to step up their collaboration on tools and resources for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was the first formal tripartite meeting since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was […] Continue reading -> Third COVID Wave Racing Across Africa — New Case Rates in South Africa & Tunisia Outstrip United Kingdom 24/06/2021 Paul Adepoju A “terrible third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic is now hitting Africa in full force – with about 20 of the continent’s 54 countries experiencing particularly sharp rises in new infections, African Centers for Disease Control director, John Nkengasong told Health Policy Watch at a press briefing on Thursday. Per-capita rates of new SARS-CoV2 cases […] Continue reading -> Leading Researchers Highlight the Impact of COVID-19 on Global Liver Disease 24/06/2021 Chandre Prince Patients who had liver transplants or those with advanced liver fibrosis may not be adequately protected against COVID-19 after two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, in light of the findings of a new study presented Wednesday on the opening day of the International Liver Congress(ILC) 2021. Presenting abstracts from the soon-to-be-released study on Wednesday, Dr […] Continue reading -> Ugandan Drug Authority Urges Maker of Popular COVID-19 Herbal Remedy to Conduct Clinical Trial 21/06/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – As Uganda battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak, the government has called on a researcher who is selling a herbal remedy to treat COVID-19 to provide clinical proof that it works. Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang is a renowned researcher in herbal medicines, head of pharmacy at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and […] Continue reading -> Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] 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.
Frontline Health Workers Critical to Improving Mental Health Response During and After COVID-19 Pandemic 25/06/2021 Raisa Santos Healthcare professionals, and particularly community health workers who have been the backbone of local and national health systems during the COVID crisis, are also unsung ‘first responders’ to the massive mental health fallout from the pandemic, now and going forward. That is the central theme of a webinar panel on ‘COVID-19 and Frontline Workers’, Wednesday, 30th […] Continue reading -> WHO, World Trade Organization & World Intellectual Property Organization Map Out Joint Approach to COVID Pandemic 24/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first-ever tripartite meeting this year, the heads of the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), have agreed to step up their collaboration on tools and resources for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was the first formal tripartite meeting since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was […] Continue reading -> Third COVID Wave Racing Across Africa — New Case Rates in South Africa & Tunisia Outstrip United Kingdom 24/06/2021 Paul Adepoju A “terrible third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic is now hitting Africa in full force – with about 20 of the continent’s 54 countries experiencing particularly sharp rises in new infections, African Centers for Disease Control director, John Nkengasong told Health Policy Watch at a press briefing on Thursday. Per-capita rates of new SARS-CoV2 cases […] Continue reading -> Leading Researchers Highlight the Impact of COVID-19 on Global Liver Disease 24/06/2021 Chandre Prince Patients who had liver transplants or those with advanced liver fibrosis may not be adequately protected against COVID-19 after two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, in light of the findings of a new study presented Wednesday on the opening day of the International Liver Congress(ILC) 2021. Presenting abstracts from the soon-to-be-released study on Wednesday, Dr […] Continue reading -> Ugandan Drug Authority Urges Maker of Popular COVID-19 Herbal Remedy to Conduct Clinical Trial 21/06/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – As Uganda battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak, the government has called on a researcher who is selling a herbal remedy to treat COVID-19 to provide clinical proof that it works. Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang is a renowned researcher in herbal medicines, head of pharmacy at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and […] Continue reading -> Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] 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, World Trade Organization & World Intellectual Property Organization Map Out Joint Approach to COVID Pandemic 24/06/2021 Elaine Ruth Fletcher In a first-ever tripartite meeting this year, the heads of the World Health Organization, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), have agreed to step up their collaboration on tools and resources for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The meeting was the first formal tripartite meeting since Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was […] Continue reading -> Third COVID Wave Racing Across Africa — New Case Rates in South Africa & Tunisia Outstrip United Kingdom 24/06/2021 Paul Adepoju A “terrible third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic is now hitting Africa in full force – with about 20 of the continent’s 54 countries experiencing particularly sharp rises in new infections, African Centers for Disease Control director, John Nkengasong told Health Policy Watch at a press briefing on Thursday. Per-capita rates of new SARS-CoV2 cases […] Continue reading -> Leading Researchers Highlight the Impact of COVID-19 on Global Liver Disease 24/06/2021 Chandre Prince Patients who had liver transplants or those with advanced liver fibrosis may not be adequately protected against COVID-19 after two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, in light of the findings of a new study presented Wednesday on the opening day of the International Liver Congress(ILC) 2021. Presenting abstracts from the soon-to-be-released study on Wednesday, Dr […] Continue reading -> Ugandan Drug Authority Urges Maker of Popular COVID-19 Herbal Remedy to Conduct Clinical Trial 21/06/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – As Uganda battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak, the government has called on a researcher who is selling a herbal remedy to treat COVID-19 to provide clinical proof that it works. Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang is a renowned researcher in herbal medicines, head of pharmacy at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and […] Continue reading -> Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] 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.
Third COVID Wave Racing Across Africa — New Case Rates in South Africa & Tunisia Outstrip United Kingdom 24/06/2021 Paul Adepoju A “terrible third wave” of the COVID-19 pandemic is now hitting Africa in full force – with about 20 of the continent’s 54 countries experiencing particularly sharp rises in new infections, African Centers for Disease Control director, John Nkengasong told Health Policy Watch at a press briefing on Thursday. Per-capita rates of new SARS-CoV2 cases […] Continue reading -> Leading Researchers Highlight the Impact of COVID-19 on Global Liver Disease 24/06/2021 Chandre Prince Patients who had liver transplants or those with advanced liver fibrosis may not be adequately protected against COVID-19 after two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, in light of the findings of a new study presented Wednesday on the opening day of the International Liver Congress(ILC) 2021. Presenting abstracts from the soon-to-be-released study on Wednesday, Dr […] Continue reading -> Ugandan Drug Authority Urges Maker of Popular COVID-19 Herbal Remedy to Conduct Clinical Trial 21/06/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – As Uganda battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak, the government has called on a researcher who is selling a herbal remedy to treat COVID-19 to provide clinical proof that it works. Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang is a renowned researcher in herbal medicines, head of pharmacy at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and […] Continue reading -> Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] 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.
Leading Researchers Highlight the Impact of COVID-19 on Global Liver Disease 24/06/2021 Chandre Prince Patients who had liver transplants or those with advanced liver fibrosis may not be adequately protected against COVID-19 after two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, in light of the findings of a new study presented Wednesday on the opening day of the International Liver Congress(ILC) 2021. Presenting abstracts from the soon-to-be-released study on Wednesday, Dr […] Continue reading -> Ugandan Drug Authority Urges Maker of Popular COVID-19 Herbal Remedy to Conduct Clinical Trial 21/06/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – As Uganda battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak, the government has called on a researcher who is selling a herbal remedy to treat COVID-19 to provide clinical proof that it works. Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang is a renowned researcher in herbal medicines, head of pharmacy at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and […] Continue reading -> Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] 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.
Ugandan Drug Authority Urges Maker of Popular COVID-19 Herbal Remedy to Conduct Clinical Trial 21/06/2021 Esther Nakkazi KAMPALA – As Uganda battles its worst COVID-19 outbreak, the government has called on a researcher who is selling a herbal remedy to treat COVID-19 to provide clinical proof that it works. Professor Patrick Engeu Ogwang is a renowned researcher in herbal medicines, head of pharmacy at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and […] Continue reading -> Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] 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.
Are Chinese COVID Vaccines Underperforming? A Dearth of Real-Life Studies Leaves Unanswered Questions 18/06/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay From Indonesia and the Seychelles, to Chile and China itself, there are some worrisome indications that the Chinese Sinopharm and Sinovac COVID vaccines sold by the hundreds of millions to vaccine-strapped low- and middle-income countries may not be performing as well as expected – particularly against rapidly spreading variants of SARS-CoV-2. At the same time, […] Continue reading -> Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] 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.
Indian Bar Association Rebukes WHO Chief Scientist Over Ivermectin Guidelines for COVID Treatment 18/06/2021 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian Bar Association (IBA), a voluntary organisation, say it has served a second legal notice to WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan for allegedly “running a disinformation campaign against Ivermectin”, after WHO failed to recommend use of the anti-parasitic drug as a COVID-19 treatment – due to a lack of evidence of efficacy. The Mumbai-based […] Continue reading -> Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] 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.
Africa’s COVID-19 Surge is Expected to Worsen, Warns WHO 18/06/2021 Kerry Cullinan The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday that the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa was expected to get worse, as 22 countries are facing surges and less than 1% of the continent’s population is vaccinated against the virus. “Cases have increased by 52% just in the past week, and deaths have increased by 32%, and […] 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