WHO Director General Calls On WTO To Take ‘Practical’ Action On IP Waiver For COVID Vaccines & Medicines 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Gheyebresus on Friday issued his strongest call to date for a waiver on intellectual property related to COVID vaccines, medicines and other health products – which is due to be considered next week by the World Trade Organization’s General Council. While welcoming a new UN Security Council resolution also […] Continue reading -> Proposed IP Waiver On COVID Vaccines & Medicines Gets Burst Of Public Support – But ‘Third Way’ Approach By WTO More Likely 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Over 400 US organisations and 115 Members of the European Parliament declared their support this week for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 products, due to be discussed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council. Even so, WTO insiders said that consensus was more likely to build around a “third way” approach […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Oxygen Is Life – Particularly for COVID-19 Treatment – New Taskforce Aims To Raise US$1.6 billion For Supplies In Low- and Middle-Income Countries 25/02/2021 Raisa Santos A new COVID-19 Oxygen Emergency Taskforce has been created in response to the dearth of sustainable oxygen supplies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) – and its critical importance for treatment of COVID-19. Co-created by Unitaid and Wellcome Trust in partnership with the WHO and a range of other global public health agencies, the taskforce, […] Continue reading -> Some Countries Ease Lockdowns, But Others Battle New COVID-19 Surges 23/02/2021 Raisa Santos & Kerry Cullinan The United Kingdom, Switzerland, Israel and Turkey are cautiously reopening businesses and relaxing limits on gatherings and travel as COVID-19 cases declined both globally and within these countries. However, parts of France, the Czech Republic, and Sweden are preparing for harder lockdown measures as their cases surge in contrast to worldwide trends. As of 23 […] Continue reading -> The European Medicines Agency’s COVID-19 Vaccine Leaks: Hacks, Regulatory Pressures And Manufacturing Concerns 23/02/2021 Priti Patnaik & Lucien Hordijk EXCLUSIVE – A series of recent leaks of emails and documents surrounding the EMA’s approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer/BioNTech highlight the intense political pressures regulatory agencies are under during the pandemic – as well as an oft-forgotten aspect of vaccine approvals – the quality control of vaccines during the leap from clinical […] Continue reading -> ‘Rapid Response Platforms’ Enabled COVID-19 Vaccine Development, Says Fauci 23/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Rapid response platforms, particularly the messenger RNA (mRNA) platform, have changed the landscape of vaccine development, enabling the rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on Monday. Fauci, speaking at the opening of the Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF), […] Continue reading -> Global Health Diplomacy In The COVID-19 Era – Can Failure Usher In A New Era of Success? 22/02/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay More than a year into the world’s largest global health emergency, health diplomats have fought hard to ensure that every country across the globe secures access to lifesaving coronavirus health products, including vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics. That has not happened yet, given that 80% of countries that are now rolling out vaccines are either high-income […] Continue reading -> G-7 Commitments Of US$4.3 Billion Not Enough – Rich Countries Need To Stop COVID Vaccine Hoarding to Open Access Bottleneck, Says WHO Director General 22/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite Friday’s commitment by G-7 countries to donate another US$ 4.3 billion to a global COVID vaccine campaign, World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has accused high-income nations of still undermining equitable vaccine rollout by “doing deals” with manufacturers that deplete supplies available to the COVAX global vaccine facility. Speaking at the […] Continue reading -> Secrecy Surrounds the Start of Rwanda’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out 19/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi Rwanda started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 on Monday, but there is confusion about which vaccine it is using or where it has got it from. A local media report said that the Moderna vaccine was being used while the BBC reported that the Pfizer/ BioNtech vaccine was being used. Meanwhile, a source told Health […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Proposed IP Waiver On COVID Vaccines & Medicines Gets Burst Of Public Support – But ‘Third Way’ Approach By WTO More Likely 26/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Over 400 US organisations and 115 Members of the European Parliament declared their support this week for a waiver on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 products, due to be discussed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council. Even so, WTO insiders said that consensus was more likely to build around a “third way” approach […] Continue reading -> Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Oxygen Is Life – Particularly for COVID-19 Treatment – New Taskforce Aims To Raise US$1.6 billion For Supplies In Low- and Middle-Income Countries 25/02/2021 Raisa Santos A new COVID-19 Oxygen Emergency Taskforce has been created in response to the dearth of sustainable oxygen supplies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) – and its critical importance for treatment of COVID-19. Co-created by Unitaid and Wellcome Trust in partnership with the WHO and a range of other global public health agencies, the taskforce, […] Continue reading -> Some Countries Ease Lockdowns, But Others Battle New COVID-19 Surges 23/02/2021 Raisa Santos & Kerry Cullinan The United Kingdom, Switzerland, Israel and Turkey are cautiously reopening businesses and relaxing limits on gatherings and travel as COVID-19 cases declined both globally and within these countries. However, parts of France, the Czech Republic, and Sweden are preparing for harder lockdown measures as their cases surge in contrast to worldwide trends. As of 23 […] Continue reading -> The European Medicines Agency’s COVID-19 Vaccine Leaks: Hacks, Regulatory Pressures And Manufacturing Concerns 23/02/2021 Priti Patnaik & Lucien Hordijk EXCLUSIVE – A series of recent leaks of emails and documents surrounding the EMA’s approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer/BioNTech highlight the intense political pressures regulatory agencies are under during the pandemic – as well as an oft-forgotten aspect of vaccine approvals – the quality control of vaccines during the leap from clinical […] Continue reading -> ‘Rapid Response Platforms’ Enabled COVID-19 Vaccine Development, Says Fauci 23/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Rapid response platforms, particularly the messenger RNA (mRNA) platform, have changed the landscape of vaccine development, enabling the rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on Monday. Fauci, speaking at the opening of the Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF), […] Continue reading -> Global Health Diplomacy In The COVID-19 Era – Can Failure Usher In A New Era of Success? 22/02/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay More than a year into the world’s largest global health emergency, health diplomats have fought hard to ensure that every country across the globe secures access to lifesaving coronavirus health products, including vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics. That has not happened yet, given that 80% of countries that are now rolling out vaccines are either high-income […] Continue reading -> G-7 Commitments Of US$4.3 Billion Not Enough – Rich Countries Need To Stop COVID Vaccine Hoarding to Open Access Bottleneck, Says WHO Director General 22/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite Friday’s commitment by G-7 countries to donate another US$ 4.3 billion to a global COVID vaccine campaign, World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has accused high-income nations of still undermining equitable vaccine rollout by “doing deals” with manufacturers that deplete supplies available to the COVAX global vaccine facility. Speaking at the […] Continue reading -> Secrecy Surrounds the Start of Rwanda’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out 19/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi Rwanda started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 on Monday, but there is confusion about which vaccine it is using or where it has got it from. A local media report said that the Moderna vaccine was being used while the BBC reported that the Pfizer/ BioNtech vaccine was being used. Meanwhile, a source told Health […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Tanzanian President Changes Position on COVID After Deaths and WHO Statement 26/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi The Medical Association of Tanzania (MAT) has started a massive awareness campaign on the prevention of COVID-19 following last Sunday’s admission by President John Magufuli and the Ministry of Health that the disease exists in the country. “We have started an advocacy strategy through the media and communities on prevention of COVID-19,” Dr. Elisha Osati, […] Continue reading -> Oxygen Is Life – Particularly for COVID-19 Treatment – New Taskforce Aims To Raise US$1.6 billion For Supplies In Low- and Middle-Income Countries 25/02/2021 Raisa Santos A new COVID-19 Oxygen Emergency Taskforce has been created in response to the dearth of sustainable oxygen supplies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) – and its critical importance for treatment of COVID-19. Co-created by Unitaid and Wellcome Trust in partnership with the WHO and a range of other global public health agencies, the taskforce, […] Continue reading -> Some Countries Ease Lockdowns, But Others Battle New COVID-19 Surges 23/02/2021 Raisa Santos & Kerry Cullinan The United Kingdom, Switzerland, Israel and Turkey are cautiously reopening businesses and relaxing limits on gatherings and travel as COVID-19 cases declined both globally and within these countries. However, parts of France, the Czech Republic, and Sweden are preparing for harder lockdown measures as their cases surge in contrast to worldwide trends. As of 23 […] Continue reading -> The European Medicines Agency’s COVID-19 Vaccine Leaks: Hacks, Regulatory Pressures And Manufacturing Concerns 23/02/2021 Priti Patnaik & Lucien Hordijk EXCLUSIVE – A series of recent leaks of emails and documents surrounding the EMA’s approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer/BioNTech highlight the intense political pressures regulatory agencies are under during the pandemic – as well as an oft-forgotten aspect of vaccine approvals – the quality control of vaccines during the leap from clinical […] Continue reading -> ‘Rapid Response Platforms’ Enabled COVID-19 Vaccine Development, Says Fauci 23/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Rapid response platforms, particularly the messenger RNA (mRNA) platform, have changed the landscape of vaccine development, enabling the rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on Monday. Fauci, speaking at the opening of the Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF), […] Continue reading -> Global Health Diplomacy In The COVID-19 Era – Can Failure Usher In A New Era of Success? 22/02/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay More than a year into the world’s largest global health emergency, health diplomats have fought hard to ensure that every country across the globe secures access to lifesaving coronavirus health products, including vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics. That has not happened yet, given that 80% of countries that are now rolling out vaccines are either high-income […] Continue reading -> G-7 Commitments Of US$4.3 Billion Not Enough – Rich Countries Need To Stop COVID Vaccine Hoarding to Open Access Bottleneck, Says WHO Director General 22/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite Friday’s commitment by G-7 countries to donate another US$ 4.3 billion to a global COVID vaccine campaign, World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has accused high-income nations of still undermining equitable vaccine rollout by “doing deals” with manufacturers that deplete supplies available to the COVAX global vaccine facility. Speaking at the […] Continue reading -> Secrecy Surrounds the Start of Rwanda’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out 19/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi Rwanda started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 on Monday, but there is confusion about which vaccine it is using or where it has got it from. A local media report said that the Moderna vaccine was being used while the BBC reported that the Pfizer/ BioNtech vaccine was being used. Meanwhile, a source told Health […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Oxygen Is Life – Particularly for COVID-19 Treatment – New Taskforce Aims To Raise US$1.6 billion For Supplies In Low- and Middle-Income Countries 25/02/2021 Raisa Santos A new COVID-19 Oxygen Emergency Taskforce has been created in response to the dearth of sustainable oxygen supplies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) – and its critical importance for treatment of COVID-19. Co-created by Unitaid and Wellcome Trust in partnership with the WHO and a range of other global public health agencies, the taskforce, […] Continue reading -> Some Countries Ease Lockdowns, But Others Battle New COVID-19 Surges 23/02/2021 Raisa Santos & Kerry Cullinan The United Kingdom, Switzerland, Israel and Turkey are cautiously reopening businesses and relaxing limits on gatherings and travel as COVID-19 cases declined both globally and within these countries. However, parts of France, the Czech Republic, and Sweden are preparing for harder lockdown measures as their cases surge in contrast to worldwide trends. As of 23 […] Continue reading -> The European Medicines Agency’s COVID-19 Vaccine Leaks: Hacks, Regulatory Pressures And Manufacturing Concerns 23/02/2021 Priti Patnaik & Lucien Hordijk EXCLUSIVE – A series of recent leaks of emails and documents surrounding the EMA’s approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer/BioNTech highlight the intense political pressures regulatory agencies are under during the pandemic – as well as an oft-forgotten aspect of vaccine approvals – the quality control of vaccines during the leap from clinical […] Continue reading -> ‘Rapid Response Platforms’ Enabled COVID-19 Vaccine Development, Says Fauci 23/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Rapid response platforms, particularly the messenger RNA (mRNA) platform, have changed the landscape of vaccine development, enabling the rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on Monday. Fauci, speaking at the opening of the Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF), […] Continue reading -> Global Health Diplomacy In The COVID-19 Era – Can Failure Usher In A New Era of Success? 22/02/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay More than a year into the world’s largest global health emergency, health diplomats have fought hard to ensure that every country across the globe secures access to lifesaving coronavirus health products, including vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics. That has not happened yet, given that 80% of countries that are now rolling out vaccines are either high-income […] Continue reading -> G-7 Commitments Of US$4.3 Billion Not Enough – Rich Countries Need To Stop COVID Vaccine Hoarding to Open Access Bottleneck, Says WHO Director General 22/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite Friday’s commitment by G-7 countries to donate another US$ 4.3 billion to a global COVID vaccine campaign, World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has accused high-income nations of still undermining equitable vaccine rollout by “doing deals” with manufacturers that deplete supplies available to the COVAX global vaccine facility. Speaking at the […] Continue reading -> Secrecy Surrounds the Start of Rwanda’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out 19/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi Rwanda started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 on Monday, but there is confusion about which vaccine it is using or where it has got it from. A local media report said that the Moderna vaccine was being used while the BBC reported that the Pfizer/ BioNtech vaccine was being used. Meanwhile, a source told Health […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Some Countries Ease Lockdowns, But Others Battle New COVID-19 Surges 23/02/2021 Raisa Santos & Kerry Cullinan The United Kingdom, Switzerland, Israel and Turkey are cautiously reopening businesses and relaxing limits on gatherings and travel as COVID-19 cases declined both globally and within these countries. However, parts of France, the Czech Republic, and Sweden are preparing for harder lockdown measures as their cases surge in contrast to worldwide trends. As of 23 […] Continue reading -> The European Medicines Agency’s COVID-19 Vaccine Leaks: Hacks, Regulatory Pressures And Manufacturing Concerns 23/02/2021 Priti Patnaik & Lucien Hordijk EXCLUSIVE – A series of recent leaks of emails and documents surrounding the EMA’s approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer/BioNTech highlight the intense political pressures regulatory agencies are under during the pandemic – as well as an oft-forgotten aspect of vaccine approvals – the quality control of vaccines during the leap from clinical […] Continue reading -> ‘Rapid Response Platforms’ Enabled COVID-19 Vaccine Development, Says Fauci 23/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Rapid response platforms, particularly the messenger RNA (mRNA) platform, have changed the landscape of vaccine development, enabling the rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on Monday. Fauci, speaking at the opening of the Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF), […] Continue reading -> Global Health Diplomacy In The COVID-19 Era – Can Failure Usher In A New Era of Success? 22/02/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay More than a year into the world’s largest global health emergency, health diplomats have fought hard to ensure that every country across the globe secures access to lifesaving coronavirus health products, including vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics. That has not happened yet, given that 80% of countries that are now rolling out vaccines are either high-income […] Continue reading -> G-7 Commitments Of US$4.3 Billion Not Enough – Rich Countries Need To Stop COVID Vaccine Hoarding to Open Access Bottleneck, Says WHO Director General 22/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite Friday’s commitment by G-7 countries to donate another US$ 4.3 billion to a global COVID vaccine campaign, World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has accused high-income nations of still undermining equitable vaccine rollout by “doing deals” with manufacturers that deplete supplies available to the COVAX global vaccine facility. Speaking at the […] Continue reading -> Secrecy Surrounds the Start of Rwanda’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out 19/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi Rwanda started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 on Monday, but there is confusion about which vaccine it is using or where it has got it from. A local media report said that the Moderna vaccine was being used while the BBC reported that the Pfizer/ BioNtech vaccine was being used. Meanwhile, a source told Health […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The European Medicines Agency’s COVID-19 Vaccine Leaks: Hacks, Regulatory Pressures And Manufacturing Concerns 23/02/2021 Priti Patnaik & Lucien Hordijk EXCLUSIVE – A series of recent leaks of emails and documents surrounding the EMA’s approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer/BioNTech highlight the intense political pressures regulatory agencies are under during the pandemic – as well as an oft-forgotten aspect of vaccine approvals – the quality control of vaccines during the leap from clinical […] Continue reading -> ‘Rapid Response Platforms’ Enabled COVID-19 Vaccine Development, Says Fauci 23/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Rapid response platforms, particularly the messenger RNA (mRNA) platform, have changed the landscape of vaccine development, enabling the rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on Monday. Fauci, speaking at the opening of the Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF), […] Continue reading -> Global Health Diplomacy In The COVID-19 Era – Can Failure Usher In A New Era of Success? 22/02/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay More than a year into the world’s largest global health emergency, health diplomats have fought hard to ensure that every country across the globe secures access to lifesaving coronavirus health products, including vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics. That has not happened yet, given that 80% of countries that are now rolling out vaccines are either high-income […] Continue reading -> G-7 Commitments Of US$4.3 Billion Not Enough – Rich Countries Need To Stop COVID Vaccine Hoarding to Open Access Bottleneck, Says WHO Director General 22/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite Friday’s commitment by G-7 countries to donate another US$ 4.3 billion to a global COVID vaccine campaign, World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has accused high-income nations of still undermining equitable vaccine rollout by “doing deals” with manufacturers that deplete supplies available to the COVAX global vaccine facility. Speaking at the […] Continue reading -> Secrecy Surrounds the Start of Rwanda’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out 19/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi Rwanda started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 on Monday, but there is confusion about which vaccine it is using or where it has got it from. A local media report said that the Moderna vaccine was being used while the BBC reported that the Pfizer/ BioNtech vaccine was being used. Meanwhile, a source told Health […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
‘Rapid Response Platforms’ Enabled COVID-19 Vaccine Development, Says Fauci 23/02/2021 Madeleine Hoecklin Rapid response platforms, particularly the messenger RNA (mRNA) platform, have changed the landscape of vaccine development, enabling the rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) on Monday. Fauci, speaking at the opening of the Global Vaccine and Immunization Research Forum (GVIRF), […] Continue reading -> Global Health Diplomacy In The COVID-19 Era – Can Failure Usher In A New Era of Success? 22/02/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay More than a year into the world’s largest global health emergency, health diplomats have fought hard to ensure that every country across the globe secures access to lifesaving coronavirus health products, including vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics. That has not happened yet, given that 80% of countries that are now rolling out vaccines are either high-income […] Continue reading -> G-7 Commitments Of US$4.3 Billion Not Enough – Rich Countries Need To Stop COVID Vaccine Hoarding to Open Access Bottleneck, Says WHO Director General 22/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite Friday’s commitment by G-7 countries to donate another US$ 4.3 billion to a global COVID vaccine campaign, World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has accused high-income nations of still undermining equitable vaccine rollout by “doing deals” with manufacturers that deplete supplies available to the COVAX global vaccine facility. Speaking at the […] Continue reading -> Secrecy Surrounds the Start of Rwanda’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out 19/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi Rwanda started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 on Monday, but there is confusion about which vaccine it is using or where it has got it from. A local media report said that the Moderna vaccine was being used while the BBC reported that the Pfizer/ BioNtech vaccine was being used. Meanwhile, a source told Health […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Health Diplomacy In The COVID-19 Era – Can Failure Usher In A New Era of Success? 22/02/2021 Svĕt Lustig Vijay More than a year into the world’s largest global health emergency, health diplomats have fought hard to ensure that every country across the globe secures access to lifesaving coronavirus health products, including vaccines, treatments, and diagnostics. That has not happened yet, given that 80% of countries that are now rolling out vaccines are either high-income […] Continue reading -> G-7 Commitments Of US$4.3 Billion Not Enough – Rich Countries Need To Stop COVID Vaccine Hoarding to Open Access Bottleneck, Says WHO Director General 22/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite Friday’s commitment by G-7 countries to donate another US$ 4.3 billion to a global COVID vaccine campaign, World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has accused high-income nations of still undermining equitable vaccine rollout by “doing deals” with manufacturers that deplete supplies available to the COVAX global vaccine facility. Speaking at the […] Continue reading -> Secrecy Surrounds the Start of Rwanda’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out 19/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi Rwanda started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 on Monday, but there is confusion about which vaccine it is using or where it has got it from. A local media report said that the Moderna vaccine was being used while the BBC reported that the Pfizer/ BioNtech vaccine was being used. Meanwhile, a source told Health […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
G-7 Commitments Of US$4.3 Billion Not Enough – Rich Countries Need To Stop COVID Vaccine Hoarding to Open Access Bottleneck, Says WHO Director General 22/02/2021 Kerry Cullinan Despite Friday’s commitment by G-7 countries to donate another US$ 4.3 billion to a global COVID vaccine campaign, World Health Organization Director General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has accused high-income nations of still undermining equitable vaccine rollout by “doing deals” with manufacturers that deplete supplies available to the COVAX global vaccine facility. Speaking at the […] Continue reading -> Secrecy Surrounds the Start of Rwanda’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out 19/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi Rwanda started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 on Monday, but there is confusion about which vaccine it is using or where it has got it from. A local media report said that the Moderna vaccine was being used while the BBC reported that the Pfizer/ BioNtech vaccine was being used. Meanwhile, a source told Health […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Secrecy Surrounds the Start of Rwanda’s COVID-19 Vaccination Roll-out 19/02/2021 Esther Nakkazi Rwanda started vaccinating health workers against COVID-19 on Monday, but there is confusion about which vaccine it is using or where it has got it from. A local media report said that the Moderna vaccine was being used while the BBC reported that the Pfizer/ BioNtech vaccine was being used. Meanwhile, a source told Health […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts