Vaccination
Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses
No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that was this bad, this far into the pandemic.
Jul 18, 2021
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Researchers propose strategies to speed global vaccine availability
In a new paper published in the journal Vaccine: X, public health experts from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the University of Oslo, and Spark Street Advisors highlight actions to accelerate access ...
Jun 29, 2021
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World health, IP, trade bodies launch Covid platform
The heads of the global health, IP and trade agencies on Thursday announced a joint platform to help countries plug the gaps in accessing COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and technologies.
Jun 24, 2021
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Vaccination
South Africa to host vaccine tech transfer hub
South Africa will host the continent's first COVID-19 vaccine production facility, as President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday Africa now understood that doses would "never come" from elsewhere in time to save lives.
Jun 21, 2021
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Vaccination
To end COVID-19, we need vaccine justice for developing countries—not outdated charity
We will never end the death and destruction of COVID-19 until we get real about vaccine equity. In a month of high-level meetings from the G7 to the World Health Assembly, we have seen a lot of rhetoric from the global north, ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Countries urge broader patent waivers than just COVID vaccines
Dozens of countries have revised a proposal at the WTO for patent waivers for medical tools needed to combat COVID, insisting it must be broader than just vaccines, non-governmental organisations said Saturday.
May 23, 2021
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EU lawmakers back COVID vaccines patent waiver
The European Parliament has urged the EU to back a push for a temporary waiver of coronavirus vaccine patents, in the face of scepticism from Brussels and key member states.
May 20, 2021
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When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally?
When will COVID-19 vaccines be widely available globally?
May 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
World could have prevented COVID catastrophe: pandemic panel
The catastrophic scale of the COVID-19 pandemic could have been prevented, an independent global panel concluded Wednesday, but a "toxic cocktail" of dithering and poor coordination meant the warning signs went unheeded.
May 12, 2021
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Vaccine maker BioNTech says no need to waive patents
The head of German pharmaceutical company BioNTech said Monday that there is no need to waive patents on coronavirus vaccines because manufacturers will be able to produce enough shots to supply the world over the coming ...
May 10, 2021
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