Vaccination
Covax opens new front in pandemic arms race
Covax aims to break the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022 by ensuring a steady supply of vaccines at last for the world's poorest countries—and swiftly getting them into arms.
Jan 23, 2022
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Medications
Computational modeling can help plan vaccine introduction, study finds
Proper planning before the introduction of new vaccines into a developing country's active immunization program could prevent storage problems and transportation bottlenecks that decrease the availability of existing vaccines ...
Sep 29, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox in more than 20 countries
The World Health Organization says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been reported in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the unusual disease, but described the epidemic as "containable" and proposed ...
May 27, 2022
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Vaccination
WHO grants 'emergency validation' to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
The World Health Organization on Thursday granted emergency validation to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, paving the way for countries worldwide to quickly approve its import and distribution.
Jan 1, 2021
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Vaccination
Supply chain strain threatening COVID vaccine mass scale-up
The unprecedented scaling-up of vaccine manufacturing to counter COVID-19 has sparked dangerous shortages in the supply chain, global players acknowledged Tuesday after brainstorming how to speed up production of the jabs.
Mar 10, 2021
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Vaccination
Thailand gov't negotiating to buy Pfizer coronavirus vaccine
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, under intense criticism for failing to secure adequate supplies of coronavirus vaccines, said Tuesday his government is negotiating to buy 5 million to 10 million doses from U.S. pharmaceutical ...
Apr 20, 2021
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Vaccination
Why we should already be planning for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
We do not yet have a vaccine that can be used to help protect people from contracting COVID-19. However, once a vaccine is proven to be both safe and effective, governments, industry and healthcare providers will face the ...
Jul 29, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu vaccine supply gaps can intensify flu seasons, make pandemics deadlier
More than 50 million people died in the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919. Its 100th anniversary this flu season serves as a reminder to close flu vaccine supply gaps that may be costing lives now and could cost many more ...
Jan 8, 2019
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Vaccination
Tight supply creates reluctance over federal vaccine sites
The Biden administration's plan to open 100 vaccination sites by the end of the month was initially embraced by governors and health officials, who considered it a much needed lifeline to get more Americans inoculated against ...
Feb 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID vaccination potential will not be achieved without increased production, affordable pricing, global availability
Having new COVID-19 vaccines will mean little if people around the world are unable to get vaccinated in a timely manner. Vaccines have to be affordable and available to all countries, and governments must have the administrative ...
Feb 13, 2021
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