Pandemic accord: the key points
The World Health Organization's 194 member states have spent two years working towards a new international accord on pandemic preparedness and response.
Mar 25, 2024
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WHO chief warns pandemic accord hangs in the balance
The World Health Organization chief fears plans for a global pandemic preparedness agreement will fall apart amid wrangling and disinformation, warning on Monday that future generations "may not forgive us".
Jan 22, 2024
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Independent monitoring of the WHO pandemic agreement is non-negotiable, experts say
An accountability framework, including independent monitoring of state compliance, is critical for the pandemic agreement's success, according to researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and affiliates ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Future-proofing pandemic preparedness and response
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted major shortcomings in the ability of the world to prevent, prepare for, and respond to pandemics. These shortcomings spanned multiple areas, including the surveillance of pathogens of pandemic ...
Oct 15, 2023
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Learning from COVID-19: The global health emergency has ended—here's what is needed to prepare for the next one
When the World Health Organization formally declared an end to the COVID-19 pandemic's designation as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), it may seem to have had little, if any, perceivable impact ...
May 15, 2023
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Two years of patient data reveal real-world efficacy of COVID-19 treatments
The COVID-19 pandemic created a real-life experiment that demanded health care providers nationwide rapidly stand up clinics to administer an evolving offering of monoclonal antibody treatments that—while initially proven ...
Apr 3, 2023
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New study finds most targeted COVID-19 border closures ineffective, likely illegal
A research team from the Global Strategy Lab (GSL) at York University looked at border closures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic and concluded that many were ineffective, illegal and even when they did work, were ...
Mar 1, 2023
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Sharing COVID-19 experiences can increase vaccination rates
People who know someone who became ill with COVID-19 or died from the disease are twice as likely to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study led by Rutgers and Penn State University.
Feb 3, 2023
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Paxlovid soon will not be free for Americans
The antiviral Paxlovid has kept patients from becoming severely ill and dying from COVID-19 since it became available—at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subsidizing the medication. ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Challenges with medical device regulation put necessary pediatric surgeries at risk
Research led by Trinity College has found that a regulation which came into effect in May 2021 with the aim of improving the oversight of medical devices in Ireland is leading to unintended consequences which may put some ...
Oct 21, 2022
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