True Dimensions of Monkeypox Outbreak in Africa Obscured by Testing Gap 30/06/2022 Paul Adepoju WHO and Africa CDC are trying to close a huge testing gap for monkeypox that has left some health workers reliant on symptomatic diagnosis. The World Health Organization (WHO) and African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) acknowledge they will not be able to gain a clear understanding of the monkeypox outbreak in […] Continue reading -> WHO Concerned About Monkeypox Spreading Among Children 29/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan Monkeypox appears to be establishing itself as a prominent danger to high-risk populations such as children, immune-compromised people and pregnant women, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned. Already, WHO said authorities confirmed cases involving two children in the UK and a child each in Spain, France and the Netherlands. Tedros, however, […] Continue reading -> Getting Malaria Control Back on Track and Reimagining Global Health 28/06/2022 Paul Adepoju In the wake of last week’s Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, getting malaria elimination back on track is a top priority says a senior Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation official – in addition to ensuring the world learns from the COVID pandemic that “global health” is truly a global matter. The world […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Considers Extension of Smallpox Vaccine Use for Monkeypox 28/06/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The European Medicines Agency is considering the extension of the use of the smallpox vaccine Imvanex to include people at risk of Monkeypox disease, the agency said on Tuesday. Imvanex is a modified form of the vaccinia virus, which is related to smallpox and currently authorised in the European Union (EU) for the prevention of […] Continue reading -> Pfizer’s Omicron-Adapted Candidate Vaccines Show Positive Results 27/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pfizer and BioNTech have announced positive safety, tolerability and immunogenicity data for two Omicron-adapted COVID-19 mRNA candidate vaccines – but for an earlier strain of Omicron than those that are currently globally dominant. The two Omicron-adapted vaccine candidates were given to 1,234 participants aged 56 years and older as boosters, and “elicited substantially higher neutralizing […] Continue reading -> WHO Will Reconsider Declaring Monkeypox a Health Emergency in 21 Days – If Certain Criteria Are Met 27/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided not to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), it could change its mind if there is evidence of “significant spread” in the next 21 days. This was announced over the weekend following the meeting of the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency […] Continue reading -> Hill: ‘Vaccines for Malaria Could Have a Huge Impact on Malaria Control’ 25/06/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo As the Kigali Summit unfolds, Adrian Hill, director of Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, describes the great strides made in malaria control, and the contribution new malaria vaccines can make, including one designed at the Jenner Institute. He spoke to Health Policy Watch just ahead of this week’s meeting by heads of Commonwealth nations, which galvanized […] Continue reading -> Children Have Strong Immunity Against COVID-19 Up to 18 Months After Being Infected 24/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Children infected with COVID-19 maintained strong immunity against the virus for at least 18 months, according to a preprint study that was released on Wednesday. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, was conducted by Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi (KSM), the research and innovation center of Maccabi Healthcare Services in Israel, and was released on the preprint server […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Almost 20 Million Lives in a Year, Modelling Study Estimates 24/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19 vaccines prevented almost 20 million deaths worldwide in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet on Friday. The first modelling study to quantify the global impact of COVID-19 vaccines estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths were prevented in the first […] Continue reading -> WHO Considers if Monkeypox Constitutes a Global Health Emergency 23/06/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization emergency committee met Thursday to determine if the monkeypox outbreak spreading in non-endemic countries constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The closed door meeting, including 16 committee members and eight advisors, will make a recommendation to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who will decide whether to designate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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. 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WHO Concerned About Monkeypox Spreading Among Children 29/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan Monkeypox appears to be establishing itself as a prominent danger to high-risk populations such as children, immune-compromised people and pregnant women, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned. Already, WHO said authorities confirmed cases involving two children in the UK and a child each in Spain, France and the Netherlands. Tedros, however, […] Continue reading -> Getting Malaria Control Back on Track and Reimagining Global Health 28/06/2022 Paul Adepoju In the wake of last week’s Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, getting malaria elimination back on track is a top priority says a senior Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation official – in addition to ensuring the world learns from the COVID pandemic that “global health” is truly a global matter. The world […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Considers Extension of Smallpox Vaccine Use for Monkeypox 28/06/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The European Medicines Agency is considering the extension of the use of the smallpox vaccine Imvanex to include people at risk of Monkeypox disease, the agency said on Tuesday. Imvanex is a modified form of the vaccinia virus, which is related to smallpox and currently authorised in the European Union (EU) for the prevention of […] Continue reading -> Pfizer’s Omicron-Adapted Candidate Vaccines Show Positive Results 27/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pfizer and BioNTech have announced positive safety, tolerability and immunogenicity data for two Omicron-adapted COVID-19 mRNA candidate vaccines – but for an earlier strain of Omicron than those that are currently globally dominant. The two Omicron-adapted vaccine candidates were given to 1,234 participants aged 56 years and older as boosters, and “elicited substantially higher neutralizing […] Continue reading -> WHO Will Reconsider Declaring Monkeypox a Health Emergency in 21 Days – If Certain Criteria Are Met 27/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided not to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), it could change its mind if there is evidence of “significant spread” in the next 21 days. This was announced over the weekend following the meeting of the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency […] Continue reading -> Hill: ‘Vaccines for Malaria Could Have a Huge Impact on Malaria Control’ 25/06/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo As the Kigali Summit unfolds, Adrian Hill, director of Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, describes the great strides made in malaria control, and the contribution new malaria vaccines can make, including one designed at the Jenner Institute. He spoke to Health Policy Watch just ahead of this week’s meeting by heads of Commonwealth nations, which galvanized […] Continue reading -> Children Have Strong Immunity Against COVID-19 Up to 18 Months After Being Infected 24/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Children infected with COVID-19 maintained strong immunity against the virus for at least 18 months, according to a preprint study that was released on Wednesday. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, was conducted by Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi (KSM), the research and innovation center of Maccabi Healthcare Services in Israel, and was released on the preprint server […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Almost 20 Million Lives in a Year, Modelling Study Estimates 24/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19 vaccines prevented almost 20 million deaths worldwide in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet on Friday. The first modelling study to quantify the global impact of COVID-19 vaccines estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths were prevented in the first […] Continue reading -> WHO Considers if Monkeypox Constitutes a Global Health Emergency 23/06/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization emergency committee met Thursday to determine if the monkeypox outbreak spreading in non-endemic countries constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The closed door meeting, including 16 committee members and eight advisors, will make a recommendation to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who will decide whether to designate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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... Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website
Getting Malaria Control Back on Track and Reimagining Global Health 28/06/2022 Paul Adepoju In the wake of last week’s Kigali Summit on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, getting malaria elimination back on track is a top priority says a senior Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation official – in addition to ensuring the world learns from the COVID pandemic that “global health” is truly a global matter. The world […] Continue reading -> European Medicines Agency Considers Extension of Smallpox Vaccine Use for Monkeypox 28/06/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The European Medicines Agency is considering the extension of the use of the smallpox vaccine Imvanex to include people at risk of Monkeypox disease, the agency said on Tuesday. Imvanex is a modified form of the vaccinia virus, which is related to smallpox and currently authorised in the European Union (EU) for the prevention of […] Continue reading -> Pfizer’s Omicron-Adapted Candidate Vaccines Show Positive Results 27/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pfizer and BioNTech have announced positive safety, tolerability and immunogenicity data for two Omicron-adapted COVID-19 mRNA candidate vaccines – but for an earlier strain of Omicron than those that are currently globally dominant. The two Omicron-adapted vaccine candidates were given to 1,234 participants aged 56 years and older as boosters, and “elicited substantially higher neutralizing […] Continue reading -> WHO Will Reconsider Declaring Monkeypox a Health Emergency in 21 Days – If Certain Criteria Are Met 27/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided not to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), it could change its mind if there is evidence of “significant spread” in the next 21 days. This was announced over the weekend following the meeting of the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency […] Continue reading -> Hill: ‘Vaccines for Malaria Could Have a Huge Impact on Malaria Control’ 25/06/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo As the Kigali Summit unfolds, Adrian Hill, director of Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, describes the great strides made in malaria control, and the contribution new malaria vaccines can make, including one designed at the Jenner Institute. He spoke to Health Policy Watch just ahead of this week’s meeting by heads of Commonwealth nations, which galvanized […] Continue reading -> Children Have Strong Immunity Against COVID-19 Up to 18 Months After Being Infected 24/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Children infected with COVID-19 maintained strong immunity against the virus for at least 18 months, according to a preprint study that was released on Wednesday. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, was conducted by Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi (KSM), the research and innovation center of Maccabi Healthcare Services in Israel, and was released on the preprint server […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Almost 20 Million Lives in a Year, Modelling Study Estimates 24/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19 vaccines prevented almost 20 million deaths worldwide in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet on Friday. The first modelling study to quantify the global impact of COVID-19 vaccines estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths were prevented in the first […] Continue reading -> WHO Considers if Monkeypox Constitutes a Global Health Emergency 23/06/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization emergency committee met Thursday to determine if the monkeypox outbreak spreading in non-endemic countries constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The closed door meeting, including 16 committee members and eight advisors, will make a recommendation to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who will decide whether to designate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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... Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website
European Medicines Agency Considers Extension of Smallpox Vaccine Use for Monkeypox 28/06/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The European Medicines Agency is considering the extension of the use of the smallpox vaccine Imvanex to include people at risk of Monkeypox disease, the agency said on Tuesday. Imvanex is a modified form of the vaccinia virus, which is related to smallpox and currently authorised in the European Union (EU) for the prevention of […] Continue reading -> Pfizer’s Omicron-Adapted Candidate Vaccines Show Positive Results 27/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pfizer and BioNTech have announced positive safety, tolerability and immunogenicity data for two Omicron-adapted COVID-19 mRNA candidate vaccines – but for an earlier strain of Omicron than those that are currently globally dominant. The two Omicron-adapted vaccine candidates were given to 1,234 participants aged 56 years and older as boosters, and “elicited substantially higher neutralizing […] Continue reading -> WHO Will Reconsider Declaring Monkeypox a Health Emergency in 21 Days – If Certain Criteria Are Met 27/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided not to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), it could change its mind if there is evidence of “significant spread” in the next 21 days. This was announced over the weekend following the meeting of the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency […] Continue reading -> Hill: ‘Vaccines for Malaria Could Have a Huge Impact on Malaria Control’ 25/06/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo As the Kigali Summit unfolds, Adrian Hill, director of Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, describes the great strides made in malaria control, and the contribution new malaria vaccines can make, including one designed at the Jenner Institute. He spoke to Health Policy Watch just ahead of this week’s meeting by heads of Commonwealth nations, which galvanized […] Continue reading -> Children Have Strong Immunity Against COVID-19 Up to 18 Months After Being Infected 24/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Children infected with COVID-19 maintained strong immunity against the virus for at least 18 months, according to a preprint study that was released on Wednesday. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, was conducted by Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi (KSM), the research and innovation center of Maccabi Healthcare Services in Israel, and was released on the preprint server […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Almost 20 Million Lives in a Year, Modelling Study Estimates 24/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19 vaccines prevented almost 20 million deaths worldwide in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet on Friday. The first modelling study to quantify the global impact of COVID-19 vaccines estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths were prevented in the first […] Continue reading -> WHO Considers if Monkeypox Constitutes a Global Health Emergency 23/06/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization emergency committee met Thursday to determine if the monkeypox outbreak spreading in non-endemic countries constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The closed door meeting, including 16 committee members and eight advisors, will make a recommendation to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who will decide whether to designate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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... Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website
Pfizer’s Omicron-Adapted Candidate Vaccines Show Positive Results 27/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Pfizer and BioNTech have announced positive safety, tolerability and immunogenicity data for two Omicron-adapted COVID-19 mRNA candidate vaccines – but for an earlier strain of Omicron than those that are currently globally dominant. The two Omicron-adapted vaccine candidates were given to 1,234 participants aged 56 years and older as boosters, and “elicited substantially higher neutralizing […] Continue reading -> WHO Will Reconsider Declaring Monkeypox a Health Emergency in 21 Days – If Certain Criteria Are Met 27/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided not to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), it could change its mind if there is evidence of “significant spread” in the next 21 days. This was announced over the weekend following the meeting of the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency […] Continue reading -> Hill: ‘Vaccines for Malaria Could Have a Huge Impact on Malaria Control’ 25/06/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo As the Kigali Summit unfolds, Adrian Hill, director of Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, describes the great strides made in malaria control, and the contribution new malaria vaccines can make, including one designed at the Jenner Institute. He spoke to Health Policy Watch just ahead of this week’s meeting by heads of Commonwealth nations, which galvanized […] Continue reading -> Children Have Strong Immunity Against COVID-19 Up to 18 Months After Being Infected 24/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Children infected with COVID-19 maintained strong immunity against the virus for at least 18 months, according to a preprint study that was released on Wednesday. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, was conducted by Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi (KSM), the research and innovation center of Maccabi Healthcare Services in Israel, and was released on the preprint server […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Almost 20 Million Lives in a Year, Modelling Study Estimates 24/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19 vaccines prevented almost 20 million deaths worldwide in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet on Friday. The first modelling study to quantify the global impact of COVID-19 vaccines estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths were prevented in the first […] Continue reading -> WHO Considers if Monkeypox Constitutes a Global Health Emergency 23/06/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization emergency committee met Thursday to determine if the monkeypox outbreak spreading in non-endemic countries constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The closed door meeting, including 16 committee members and eight advisors, will make a recommendation to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who will decide whether to designate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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... Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website
WHO Will Reconsider Declaring Monkeypox a Health Emergency in 21 Days – If Certain Criteria Are Met 27/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan Although the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided not to declare monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), it could change its mind if there is evidence of “significant spread” in the next 21 days. This was announced over the weekend following the meeting of the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency […] Continue reading -> Hill: ‘Vaccines for Malaria Could Have a Huge Impact on Malaria Control’ 25/06/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo As the Kigali Summit unfolds, Adrian Hill, director of Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, describes the great strides made in malaria control, and the contribution new malaria vaccines can make, including one designed at the Jenner Institute. He spoke to Health Policy Watch just ahead of this week’s meeting by heads of Commonwealth nations, which galvanized […] Continue reading -> Children Have Strong Immunity Against COVID-19 Up to 18 Months After Being Infected 24/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Children infected with COVID-19 maintained strong immunity against the virus for at least 18 months, according to a preprint study that was released on Wednesday. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, was conducted by Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi (KSM), the research and innovation center of Maccabi Healthcare Services in Israel, and was released on the preprint server […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Almost 20 Million Lives in a Year, Modelling Study Estimates 24/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19 vaccines prevented almost 20 million deaths worldwide in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet on Friday. The first modelling study to quantify the global impact of COVID-19 vaccines estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths were prevented in the first […] Continue reading -> WHO Considers if Monkeypox Constitutes a Global Health Emergency 23/06/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization emergency committee met Thursday to determine if the monkeypox outbreak spreading in non-endemic countries constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The closed door meeting, including 16 committee members and eight advisors, will make a recommendation to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who will decide whether to designate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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... Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website
Hill: ‘Vaccines for Malaria Could Have a Huge Impact on Malaria Control’ 25/06/2022 Ochieng’ Ogodo As the Kigali Summit unfolds, Adrian Hill, director of Oxford University’s Jenner Institute, describes the great strides made in malaria control, and the contribution new malaria vaccines can make, including one designed at the Jenner Institute. He spoke to Health Policy Watch just ahead of this week’s meeting by heads of Commonwealth nations, which galvanized […] Continue reading -> Children Have Strong Immunity Against COVID-19 Up to 18 Months After Being Infected 24/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Children infected with COVID-19 maintained strong immunity against the virus for at least 18 months, according to a preprint study that was released on Wednesday. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, was conducted by Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi (KSM), the research and innovation center of Maccabi Healthcare Services in Israel, and was released on the preprint server […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Almost 20 Million Lives in a Year, Modelling Study Estimates 24/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19 vaccines prevented almost 20 million deaths worldwide in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet on Friday. The first modelling study to quantify the global impact of COVID-19 vaccines estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths were prevented in the first […] Continue reading -> WHO Considers if Monkeypox Constitutes a Global Health Emergency 23/06/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization emergency committee met Thursday to determine if the monkeypox outbreak spreading in non-endemic countries constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The closed door meeting, including 16 committee members and eight advisors, will make a recommendation to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who will decide whether to designate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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... Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website
Children Have Strong Immunity Against COVID-19 Up to 18 Months After Being Infected 24/06/2022 Maayan Hoffman Children infected with COVID-19 maintained strong immunity against the virus for at least 18 months, according to a preprint study that was released on Wednesday. The study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, was conducted by Kahn-Sagol-Maccabi (KSM), the research and innovation center of Maccabi Healthcare Services in Israel, and was released on the preprint server […] Continue reading -> COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Almost 20 Million Lives in a Year, Modelling Study Estimates 24/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19 vaccines prevented almost 20 million deaths worldwide in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet on Friday. The first modelling study to quantify the global impact of COVID-19 vaccines estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths were prevented in the first […] Continue reading -> WHO Considers if Monkeypox Constitutes a Global Health Emergency 23/06/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization emergency committee met Thursday to determine if the monkeypox outbreak spreading in non-endemic countries constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The closed door meeting, including 16 committee members and eight advisors, will make a recommendation to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who will decide whether to designate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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... Write a Comment... Email (Required) Name (Required) Website
COVID-19 Vaccines Saved Almost 20 Million Lives in a Year, Modelling Study Estimates 24/06/2022 Kerry Cullinan COVID-19 vaccines prevented almost 20 million deaths worldwide in the first year of the vaccine programme, according to a modelling study published in The Lancet on Friday. The first modelling study to quantify the global impact of COVID-19 vaccines estimates that 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million deaths were prevented in the first […] Continue reading -> WHO Considers if Monkeypox Constitutes a Global Health Emergency 23/06/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization emergency committee met Thursday to determine if the monkeypox outbreak spreading in non-endemic countries constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The closed door meeting, including 16 committee members and eight advisors, will make a recommendation to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who will decide whether to designate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older 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
WHO Considers if Monkeypox Constitutes a Global Health Emergency 23/06/2022 Raisa Santos & Elaine Ruth Fletcher A World Health Organization emergency committee met Thursday to determine if the monkeypox outbreak spreading in non-endemic countries constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). The closed door meeting, including 16 committee members and eight advisors, will make a recommendation to WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who will decide whether to designate […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts