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Vaccine Makers Kept $1.4 Billion in Prepayments for Canceled Covid Shots for Poor Countries --NYTimes

Thu, 2023-02-02 22:54 — mike kraft

As global demand for Covid-19 vaccines dries up, the program responsible for vaccinating the world’s poor has been urgently negotiating to try to get out of its deals with pharmaceutical companies for shots it no longer needs.

Drug companies have so far declined to refund $1.4 billion in advance payments for now-canceled doses, according to confidential documents obtained by The New York Times.

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Draft WHO pandemic agreement pushes for equity in vaccine and drug supplies to avoid COVID 'failure' repeat

Thu, 2023-02-02 22:44 — mike kraft

Draft WHO pandemic deal pushes for equity to avoid COVID 'failure' repeat Governments may have to reserve drugs and vaccines for the World Health Organization to distribute in poorer countries to avoid a repeat of the "catastrophic failure" during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an early draft of a global pandemic agreement. Jennifer Rigby,Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber Reuters

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Nearly 20 million new COVID cases were recorded in latest 28 days as WHO switches to new reporting period

Thu, 2023-02-02 20:41 — mike kraft

Coronavirus tally: WHO says nearly 20 million new COVID cases were recorded in latest 28 days as it switches to new reporting period The World Health Organization said nearly 20 million new COVID cases were recorded in the 28 days through Jan. 29, down 78% from the previous 28 days. The WHO counted more than 114,000 deaths in the period, up 65% from the previous one.

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WHO seeks 'reinforced' role in global health and faces funding issues at key meeting

Mon, 2023-01-30 21:53 — mike kraft

Under-funded WHO seeks 'reinforced' role in global health at key meeting The World Health Organization will push at its board meeting this week for an expanded role in tackling the next global health emergency after COVID-19, but is still seeking answers on how to fund it, according to health policy experts. Jennifer Rigby,Emma Farge Reuters

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All countries 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics, warns IFRC

Mon, 2023-01-30 21:15 — mike kraft

All countries 'dangerously unprepared' for future pandemics, says IFRC The world is "dangerously unprepared" for future pandemics, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) say in a report published on Monday, calling on countries to update their preparedness plans by year-end. Reuters Reuters

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WHO extends public health emergency over Covid but signals end could come soon

Mon, 2023-01-30 21:07 — mike kraft

WHO says Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, but pandemic is at a 'transition point' | CNN Covid-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but it acknowledged the pandemic is at a "transition point." Katherine Dillinger CNN

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WHO’s International Health Regulations Emergency Committee discussed the pandemic on Friday at its 14th meeting on Covid-19, and Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus concurred that the public health emergency of international concern, or PHEIC, declaration should continue. ...

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Will the next worrisome coronavirus variant get detected?

Thu, 2023-01-26 23:27 — mike kraft

The next worrisome coronavirus variant could come from China — will it get detected? Nature - Genomic surveillance is crucial for tracking the next ‘variant of concern’, but many countries are winding back their monitoring. Lewis, Dyani nature

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It remains crucial that variants be tracked, yet scientists question how quickly the next variant of concern will be detected as many countries wind down surveillance efforts.

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