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Covid-19: Africa scrambles to increase genomic testing capacity as variants spread

Fri, 2021-05-07 17:56 — mike kraft

Covid-19: Africa scrambles to increase genomic testing capacity as variants spread African countries are struggling to bolster genomic sequencing as SARS-CoV-2 variants spread on the continent, reports Abdullahi Tsanni As the world entered 2021, the covid-19 pandemic began a new phase, one dominated by worries over emerging variants. But the way of detecting these threats has not been standardised—even in the UK, where genomic sequencing is relatively frequent, only 5-10% of covid-19 positive cases were being sequenced at the start of the year.1 The spotlight on sequencing has highlighted inequalities in global capacity. Many countries in Africa do not perform sequencing themselves, and those that do only do so on a small scale.

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India's disaster finds echo in other countries facing COVID-19 surges

Fri, 2021-05-07 11:17 — mike kraft

India's disaster hangs over countries facing COVID-19 surges SOHAG, Egypt (AP) — Countries worldwide wrestling with new coronavirus surges are trying to ensure they aren’t hit by an India-style disaster. They face many of the same risks, including large populations that have shirked restrictions and fragile health systems shaken under the strain... AP NEWS

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Europe, Canada and Australia, as a precaution, Hold Back Millions of doses of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine produced by Emergent BioSolutions in Baltimore

Thu, 2021-05-06 17:44 — mike kraft

Millions of Johnson & Johnson doses sit unused across three continents. New York officials announced a new program on Thursday that would employ artists and performers to create public works throughout the city, in an effort to support artists whose incomes plummeted during the pandemic. The New York Times

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Vaccines linked to rare clotting disorders--an analysis

Tue, 2021-05-04 20:01 — mike kraft

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Africa: coronavirus vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses

Wed, 2021-04-28 16:49 — mike kraft

In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of doses KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Some Africans are hesitating to get COVID-19 vaccines amid concerns about their safety, alarming public health officials as some countries start to destroy thousands of doses that expired before use. Malawi and South Sudan in recent days have said they will destroy some of their doses, a concerning development on a continent where health officials have been outspoken about the need for vaccine equity as the world's rich nations hold the bulk of shots.

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Analysis: The vaccine stuation as countries seek more Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 doses

Fri, 2021-04-16 12:11 — mike kraft

Analysis: Countries seek more Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 shots as concerns mount over rival vaccines Wealthy governments are looking to COVID-19 shots from Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) and Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) to keep their vaccination programs on track, as safety concerns and production problems sideline vaccines from AstraZeneca Plc and Johnson & Johnson, public health experts and industry analysts say. Carl O'd

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J&J vaccine pause could have worldwide impact

Thu, 2021-04-15 12:32 — mike kraft

With Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine on pause, the consequences could ripple worldwide.

After a day that many hoped would add clarity to the rollout of Johnson & Johnson’s troubled Covid-19 vaccine, the picture on Thursday is as muddy as ever in the United States.

The “pause” that U.S. health officials put in place on the use of the vaccine might now stay in place for seven to 10 days. It’s a decision with potentially painful consequences that could ripple worldwide.

After considering whether to reinstate the vaccine, a panel of expert advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined on Wednesday that it needed more time to assess a possible link to a rare but serious blood-clotting disorder.

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Gayle Smith, who had experience dealing with Ebola, will run Biden’s vaccine diplomacy. Blinkin, Yellen speak on helping other countries

Tue, 2021-04-06 11:03 — mike kraft

An ardent advocate of protecting some of the world’s poorest countries from Covid-19 has been selected to lead the Biden administration’s vaccine diplomacy in an effort to corral wealthier nations into distributing immunizations more evenly around the globe.

Gayle Smith, a former U.S. Agency for International Development administrator and chief executive of the ONE Campaign to eradicate poverty and preventable disease, will step into the role, a new post at the State Department.

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Some poor countries can’t cover the cost of administering the coronavirus vaccines when they finally receive them

Fri, 2021-04-02 09:36 — mike kraft

Coronavirus vaccines are finally reaching poor countries, but some can’t cover the cost of administering them Public health experts told The Post that many low-income countries are on track to face acute shortages of trained and salaried health-care workers in a few months, when Covax shipments increase. Miriam Berger Washington Post

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ANALYSIS: How richer countries got their vaccine supplies first

Thu, 2021-04-01 12:16 — mike kraft

See How Rich Countries Got to the Front of the Vaccine Line Many low-income nations lacked the means to preorder doses, and their residents have received just 0.1 percent of vaccine shots given worldwide. The New York Times

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