Search results

Global COVID vaccine roll-out will face many hurdles

Location:

INT

Initial data are expected to become available before the end of the year, and subject to evidence of safety and efficacy, to be submitted for approval and fast-tracked so that a…

Vaccine nationalism could prolong pandemic

Location:

INT

Klugge is likely aiming to be optimistic. An effective COVID-19 vaccine is considered to be the only economically and humanely acceptable exit strategy for this pandemic…

Controversies could fuel COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

Location:

INT

Scientists and governments are increasingly concerned that ‘vaccine hesitancy’, the situation of people delaying or refusing some or all vaccines, could reduce immunisation…

Organised crime will gain from world vaccine shortages

Location:

INT

However, it is vast global demand for the restricted supply of COVID-19 vaccines that offers the most alluring prize for criminal gangs. Black markets thrive in situations where…

First COVID-19 vaccine may not end all distancing

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

While studies show that patients mount an immunity to the virus (at least in the short term) and immediate re-infection is highly unlikely, it is estimated that some 90% of the…

COVID-19 vaccine allocation may change over time

Location:

INT

Although COVID-19 vaccine candidates are already in production to speed up delivery, there will be limited doses of vaccines available in the immediate term if one of the eleven…

Malaria vaccine could pave the way for global advances

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Implications of the first malaria vaccine to complete human testing.

Hesitancy to share vaccine IP will increase inequality

Location:

INTERNATIONAL

Although eight vaccines have been developed and approved for use against COVID-19, production constraints leave many lower-income countries facing a lengthy wait. They are backing…

Variants may delay, not derail COVID-19 control

Location:

INT

Viruses mutate when they multiply and often the changes do not affect their behaviour significantly. However, changes that allow them to infect better, evade immune defences or…

Prospects for COVID-19 to end-2021

Location:

PROSPECTS H2 2021

COVID-19 remains a complex disease due to lack of effective treatment, uncertainty around variants, marked differences by country and region on vaccination progress, and…