UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases
8 months, 3 weeks ago

UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The World Health Organization has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile and left poorer countries scrambling to contain epidemics. Dr. Derrick Sim of Gavi called WHO’s authorization “a lifeline for vulnerable communities around the world.” More is still needed, however: Since January, 14 countries affected by cholera outbreaks have requested 79 million doses. The U.N. agency said warming temperatures that allow the cholera bacteria to live longer, have also worsened outbreaks and led to the highest death rates in a decade.

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Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency
3 months ago

Congo finally begins mpox vaccinations in drive to slow outbreaks declared a global emergency

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Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rwanda begins vaccinations against mpox amid a call for more doses for Africa

The Independent  

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Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The global vaccine alliance Gavi will buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine to battle outbreaks of the disease in African countries, the organization said on Wednesday. Since the beginning of the year, there have been over 25,000 confirmed mpox cases and 723 related deaths, the vast majority in Congo, and the World Health Organization declared it a …

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Global vaccine alliance GAVI to buy 500,000 doses of mpox vaccine

The Independent  

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Health Talk | Cholera concerns spread as disease incidence doubles in Africa amid vaccine shortfall
4 months ago

Health Talk | Cholera concerns spread as disease incidence doubles in Africa amid vaccine shortfall

Hindustan Times  

On September 4, the World Health Organisation published new data on cholera for 2023, showing an increase in both cases and deaths, which underscores recent concerns raised by international health experts that the disease was increasingly becoming difficult to treat. The WHO data show, the number of reported deaths from cholera last year increased by 71% compared with 2022, and …

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
4 months ago

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed

The Hindu  

The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, September 5, 2024, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. About 380,000 doses of mpox vaccines have been promised by Western partners such as the European Union and the United States, Dr. Jean Kaseya, …

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed
4 months ago

The first 100,000 doses of mpox vaccine reach Congo. But it’s a fraction of what is needed

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — The first batch of mpox vaccine arrived in Congo’s capital on Thursday, the country’s authorities said, three weeks after the World Health Organization declared mpox outbreaks in 12 African countries a global emergency. That is less than 15% of the 3 million doses authorities have said are needed to end the mpox outbreaks in Congo, the epicenter …

Africa’s mpox response is less than 10% funded, says Africa Centres for Disease Control
4 months, 1 week ago

Africa’s mpox response is less than 10% funded, says Africa Centres for Disease Control

The Hindu  

Africa has secured less than 10% of the estimated USD 245 million it needs to fight a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, a senior official from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. “We’ve come to the first estimate of USD 245 million,” Africa CDC Chief of Staff Ngashi Ngongo said at …

WHO caused delay in availability of Mpox vaccines in Congo
4 months, 2 weeks ago

WHO caused delay in availability of Mpox vaccines in Congo

New Indian Express  

There are no vaccines for mpox available in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of a global health emergency declared last week, even though the country first asked for the shots two years ago and the manufacturers say they have supplies, The New York Times reported. Three years after the last worldwide mpox outbreak, the WHO still has neither …

UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases
8 months, 3 weeks ago

UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases

The Hindu  

The World Health Organisation has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile and left poorer countries scrambling to contain epidemics. In January, the UN agency said the global vaccine stockpile was “entirely depleted” until the beginning of March. Since last January, WHO has …

UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases
8 months, 3 weeks ago

UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases

Associated Press  

The World Health Organization has approved a version of a widely used cholera vaccine that could help address a surge in cases that has depleted the global vaccine stockpile and left poorer countries scrambling to contain epidemics. Dr. Derrick Sim of Gavi called WHO’s authorization “a lifeline for vulnerable communities around the world.” More is still needed, however: Since January, …

How did the world run so low on cholera vaccine? As outbreaks grow, stockpile runs dry
10 months ago

How did the world run so low on cholera vaccine? As outbreaks grow, stockpile runs dry

NPR  

How did the world run so low on cholera vaccine? As outbreaks grow, stockpile runs dry Enlarge this image toggle caption Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images The ancient disease of cholera is making a comeback in 2024 – but the world's supply of vaccines can't keep up. Philippe Barboza, team lead of the …

A year after outbreak, Africa waits for its share of mpox vaccines
1 year, 7 months ago

A year after outbreak, Africa waits for its share of mpox vaccines

LA Times  

As U.S. public health officials brace for a possible resurgence of mpox ahead of the summer festival season, experts are warning that European and North American governments aren’t doing nearly enough to ensure that hard-hit African countries can also beat back the virus. After the mpox outbreak began last spring, wealthy countries rushed to the only maker of the Jynneos …

WHO urges assistance to African nations facing cholera
1 year, 10 months ago

WHO urges assistance to African nations facing cholera

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — A World Health Organization official in Africa is urging more support to countries facing cholera outbreaks, saying the disease has the potential to “quickly explode” as rainfall persists in some areas. Dr. Patrick Otim, a WHO official monitoring emergencies, said cholera outbreaks were potentially dangerous because of the short incubation period and the involvement of contaminated water …

African countries lack ‘immediate access’ to cholera vaccine
1 year, 11 months ago

African countries lack ‘immediate access’ to cholera vaccine

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa’s public health agency says countries with deadly cholera outbreaks on the continent have no “immediate access” to vaccines amid a global supply shortage. The Africa CDC is also working with two local manufacturers to explore if their facilities can be repurposed to manufacture cholera vaccines, Ogwell said. WHO and its partners recommended in October that countries …

Haiti prepares to roll out first cholera vaccines
2 years ago

Haiti prepares to roll out first cholera vaccines

Al Jazeera  

Initial shipment of more than 1.1 million cholera jabs to be distributed in areas with most reported cases, PAHO says. The Haitian government is expected to launch a cholera vaccination campaign this week, the World Health Organization and local officials have said after the Caribbean nation received its first shipment of jabs. The country received an initial shipment of approximately …

Syria receives cholera vaccines ahead of inoculation drive
2 years, 1 month ago

Syria receives cholera vaccines ahead of inoculation drive

Associated Press  

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syria has received two million doses of cholera vaccines, the first to reach the country during a months-long outbreak, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday. Syria’s Health Ministry said the vaccines were from the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF and international organization Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. The U.N. World Health Organization in October announced the temporary suspension of …

Cholera rages through Middle East and Africa amid vaccine shortage
2 years, 2 months ago

Cholera rages through Middle East and Africa amid vaccine shortage

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. “Malnourished children are more vulnerable to developing severe cholera disease,” Bertrand Bainvel, UNICEF’s deputy regional director for the Middle East and North Africa, said in the statement. “In refugees’ camps and informal settlements, the population …

Cholera vaccine supply shortage forces to reduce advised dosage, says WHO
2 years, 2 months ago

Cholera vaccine supply shortage forces to reduce advised dosage, says WHO

Live Mint  

The international organization that distributes oral cholera vaccines during outbreaks has temporarily suspended the standard two-dose vaccination regimen and implemented a single-dose strategy in cholera outbreak response campaigns due to a limited global supply. "29 countries have reported cholera outbreaks this year, including 13 countries that did not have outbreaks last year," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus informed reporters. The …

WHO advises using 1 dose of cholera vaccine due to shortage
2 years, 2 months ago

WHO advises using 1 dose of cholera vaccine due to shortage

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization and its partners are recommending that countries temporarily switch to using a single dose of the cholera vaccine instead of two due to a supply shortage as outbreaks of the water-borne disease surge globally. In a statement on Wednesday, the U.N. agency and partners that include UNICEF and the International Federation of Red Cross …

COVID-19 changing, not over yet; tough to analyse future emerging variants: WHO
2 years, 6 months ago

COVID-19 changing, not over yet; tough to analyse future emerging variants: WHO

India TV News  

Highlights COVID19, driven by BA.4 and BA.5, cases are on the rise in 110 countries, the WHO said This has caused the overall global cases to increase by 20 per cent, it said Health workers and older people in lower-income countries remain unvaccinated, the WHO expressed COVID-19 pandemic is changing, but is not over yet, the World Health Organisation said …

Biden marks COVID ‘tragic milestone’ in US at global summit
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden marks COVID ‘tragic milestone’ in US at global summit

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders at a COVID-19 summit Thursday to reenergize a lagging international commitment to attacking the virus as he led the U.S. in marking the “tragic milestone” of 1 million deaths in America. He spoke solemnly of the once-unthinkable U.S. toll: “1 million empty chairs around the family dinner table.” The coronavirus has …

UN official urges acceleration in coronavirus vaccinations
2 years, 8 months ago

UN official urges acceleration in coronavirus vaccinations

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. official spearheading global vaccination efforts against the coronavirus said Monday the number of countries where 10% or less of the population has been vaccinated dropped from 34 to 18 since January and called for accelerated progress to end the pandemic. Assistant Secretary-General Ted Chaiban told the U.N. Security Council that with over 6 million lives …

Experts say U.S. suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic
2 years, 8 months ago

Experts say U.S. suspension of COVID aid will prolong pandemic

LA Times  

In the latest Senate package targeted at stopping the coronavirus, U.S. lawmakers dropped nearly all funding for curbing the virus beyond American borders — a move many health experts slammed as dangerously short-sighted. He said Uganda has leaned heavily on donor help — it received more than 11 million vaccines from the U.S. — and that any cuts “would make …

Breaking News, March 25
2 years, 9 months ago

Breaking News, March 25

India TV News  

Against the estimated population of 101.3 crore beneficiaries aged 15 years and above, a total of 181.24 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the country as on March 21, the government informed Parliament on Friday. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said a total of 9.71 crore first …

Poorer nations reject over 100 million Covid shots as many close to expiry
2 years, 11 months ago

Poorer nations reject over 100 million Covid shots as many close to expiry

India Today  

Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines distributed by the global programme COVAX, mainly due to their rapid expiry date, a UNICEF official said on Thursday. UNICEF's data on supplies and use of delivered vaccines show that 681 million shipped doses are currently stored in about 90 poorer nations, according to CARE, a charity, …

US COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine drive
3 years ago

US COVID death toll hits 800,000, a year into vaccine drive

Associated Press  

The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 topped 800,000 on Tuesday, a once-unimaginable figure seen as doubly tragic, given that more than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available practically for the asking last spring. The U.S. accounts for approximately 4% of the world’s population but about 15% of the 5.3 million known deaths from the coronavirus …

Grand cover-up: The Narendra Modi government's celebration of one billion COVID vaccine doses
3 years, 2 months ago

Grand cover-up: The Narendra Modi government's celebration of one billion COVID vaccine doses

The Hindu  

Administering over one billion cumulative doses of COVID vaccine within nine months since the COVID vaccination campaign began on January 16 is no mean achievement in a country with a population of 1.38 billion and diverse logistical difficulties. More significantly, with a vaccination rate of over 10 million doses a day on a consistent basis, China has fully vaccinated nearly …

Syringe shortfall threatens Africa’s COVID vaccine drive
3 years, 2 months ago

Syringe shortfall threatens Africa’s COVID vaccine drive

Al Jazeera  

UNICEF is predicting an ‘imminent shortfall’ of up to 2.2 billion of the single-use syringes used to give jabs. Africa’s struggle to inoculate people against COVID-19 risks being hobbled by a shortage of syringes just as supplies of vaccines flood into the continent, the World Health Organization said. UNICEF, the United Nation’s fund for children, is predicting an “imminent shortfall” …

UN calls for $8bn to redress world COVID vaccine imbalance
3 years, 3 months ago

UN calls for $8bn to redress world COVID vaccine imbalance

Al Jazeera  

UN chief Antonio Guterres says vaccine inequity is not only “immoral but stupid” because it will give rise to new variants and more deaths. “Vaccine inequality is the best ally of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Guterres said, as he appealed for wealthy nations who have so far received most of the world’s vaccines to step up. “It is allowing variants to …

WHO, partners aim to get Africa 30% of needed doses by Feb
3 years, 3 months ago

WHO, partners aim to get Africa 30% of needed doses by Feb

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization and its partners said they hope to provide Africa with about 30% of the COVID-19 vaccines the continent needs by February, badly missing the 60% vaccination coverage goal that African leaders had once hoped for this year. At a press briefing Tuesday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the massive disparity in vaccination rates …

More vaccine donations are urgently needed in the Americas: PAHO
3 years, 4 months ago

More vaccine donations are urgently needed in the Americas: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

At least 540 million doses are required to vaccinate at least 60 percent of people in Latin America and the Caribbean. During a weekly news briefing, PAHO Director Carissa Etienne said 540 million doses are required to ensure that every country in the Americas can vaccinate at least 60 percent of their population. “We must expand vaccine access in our …

U.S. ships over 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad; India does not take any due to liability issues
3 years, 5 months ago

U.S. ships over 110 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad; India does not take any due to liability issues

The Hindu  

The U.S. has shipped more than 110 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to middle and low income countries, U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday. An Indian official involved in the vaccine negotiations told The Hindu that while U.S. donated vaccines could be accepted with an implicit indemnity cover from the government, several “challenges remain” in terms of resolving the …

‘This is not over’: Van-Tam says autumn and winter will be ‘bumpy’ as record number are pinged by app
3 years, 5 months ago

‘This is not over’: Van-Tam says autumn and winter will be ‘bumpy’ as record number are pinged by app

The Independent  

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South Africa's vaccination drive regains pace after unrest
3 years, 5 months ago

South Africa's vaccination drive regains pace after unrest

The Independent  

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Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses
3 years, 5 months ago

Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses

Associated Press  

PARIS — No one disputes that the world is unfair. “But the whole idea was that we thought rich countries would fund it for the developing world.” Happi said officials never expected the pandemic would strike first and hardest in Europe and the U.S. Or that their assessment of preparedness in the world’s most advanced economies would prove horrifically optimistic. …

11 billion doses needed to end COVID-19: UN chief stresses on Global Vaccination Plan
3 years, 5 months ago

11 billion doses needed to end COVID-19: UN chief stresses on Global Vaccination Plan

India TV News  

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that 11 billion doses are needed to vaccinate 70 per cent of the world to end the Covid-19 pandemic. We need at least 11 billion doses to vaccinate 70 per cent of the world and end this pandemic," the UN chief told the opening of the ministerial segment of the High-level Political Forum …

More than half of global COVID-19 deaths in the Americas: PAHO
3 years, 6 months ago

More than half of global COVID-19 deaths in the Americas: PAHO

Al Jazeera  

PAHO director says ‘pervasive inequality in access to health’ needs to be addressed in order to overcome the pandemic. @DirOPSPAHO #COVID19 — PAHO/WHO July 7, 2021 According to PAHO’s figures, a quarter of people in the Americas region have been fully vaccinated, and at least 600 million doses have been administered. Last month Biden announced that the US would contribute …

South Africa's new coronavirus cases surge to record levels
3 years, 6 months ago

South Africa's new coronavirus cases surge to record levels

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy South Africa s resurgence of …

Just Give Us the Vaccines, WHO Pleads, as Poor Countries Go Wanting
3 years, 6 months ago

Just Give Us the Vaccines, WHO Pleads, as Poor Countries Go Wanting

News 18  

Rich countries are opening up societies and vaccinating young people who are not at great risk from COVID-19, while the poorest countries cruelly lack doses, the World Health Organization said on Friday, condemning a global failure. The situation in Africa, where new infections and deaths jumped by nearly 40% last week compared to the previous week, is “so dangerous” as …

US to provide 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to other nations
3 years, 7 months ago

US to provide 500 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to other nations

Al Jazeera  

Vaccines to be donated to 92 lower-income countries and the African Union over the next year. The Biden administration has reached an agreement with the United States vaccine makers to provide 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to 100 countries over the next year. President Biden tells press as departing on first foreign trip that he has a COVID vaccine …

As rich nations race ahead, Africa barely makes a dent with COVID vaccinations
3 years, 7 months ago

As rich nations race ahead, Africa barely makes a dent with COVID vaccinations

LA Times  

In the global race to vaccinate people against COVID-19, Africa is tragically at the back of the pack. “It is extremely concerning and at times frustrating,” said Africa CDC Director Dr. John Nkengasong, a Cameroonian virologist who is trying to ensure that some of the world’s poorest nations get a fair share of vaccines in a marketplace where they can’t …

How Centre plans to vaccinate all 940 million adults against Covid-19 by December
3 years, 7 months ago

How Centre plans to vaccinate all 940 million adults against Covid-19 by December

Hindustan Times  

Along with changing its Covid-19 vaccination strategy, the central government has prepared a plan to vaccinate all 940 million people above the age of 18 by December 2021. Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan has said 536 million vaccine doses are available for vaccination till July, while arrangements are being made to have 1336 million more doses between August-December to inoculate …

UK urges commitment to vaccinate the world by end of 2022
3 years, 7 months ago

UK urges commitment to vaccinate the world by end of 2022

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will use the Group of Seven wealthy democracies’ summit next week to urge world leaders to commit to vaccinating the global population by the end of 2022. Johnson is expected to stress the importance of a global vaccination drive when he meets with fellow world leaders on Friday in Cornwall, on England’s southwestern …

India Signs Deal with Domestic Vaccine Maker Biological-E for 300 Mn Doses
3 years, 7 months ago

India Signs Deal with Domestic Vaccine Maker Biological-E for 300 Mn Doses

News 18  

The Centre on Thursday said it has inked a deal with domestic vaccine maker Biological-E for 300 million COVID-19 vaccine doses for 15 billion rupees, the first such order for unapproved shots. Biological E., which also has a separate deal to produce about 600 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 shot annually, said on Tuesday it entered into a …

Pfizer-BioNTech Pledge 2 Billion Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines to Less Wealthy Nations
3 years, 7 months ago

Pfizer-BioNTech Pledge 2 Billion Doses of Covid-19 Vaccines to Less Wealthy Nations

News 18  

American pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German company BioNTech pledged Friday to deliver 2 billion doses of their Covid-19 vaccine to middle- and low-income countries over the next 18 months, amid international calls for more vaccine solidarity. Bourla said his company last year adopted a three-tiered pricing policy guaranteeing that low-income countries get the shots at cost and to have middle-income …

Biden to send additional 20 million vaccine doses abroad
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden to send additional 20 million vaccine doses abroad

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden will send an additional 20 million doses of US coronavirus vaccines abroad by the end of June – including, for the first time, shots approved for domestic use, sources tell Bloomberg News. President Joe Biden plans to send an additional 20 million doses of U.S. coronavirus vaccines abroad by the end of June – including, for the …

Biden boosting world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden boosting world vaccine sharing commitment to 80M doses

India Today  

US President Joe Biden said Monday that the US will share an additional 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines with the world in the coming six weeks as domestic demand for shots drops and global disparities in distribution have grown more evident. It is the strong thing to do.— President Biden May 17, 2021 The announcement comes on top of …

Website for leftover Covid-19 vaccines turns out a success
3 years, 7 months ago

Website for leftover Covid-19 vaccines turns out a success

NL Times  

The website where medical professionals can report leftover Covid-19 vaccines saw a large response from the public. “We have already been able to place more vaccines than I threw away at the time”, Blanker said. Blanker said that the idea for the website came to him after he had to throw away 58 AstraZeneca vaccines last month intended for people …

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