Media/Policy Watch
This watch section is intended to alert readers to substantive news, analysis and opinion from the general media and selected think tanks and similar organizations on vaccines, immunization, global public health and related themes. Media Watch is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicative of themes and issues CVEP is actively tracking. This section will grow from an initial base of newspapers, magazines and blog sources, and is segregated from Journal Watch above which scans the peer-reviewed journal ecology.
We acknowledge the Western/Northern bias in this initial selection of titles and invite suggestions for expanded coverage. We are conservative in our outlook in adding news sources which largely report on primary content we are already covering above. Many electronic media sources have tiered, fee-based subscription models for access. We will provide full-text where content is published without restriction, but most publications require registration and some subscription level.

 

The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/
Accessed 25 Apr 2020
Ideas
How to Protect Civil Liberties in a Pandemic – The Atlantic
Conor Friedersdorf, Staff writer at The Atlantic

A Coronavirus Challenge Trial Is an Ethical Imperative – The Atlantic
Conor Friedersdorf, Staff writer at The Atlantic

 

BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Accessed 25 Apr 2020
Coronavirus: What is a vaccine and how is one made?
We look at the work needed to create a vaccine and when one might be ready for the coronavirus.
Published 25 Apr 2020

 

The Economist
http://www.economist.com/
Accessed 25 Apr 2020
[No new, unique, relevant content]

 

Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/home/uk
Accessed 25 Apr 2020
Life & Arts
Richard Horton: ‘It’s the biggest science policy failure in a generation’
April 24 2020
The Lancet editor on Britain’s response to coronavirus — and being labelled a pariah
Top of Form
Bottom of Form

 

Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/
Apr 25, 2020
A Vaccine Candidate Protects Non-Human Primates From SARS-CoV-2 Infection
A new candidate vaccine for SARS-CoV-2 moves to human trials. Beijing based biotechnology company company, Sinovac, describes protection of macaque monkeys from infection by SARS-CoV-2 by the vaccine candidate.
By William A. Haseltine Contributor

Apr 22, 2020
Coronavirus Vaccine In 12-18 Months Is ‘Ambitious’, Roche CEO Says
The global race to develop a vaccine is on, but getting it to market by the end of 2021 is unlikely, the CEO of the Swiss pharmaceuticals giant suggested on Wednesday.
By Isabel Togoh Forbes Staff

 

Foreign Affairs
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/
Accessed 25 Apr 2020
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Foreign Policy
http://foreignpolicy.com/
Accessed 25 Apr 2020 | [No new, unique, relevant content]

 

The Guardian
http://www.guardiannews.com/
Accessed 25 Apr 2020
Coronavirus outbreak
World leaders agree to cooperate on coronavirus vaccine, but US does not take part – video
Global leaders have pledged to accelerate cooperation on a Covid-19 vaccine and to share research, treatment and medicines around the globe as part of a World Health Organization initiative.
The US did not take part in the pledge, made at a virtual meeting, designed to show that wealthy countries will not keep the results of research from developing countries.
Britain will co-chair a joint coronavirus global response summit on 4 May aimed at raising funds for vaccine research, treatments and tests.

 

New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/
Accessed 25 Apr 2020
Daily Comment
The Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Targeting 5G Technology, Bill Gates, and a World of Fear
If people believe that they are being deceived—or even targeted—by public-health authorities, why would they follow their directives?
By Amy Davidson Sorkin
April 24, 2020

Daily Comment
Trump’s Firing of a Top Infectious-Disease Expert Endangers Us All
Rick Bright was removed after questioning the President’s claim of a miracle cure for COVID-19.
By Michael Specter
April 23, 2020

Q. & A.
Jeffrey Sachs on the Catastrophic American Response to the Coronavirus
The economist Jeffrey Sachs says that President Trump is the “worst political leader” he has seen in forty years of working with governments around the world.
By Isaac Chotiner
April 21, 2020

 

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
Accessed 25 Apr 2020
Business
Special Report: Countries, Companies Risk Billions in Race for Coronavirus Vaccine
In the race to develop a vaccine to end the COVID-19 pandemic, governments, charities and Big Pharma firms are sinking billions of dollars into bets with extraordinarily low odds of success.
By Reuters April 25, 2020

World
U.S. Says Will Not Take Part in WHO Global Drugs, Vaccine Initiative Launch
The United States will not take part in the launching of a global initiative on Friday to speed the development, production and distribution of drugs and vaccines against COVID-19, a spokesman for the U.S. mission in Geneva told Reuters.
By Reuters April 25, 2020

Europe
Sanofi CEO Warns Europe on Cornavirus Vaccine Race
Sanofi’s chief executive on Friday urged stronger European co-ordination in the hunt for a vaccine against the new coronavirus, criticising Europe for being too slow to act in a fiercely competitive global race.
By Reuters April 24, 2020

Europe
UK Will Host a Global Vaccines Summit on June 4: UK Foreign Minister Raab
Britain will host a virtual international summit on accelerating the development of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus on June 4, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Twitter.
By Reuters April 24, 2020

Europe
World Must Ensure Equal Access for All to COVID-19 Vaccines, Drugs: WHO
All new vaccines, diagnostics and treatments against the new coronavirus must be made equally available to everyone worldwide, the World Health Organization said on Friday as it outlined a plan to accelerate work to fight COVID-19.
By Reuters April 24, 2020

 

Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/
Accessed 25 Apr 2020
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