Vaccines — Open Access Journal
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vaccines
(Accessed 28 Mar 2020)

Open Access Article
Health Literacy, Vaccine Confidence and Influenza Vaccination Uptake among Nursing Home Staff: A Cross-Sectional Study Conducted in Tuscany
by Chiara Lorini , Francesca Collini , Francesca Gasparini , Diana Paolini , Maddalena Grazzini , Francesca Ierardi , Giacomo Galletti , Patrizio Zanobini , Fabrizio Gemmi and Guglielmo Bonaccorsi
Vaccines 2020, 8(2), 154; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8020154 (registering DOI) – 30 Mar 2020

Vaccines — Open Access Journal
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vaccines
(Accessed 28 Mar 2020)

Open Access Review
Progress and Prospects on Vaccine Development against SARS-CoV-2
by Jinyong Zhang , Hao Zeng , Jiang Gu , Haibo Li , Lixin Zheng and Quanming Zou
Vaccines 2020, 8(2), 153; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines8020153 – 29 Mar 2020
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Abstract
In December 2019, the outbreak of pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to a serious pandemic in China and other countries worldwide. So far, more than 460,000 confirmed cases were diagnosed in nearly 190 countries, causing globally over 20,000 deaths. Currently, the epidemic is still spreading and there is no effective means to prevent the infection. Vaccines are proved to be the most effective and economical means to prevent and control infectious diseases. Several countries, companies, and institutions announced their programs and progress on vaccine development against the virus. While most of the vaccines are under design and preparation, there are some that have entered efficacy evaluation in animals and initial clinical trials. This review mainly focused on the progress and our prospects on field of vaccine development against SARS-CoV-2

From Google Scholar & other sources: Selected Journal Articles, Newsletters, Dissertations, Theses, Commentary

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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 28 Mar 2020
Ideas
Stretching the International Order to Its Breaking Point
The greatest error that geopolitical analysts can make may be believing that the crisis will be over in three to four months.
April 4, 2020
Thomas Wright, Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution
At this stage in the COVID-19 pandemic, uncertainty prevails. The greatest error that geopolitical analysts can make may be believing that the crisis will be over in three to four months, as the world’s leaders have been implying. As documented in The Atlantic and elsewhere, public-health experts make a compelling case that COVID-19 could be with us in one way or another until a vaccine comes on the market or herd immunity is achieved—either of which could take 12 to 18 months, unless we get lucky with a cure or an effective treatment before then. A long crisis, which is more likely than not, could stretch the international order to its breaking point. Even after a vaccine is available, life will not go back to normal. COVID-19 was not a black swan and will not be the last pandemic. A nervous world will be permanently changed.
COVID-19 is the fourth major geopolitical shock in as many decades. In each of the previous three, analysts and leaders grossly underestimated the long-term impact on their society and on world politics….

BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
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The Economist
http://www.economist.com/
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
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Financial Times
http://www.ft.com/home/uk
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
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Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/
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Foreign Affairs
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
Domestic Politics   Apr 4, 2020
“America First” Is a Dangerous Fantasy in a Pandemic
Trump’s “America First” approach to coronavirus overlooks the fact that failing to defeat the pandemic abroad undermines our ability to get it under control—and…
Philip H. Gordon

Africa   Mar 31, 2020
When the Pandemic Hits the Most Vulnerable
If nothing changes, the prospect of millions of deaths is far from unrealistic.
Robert Malley and Richard Malley

Foreign Policy
http://foreignpolicy.com/
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
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The Guardian
http://www.guardiannews.com/
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
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New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
A Critic at Large
Pandemics and the Shape of Human History
By Elizabeth Kolbert

New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
U.S.
Exclusive: Pressed by Trump, U.S. Pushed Unproven Coronavirus Treatment Guidance
In mid-March, President Donald Trump personally pressed federal health officials to make malaria drugs available to treat the novel coronavirus, though they had been untested for COVID-19, two sources told Reuters.
4/4/2020 By Reuters

U.S.
Ex-NYU Hospital Employee Who Refused Flu Vaccine Sues Over His Firing
By Jonathan Stempel
By Reuters April 3

Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
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Think Tanks et al

Brookings
http://www.brookings.edu/
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
Op-Ed
Ebola lessons for fighting COVID-19
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Thursday, April 2, 2020

Center for Global Development [to 28 Mar 2020]
http://www.cgdev.org/page/press-center
Selected Publications, News and Events
April 3, 2020
A Gender Lens on COVID-19: Pandemics and Violence against Women and Children
Early in the COVID-19 outbreak, we have seen increased reports of increased intimate partner violence (IPV) and violence against children.
Megan O’Donnell, Amber Peterman and Alina Potts

April 2, 2020
Does One Size Fit All? Realistic Alternatives for COVID-19 Response in Low-Income Countries
In the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is now evident that many of the public health and hospital-based interventions deployed by high-income countries may be ineffective or infeasible in low- and middle-income countries. We suggest a different order of priority for immediate next steps.
Amanda Glassman, Kalipso Chalkidou and Richard Sullivan

April 1, 2020
The COVID-19 Crisis Is the Time for the World Bank to Embrace Bold Economic Policies
It is often said that governments “fight the last war” during times of economic crisis. But based on David Malpass’ remarks from last week’s G20 Finance Ministers call, it appears the World Bank is preparing to fight the wars of the 1990s by revamping old—and largely discredited—crisis policy prescriptions to address what is likely to be a severe economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Clemence Landers

Financing and Scaling Innovation for the COVID Fight: A Closer Look at Demand-Side Incentives for a Vaccine
Publication
3/31/20

March 31, 2020
Urgent Call for an Exit Plan: The Economic and Social Consequences of Responses to COVID-19 Pandemic
As governments proceed to pursue social distancing and lockdown measures, we urgently call for the development and communication of exit plans, increased testing to inform planning, and a rethink of global supply chains of critical items such as ventilation equipment.
Richard Sullivan and Kalipso Chalkidou

CSIS
https://www.csis.org/
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
Commentary
Covid-19 and Value Chains: Diminishing Returns from Trade Policy
April 3, 2020 | By Scott Miller

Commentary
Trade Symptoms of the Pandemic
April 3, 2020 | By William Alan Reinsch, Jack Caporal

Commentary
Pandemic Pandemonium: How the Virus Could Change the Trading System
April 2, 2020 | By William Alan Reinsch

Commentary
Geopolitical Scenarios for Asia after COVID-19
March 31, 2020 | By Michael J. Green

Council on Foreign Relations
http://www.cfr.org/
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
Coronavirus
After the Pandemic: Can the United States Finally Retool for the Twenty-First Century?
Over the more than half a century since the United States embraced its integration into the global economy, it has produced both the strongest and the weakest of the advanced economies.
April 3, 2020
Blog Post by Edward Alden Renewing America

Kaiser Family Foundation
https://www.kff.org/search/?post_type=press-release
Accessed 28 Mar 2020
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