Vaccines and Global Health: The Week in Review is a weekly digest  summarizing news, events, announcements, peer-reviewed articles and research in the global vaccine ethics and policy space. Content is aggregated from key governmental, NGO, international organization and industry sources, key peer-reviewed journals, and other media channels. This summary proceeds from the broad base of themes and issues monitored by the Center for Vaccine Ethics & Policy in its work: it is not intended to be exhaustive in its coverage. You are viewing the blog version of our weekly digest, typically comprised of between 30 and 40 posts below all dated with the current issue date

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David R. Curry, MS
Executive Director
Center for Vaccine Ethics and Policy

WHO – 150th session of the Executive Board
24 – 29 January 2022
Main Documents [Selected]
Resolutions [Selected]
EB150.R3
The global health sector strategies on, respectively, HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections

Decisions [Selected]
EB150(4)
Political declaration of the third high-level meeting of the General Assembly on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases

Conf Papers {Selected]
EB150/CONF./1
Global strategy and plan of action on public health, innovation and intellectual property
Draft decision proposed by Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Peru, Portugal, South Africa and Uruguay

EB150/CONF./2 Rev.1
Standing Committee on Health Emergency (Pandemic) Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Draft decision proposed by Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, Slovenia, Switzerland and United States of America

EB150/CONF./3
Strengthening of the International Health Regulations (2005) through a process for revising the regulations through potential amendments
Draft decision proposed by Albania, Australia, Canada, Colombia, India, Japan, Monaco, Montenegro, Norway, Peru, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Uruguay and Member States of the European Union

Statements by non-State actors in official relations with WHO at the WHO governing bodies meetings
150th EB Constituency Statements
150th EB Individual Statements

European Health Union: new rules to improve clinical trials in the EU
Statement 28 January 2022
As of Monday 31 January,  the assessment and supervision of clinical trials throughout the EU will be harmonised, notably via a Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) run by the European Medicines Agency. On this date the Regulation on Clinical Trials will enter into application. This Regulation will improve conducting clinical trials in the EU, with the highest standards of safety for participants and increased transparency of trial information.

Welcoming this important step, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, Stella Kyriakides, made the following statement: “The Clinical Trials Regulation marks an important and positive step for European patients and brings us closer to a stronger European Health Union. It will allow us to have swifter authorisation of clinical trials across our Member States, thus improving the efficiency of clinical research as a whole. At the same time, the high quality and safety standards already set for such trials will be upheld. While almost 4000 clinical trials are already carried out each year in the EU, the Regulation will make vital research even more beneficial to the researchers and patients who depend on fast and reliable trials the most.

Over the coming years, the Regulation will create a framework for a more agile clinical trial approval process that will bring Member States closer together in the area of clinical trials. In turn, this will inspire further confidence and trust among citizens, who are at the centre of clinical research. This is why the Regulation is based on the key principle of transparency, allowing for public scrutiny at every step of the way.

Questions and answers on the Regulation
[Excerpt]
2. What changes is the Regulation bringing to clinical trials in the EU?
The Clinical Trials Regulation aims to ensure a greater level of harmonisation of the rules of conducting clinical trials throughout the EU. Key features are:
A streamlined application procedure for all clinical trials conducted in Europe via an online portal (the “Clinical Trials Information System” or CTIS)
A single authorisation procedure for all clinical trials, to allow a fast and thorough assessment by all concerned EU countries
The extension of the silent agreement principle(1) to the authorisation process giving more legal certainty to the organisations or individuals that undertake clinical trials
Transparency of clinical trial data will become the rule. Information on the approval, execution and result of a given clinical trial will be available for the general public.
Improvement of the collaboration between Member States on the assessment of unexpected events occurring in clinical trials, thus assuring the highest standards of safety for participants in European clinical trials. Ultimately, this will lead to an even better understanding of the benefits and the risks of authorised medicinal products.

(1) In the existing legislation, the principle of silent agreement exists only for the assessment by the National Competent Authority. The explicit agreement from an ethics committee was required, even when the timelines foreseen in the legislation were not respected. This lead in practice to delays and uncertainties.

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European Health Union: a stronger role for the European Medicines Agency
Press release 25 January 2022
Today, as part of the on-going work to build a strong European Health Union, the Council has adopted the Regulation revising the mandate of the European Medicines Agency (EMA),  taking an important step towards EMA’s reinforcement in crisis preparedness and management for medicinal products and medical devices. The new rules will allow the Agency to closely monitor and mitigate shortages of medicines and medical devices during major events and public health emergencies and facilitate faster approval of medicines which could treat or prevent a disease causing a public health crisis. The adoption of a stronger mandate for EMA is part of the European Health Union package proposed by the Commission in November 2020.

Welcoming the adoption today, Vice-President for Promoting our European Way of Life, Margaritis Schinas, said: “Today’s adoption marks a milestone for European citizens who have been expecting the EU to put together the tools we need to respond swiftly and efficiently in case of a health crisis.  In the past two years, the European Medicines Agency has been a key player in the EU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, notably in advising, assessing and authorising vaccines and medicines to prevent and treat COVID-19. We promised this to EU citizens and we are delivering!”

Thanks to its reinforced mandate, the Agency can facilitate a coordinated EU-level response to health crises by:
monitoring and mitigating the risk of shortages of critical medicines and medical devices;
providing scientific advice on medicines that may have the potential to treat, prevent or diagnose the diseases causing those crises;
coordinating studies to monitor the effectiveness and safety of medicinal products intended to treat, prevent or diagnose diseases related to the public health crisis;
coordinating clinical trials for medicinal products intended to treat, prevent or diagnose diseases related to the public health crisis;
transferring the expert panels of the Medical Device Regulation to the Agency.

The legislation also formally establishes the Medicines and Medical Devices Shortages Steering Group and the Emergency Task Force, working on the above tasks…

Pandemic influenza preparedness framework for the sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines and other benefits
WHO – 25 January 2022 :: 70 pages
Overview
The objective of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework is to improve pandemic influenza preparedness and response, and strengthen the protection against the pandemic influenza by improving and strengthening the WHO global influenza surveillance and response system (“WHO GISRS”), with the objective of a fair, transparent, equitable, efficient, effective system for, on an equal footing:
(i) the sharing of H5N1 and other influenza viruses with human pandemic potential; and
(ii) access to vaccines and sharing of other benefits.

This Framework applies to the sharing of H5N1 and other influenza viruses with human pandemic potential and the sharing of benefits. This Framework does not apply to seasonal influenza viruses or other non-influenza pathogens or biological substances that may be contained in clinical specimens shared under this Framework.

This second edition of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework reflects an amendment to Annex 2, Standard Material Transfer Agreement 2, Footnote 1, that was adopted by the Seventy-second World Health Assembly in May 2019.The amendment clarifies that, under certain circumstances, the indirect use of PIP Biological Materials will require the conclusion of an SMTA2. The amendment is in effect from the closure of the Seventy-second World Health Assembly (28 May 2019).

[Excerpts]
6.10 Access to vaccines in the inter-pandemic period for developing countries
6.10.1 Separately from measures to support the WHO PIP vaccine stockpile set out in section 6.9 above:
(i) Member States should urge influenza vaccine manufacturers to set aside a portion of each production cycle of vaccines for H5N1 and other influenza viruses with human pandemic potential for stockpiling and/or use, as appropriate, by developing countries; and
(ii) Member States should continue to work with each other, with the Director-General and with influenza vaccine manufacturers, with the aim of ensuring that adequate quantities of vaccines for H5N1 and other influenza viruses with human pandemic potential are made available to developing countries at the same time as to developed countries, on the basis of public health risk and needs and at tiered prices (see 6.12 below).

6.11 Access to pandemic influenza vaccines
6.11.1 Member States should urge vaccine manufacturers to set aside a portion of each production cycle of pandemic influenza vaccine for use by developing countries; and
6.11.2 The Director-General, consulting Member States and the Advisory Group, will convene an expert group to continue to develop international mechanisms, including existing ones, for the production and distribution of influenza vaccines on the basis of public health risk and needs during a pandemic, for consideration by the World Health Assembly in 2010.

…6.13 Technology transfer
6.13.1 The Director-General will continue to work closely with Member States and influenza vaccine manufacturers to implement the WHO Global Pandemic Influenza Action Plan to Increase Vaccine Supply, including its strategies to build new production facilities in developing and/or industrialized countries and through transfer of technology, skills and know-how.
6.13.2 Member States should urge influenza vaccine, diagnostic and pharmaceutical manufacturers to make specific efforts to transfer these technologies to other countries, particularly developing countries, as appropriate.
6.13.3 Technology transfer should be conducted in a manner consistent with applicable national laws and international laws and obligations, facilitated progressively over time, on mutually agreed terms, and be suitable to the capacity of recipient Member States, to empower developing countries to study and manufacture influenza vaccines, diagnostics and pharmaceuticals.
6.13.4 Influenza vaccine manufacturers who receive PIP biological materials may grant, subject to any existing licensing restrictions, on mutually agreed terms, a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to any influenza vaccine manufacturer from a developing country, to use its intellectual property and other protected substances, products, technology, know-how, information and knowledge used in the process of influenza vaccine development and production, in particular for pre-pandemic and pandemic vaccines for use in agreed developing countries.
6.13.5 Member States seeking to receive technology to produce influenza vaccine should be encouraged to first conduct studies on the disease burden of seasonal influenza with related economic analysis in their country. Should the study warrant, Member States should be encouraged to consider incorporating seasonal influenza vaccination into their national immunization programme, which will enable sustainable functioning of the manufacturing facilities…

WTO Members discuss way forward in dedicated meeting on WTO pandemic response
27 January 2022
WTO members met on 27 January to discuss the WTO response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The informal meeting convened by the Chair of the General Council, Ambassador Dacio Castillo of Honduras, looked at issues related to cross-border trade flows and the proposal to waive certain intellectual property protections related to COVID-19 countermeasures. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called on members to move swiftly to try and reach a comprehensive outcome by the end of February.
The General Council Chair called the meeting following weeks of consultations with delegations on the way forward. In those conversations, members were of the view that only a holistic, comprehensive and balanced outcome on the WTO pandemic response would be credible. Delegations expressed willingness and eagerness to continue working on this crucial topic, with the objective of achieving results, and to do so without delay, he said…
The General Council Chair acknowledged the differences between WTO members not only on substance but also on how to carry the discussions forward. Several delegations expressed interest in squaring the circle urgently, while others were more cautious and hesitant to immediately re-engage at this point in time. “But I believe that a path forward can still be found and that these divergences should not stop us from progressing,” he said…
DG Okonjo-Iweala thanked members for a “very constructive” discussion in which all delegations recognized the importance, for the credibility of the WTO, of agreeing on a meaningful pandemic response. She also noted “the acknowledgement that this demands a holistic approach, both on the side of intellectual property but also on the side of the other trade-related aspects for very sensible reasons, and this is that one cannot move without the other.”…
Regarding the small-group discussions on the IP-related aspects of the pandemic response, she asked for members’ patience. “This is a very difficult issue. If it were easy, it would have been resolved in the almost two years that this discussion has been going on (in the TRIPS Council). This small group process … is going on but it is very tough. I have to say there is no easy road.”
In conclusion, DG Okonjo-Iweala said: “We should strive to get this result out by the end of February. It will be really sad if this organization keeps talking and debating on this pandemic, and that by the time we come up with a response people will not think it relevant…”

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The Lancet
Jan 29, 2022 Volume 399 Number 10323 p411-494, e2
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current
Health Policy
Governing the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator: towards greater participation, transparency, and accountability
Suerie Moon, PhD Jana Armstrong, MBA Brian Hutler, PhD Prof Ross Upshur, MD Rachel Katz, MA Caesar Atuire, PhD et al. Show all authors
Published:December 10, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02344-8
Summary
The Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-A) is a multistakeholder initiative quickly constructed in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic to respond to a catastrophic breakdown in global cooperation. ACT-A is now the largest international effort to achieve equitable access to COVID-19 health technologies, and its governance is a matter of broad public importance. We traced the evolution of ACT-A’s governance through publicly available documents and analysed it against three principles embedded in the founding mission statement of ACT-A: participation, transparency, and accountability. We found three challenges to realising these principles. First, the roles of the various organisations in ACT-A decision making are unclear, obscuring who might be accountable to whom and for what. Second, the absence of a clearly defined decision making body; ACT-A instead has multiple centres of legally binding decision making and uneven arrangements for information transparency, inhibiting meaningful participation. Third, the nearly indiscernible role of governments in ACT-A, raising key questions about political legitimacy and channels for public accountability. With global public health and billions in public funding at stake, short-term improvements to governance arrangements can and should now be made. Efforts to strengthen pandemic preparedness for the future require attention to ethical, legitimate arrangements for governance.

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Coronavirus [COVID-19] – WHO
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

Weekly Epidemiological and Operational updates
Last update: 28 Jan 2022
Confirmed cases :: 364 191 494
Confirmed deaths :: 5 631 457
Vaccine doses administered: 9 854 237 363

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Weekly epidemiological update on COVID-19 – 25 January 2022
Overview
Globally, the number of new COVID-19 cases increased in the past week (17-23 January 2022) by 5%, while the number of new deaths remained similar to that reported during the previous week. Across the six WHO regions, over 21 million new cases were reported this week, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic.
Nearly 50 000 new deaths were also reported. As of 23 January 2022, over 346 million confirmed cases and over 5.5 million deaths have been reported worldwide.
A slower increase in case incidence was observed at the global level, with only half of the regions reporting an increase in the number of new weekly cases, as compared to five out of six regions in the previous week. The Eastern Mediterranean Region reported the largest increase in the number of new cases (39%), followed by the South-East Asia Region (36%) and the European Region (13%).
The number of new weekly deaths increased in the South-East Asia Region (44%), the Eastern Mediterranean Region (15%) and the Region of the Americas (7%), while the other Regions all reported declines in new weekly deaths.
In this edition, we provide updates on the geographic distribution of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs), and summarize their phenotypic characteristics based on available studies. A specific brief update on the Omicron variant, is also provided.

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WHO Events
Update on SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern Omicron
1 February 2022 13:30 – 14:30 CET

WHO Public Health Laboratories knowledge sharing webinars – SARS-CoV-2 variants, Emergency Use Listing (EUL) and diagnostics performance monitoring
2 February 2022 11:00 – 12:30 CET

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WHO Director General Speeches [selected]
https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches
Selected
29 January 2022
Speech
WHO Director-General’s closing remarks at the 150th session of the Executive Board – 29 January 2022

24 January 2022
Speech
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the 150th session of the Executive Board — 24 January 2022

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Status of COVID-19 Vaccines within WHO EUL/PQ evaluation process 23 December 2021
[Full scale view available at title link above]
[No change from 23 December 2021]

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COVID Vaccines/Therapeutics – Developer/Manufacturer Announcements
[Selected press releases/announcements from organizations from WHO EUL/PQ listing above and other organizations]

AstraZeneca
Press Releases – No new digest announcements identified

Bharat Biotech
Press Releases – No new digest announcements identified

BioCubaFarma – Cuba
Últimas Noticias
Vacunas cubanas muestran altos títulos de neutralización contra ómicron.
Resumen:  Las vacunas cubanas han permitido que la COVID-19 en Cuba s comporte de modo diferente al resto del mundo. Las últimas evidencias demuestran altos títulos de neutralización contra la variante ómicron.
28 de Enero, 2022
[Cuban vaccines show high neutralization titers against omicron.
Abstract: Cuban vaccines have allowed COVID-19 in Cuba to behave differently from the rest of the world. The latest evidence shows high neutralization titers against the omicron variant.]

CanSinoBIO
News – [Website not responding at inquiry]

Clover Biopharmaceuticals – China
News – No new digest announcements identified

Curevac [Bayer Ag – Germany]
News
January 17, 2022
CureVac Chief Technology Officer to Pursue New Career outside Biotech Industry

Gamaleya National Center
Latest News and Events – No new digest announcements identified [See Russia/RFID below]

IMBCAMS, China
Home – No new digest announcements identified

Janssen/JNJ
Press Releases – No new digest announcements identified

Moderna
Press Releases
January 27, 2022
IAVI and Moderna Launch Trial of HIV Vaccine Antigens Delivered Through mRNA Technology

January 26, 2022
Moderna Announces First Participant Dosed in Phase 2 Study of Omicron-Specific Booster Candidate and Publication of Data on Booster Durability Against Omicron Variant

Novavax
Press Releases
Novavax and Israel Announce Advance Purchase Agreement for Supply of COVID-19 Vaccine
Jan 28, 2022

Pfizer
Recent Press Releases
01.27.2022
Pfizer Receives CHMP Positive Opinion for Novel COVID-19 Oral Treatment

01.25.2022
Pfizer and BioNTech Initiate Study to Evaluate Omicron-Based COVID-19 Vaccine in Adults 18 to 55 Years of Age

01.24.2022
Pfizer and BioNTech Publish Data from Two Laboratory Studies on COVID-19 Vaccine-induced Antibodies Ability to Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant

Sanofi Pasteur
Press Releases – No new digest announcements identified

Serum Institute of India
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS – No new digest announcements identified

Sinopharm/WIBPBIBP
News – No new digest announcements identified

Sinovac
Press Releases – No new digest announcements identified

Vector State Research Centre of Viralogy and Biotechnology
Home – No new digest announcements identified

Zhifei Longcom, China
[Anhui Zhifei Longcom Biologic Pharmacy Co., Ltd.]
[No website identified]

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GSK
Press releases for media – No new digest announcements identified

Merck
News releases
January 28, 2022
Merck and Ridgeback’s Molnupiravir, an Investigational Oral Antiviral COVID-19 Medicine, Demonstrated Activity Against Omicron Variant in In Vitro Studies

Novartis
News
Novartis and Molecular Partners report positive topline data from Phase 2 study for ensovibep (MP0420), a DARPin antiviral therapeutic for COVID-19
Jan 10, 2022

SK Biosciences
Press releases – No new digest announcements identified

Valneva
Press Releases
January 25, 2022
Valneva Advances Booster Phase of Cov-Compare Trial of Its Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

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UNICEF COVID-19 Vaccine Market Dashboard :: Agreements Table Accessed 29 Jan 2022
An overview of information collected from publicly announced bilateral and multilateral supply agreements [no new agreements since 10/22/2021 reported]

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COVID-19 Global Targets and Progress Tracker – IMF
The COVID-19 Global Targets and Progress Tracker presents a consolidated view of the progress towards global COVID-19 targets, barriers in access to COVID-19 tools, and delivery of donor pledges. The global targets presented in the Tracker are based on an alignment of the targets identified in the IMF Pandemic Proposal, ACT-A Strategic Plan & Budget, and the US-hosted Global C19 Summit, and as such have been reaffirmed by multilateral institutions and global leaders. We will continue to enhance the tracker as we improve our data collection efforts.

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Global COVID-19 Access Tracker
https://www.covid19globaltracker.org/

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Global Dashboard on COVID-19 Vaccine Equity
The Dashboard is a joint initiative of UNDP, WHO and the University of Oxford with cooperation across the UN system, anchored in the SDG 3 Global Action Plan for Healthy Lives and Well-being for All.

Dashboard on Vaccine Equity [accessed 29 Jan 2022]: https://data.undp.org/vaccine-equity/
See also visualization on Vaccine Access and Vaccine Affordability

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Duke – Launch and Scale Speedometer
The Race for Global COVID-19 Vaccine Equity
A flurry of nearly 200 COVID-19 vaccine candidates are moving forward through the development and clinical trials processes at unprecedented speed; more than ten candidates are already in Phase 3 large-scale trials and several have received emergency or limited authorization. Our team has aggregated and analyzed publicly available data to track the flow of procurement and manufacturing and better understand global equity challenges. We developed a data framework of relevant variables and conducted desk research of publicly available information to identify COVID vaccine candidates and status, deals and ongoing negotiations for procurement and manufacturing, COVID burden by country, and allocation and distribution plans. We have also conducted interviews with public officials in key countries to better understand the context and challenges facing vaccine allocation and distribution
[accessed 24 July 2021]
See our COVID Vaccine Purchases research
See our COVID Vaccine Manufacturing research
See our COVID Vaccine Donations & Exports research

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COVID Vaccines – OCHA:: HDX

COVID-19 Data Explorer: Global Humanitarian Operations
COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-out
29 Jan 2022 | COVAX (WHO,GAVI,CEPI), UNDESA, Press Reports | DATA
Global COVID-19 Figures: 364M total confirmed cases; 5.6M total confirmed deaths
Global vaccines administered: 9.99B
Number of Countries: 30
COVAX Allocations Round 4-9 (Number of Doses): 220M
COVAX Delivered (Number of Doses): 310M
Other Delivered (Number of Doses): 340M
Total Delivered (Number of Doses): 650M
Total Administered (Number of Doses): 260M

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Multilateral Leaders Task Force on COVID-19 [IMF, World Bank Group, WHO, WTO]
https://data.covid19taskforce.com/data
A global effort to help developing countries access and deliver COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and therapeutics, as they work to end the pandemic and boost economic recovery.
The International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, World Health Organization and World Trade Organization have joined forces to accelerate access to COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics by leveraging multilateral finance and trade solutions, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Website accessed 29 Jan 2022: https://data.covid19taskforce.com/data The global view below is complemented by country-specific dashboards here.

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Our World in Data
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations [Accessed 29 Jan 2022]
:: 60.9% of the world population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
:: 10.04 billion doses have been administered globally, and 24.96 million are now administered each day.
:: Only 10% of people in low-income countries have received at least one dose.

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U.S.: COVID-19 Vaccines – Announcements/Regulatory Actions/Deployment

HHS
News
HHS Distributing $2 Billion More in Provider Relief Fund Payments to Health Care Providers Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic
January 25, 2022 | News Release

FDA
Press Announcements
Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee March 3, 2022 Meeting Announcement – 03/03/2022

Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee– FDA
https://www.fda.gov/advisory-committees/blood-vaccines-and-other-biologics/vaccines-and-related-biological-products-advisory-committee
Calendar
Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee March 3, 2022 Meeting Announcement – 03/03/2022

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White House [U.S.]
Briefing Room – Selected Major COVID Announcements
Press Briefing by White House COVID-⁠19 Response Team and Public Health Officials
January 26, 2022 Press Briefings

U.S. Department of State
https://www.state.gov/coronavirus/releases/
Media Notes
No new digest content identified.

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Europe: COVID-19 Vaccines – Announcements/Regulatory Actions/Deployment

European Medicines Agency
News & Press Releases
News: Meeting highlights from the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) 24-27 January 2022 (new)
CHMP, Last updated: 28/01/2022

News: COVID-19: EMA recommends conditional marketing authorisation for Paxlovid (updated)
CHMP, PRAC, Last updated: 28/01/2022
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation for the oral antiviral medicine Paxlovid (PF-07321332 / ritonavir) for the treatment of COVID-19. The applicant is Pfizer Europe MA EEIG…

News: Regulatory harmonisation of clinical trials in the EU: Clinical Trials Regulation to enter into application and new Clinical Trials Information System to be launched (new)
Last updated: 25/01/2022

News: Increase in manufacturing capacity for Vaxzevria (previously COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca) (new)
CHMP, Last updated: 24/01/2022

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en
Latest Updates
Publication
Guidance on ending the isolation period for people with COVID-19, third update
Technical report – 28 Jan 2022

Publication
Communicable disease threats report, 23-29 January 2022, week 4
Publication – 28 Jan 2022

News
Societal pressure from unprecedented Omicron spread can be eased through increased vaccination uptake
Press release – 27 Jan 2022

Publication
Assessment of the further spread and potential impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant of concern in the EU/EEA, 19th update
Risk assessment – 27 Jan 2022

News
Strengthening COVID-19 information and vaccination caravans in rural communities from Romania
News – 27 Jan 2022

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Accessed 29 Jan 2022
https://vaccinetracker.ecdc.europa.eu/public/extensions/COVID-19/vaccine-tracker.html#uptake-tab

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European Commission
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/home/en
Statement 28 January 2022
European Health Union: new rules to improve clinical trials in the EU
As of Monday 31 January,  the assessment and supervision of clinical trials throughout the EU will be harmonised, notably via a Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) run by the European Medicines Agency.
[See Milestones above for detail]

Press release 25 January 2022
European Health Union: a stronger role for the European Medicines Agency
Today, as part of the on-going work to build a strong European Health Union, the Council has adopted the Regulation revising the mandate of the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
[See Milestones above for detail]

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Africa: COVID-19 – Announcements/Regulatory Actions/Deployment

Accessed 29 Jan 2022. Full scale, interactive dashboard available at:
https://africacdc.org/covid-19-vaccination/

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Russia: COVID-19 Vaccines – Announcements/Regulatory Actions/Deployment

Russia: Sputnik V – “the first registered COVID-19 vaccine”
https://sputnikvaccine.com/newsroom/pressreleases/
Press Releases
No new digest content identified.

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India: COVID-19 Vaccines – Announcements/Regulatory Actions/Deployment

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
https://www.mohfw.gov.in/

Government of India – Press Information Bureau
Latest Press Releases
COVID – 19 Vaccination Update – Day 379
:: India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 165.60 crore
:: More than 53 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
Posted On: 29 JAN 2022 8:11PM by PIB Delhi

Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR)
https://www.icmr.gov.in/media.html
Press Releases
No new digest content identified.

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China: COVID-19 Vaccines – Announcements/Regulatory Actions/Deployment

Jan 29: Daily briefing on novel coronavirus cases in China
On Jan 28, 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps on the Chinese mainland reported 59 new cases of confirmed infections.

China beefs up COVID-19 alert at community level during Chinese New Year holiday
2022-01-29

Beijing upgrades measures to stem latest COVID-19 resurgence
2022-01-28
… Li Ang, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, said that Beijing had classified one new area in the district as medium-risk for COVID-19, which brought the number of medium-risk areas in the city to seven. Beijing also has one high-risk area.
On the basis of existing prevention and control measures in affected areas of Fengtai, the district government has rolled out a series of new measures including restrictions on leaving affected areas, daily nucleic acid testing, and encouraging telecommuting.

Emergencies

POLIO
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
https://polioeradication.org/polio-today/polio-now/this-week/

Polio this week as of 26 January 2022
:: …“The polio programme has given me so much confidence. After I started working in polio, I had the confidence of meeting new people. Meeting family, going to weddings, all of it became easier. Before that, I had no confidence to even step out of the house,”- Soni Fahran, a polio worker nominated for the Presidential honour in Pakistan. Read more…
:: When the first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Rumbek, the capital of Lakes State in South Sudan, WHO State Polio Officer Dr Jiel Jiel was prepared. In support of the Ministry of Health, and in collaboration with partners, he had been working for weeks to help coordinate the vaccine rollout, using skills gained from working to eradicate polio. Read more…

Summary of new WPV and cVDPV viruses this week (AFP cases and ES positives):
– DR Congo:  two cVDPV2 cases
– Nigeria: five cVDPV2 cases and 23 positive environmental samples
– Ukraine: one cVDPV2 case

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Disease Outbreak News (DONs)

:: Cholera – Benin 25 January 2022

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WHO/OCHA Emergencies

Health emergencies list – WHO
“The health emergencies list details the disease outbreaks, disasters and humanitarian crises where WHO plays an essential role in supporting countries to respond to and recover from emergencies with public health consequences.”
Afghanistan crisis [Last apparent update: 17 Jan 2022]

Crisis in Northern Ethiopia [Last apparent update: 1 June 2021]

Ebola outbreak, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2021 [Last apparent update: 17 Aug 2021]

Ebola outbreak outbreak, N’Zerekore, Guinea, 2021 [Last apparent update: 17 Aug 2021]

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic [See COVID above]

Ebola outbreak, Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2020
[Last apparent update: 17 Aug 2021]

Ebola outbreak, North Kivu, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018 – 2020
[Last apparent update: 17 Aug 2021]

Ebola outbreak, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2018 [Last apparent update: 24 July 2018]

Yemen crisis [Last apparent update: 12 February 2021]

Syria crisis [Last apparent update: 18 June 2021]

Somalia crisis [Last apparent update: 24 March 2018]

Nigeria crisis [Last apparent update: 1 Oct 2021]

Ebola outbreak, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2017 [Last apparent update: 17 Aug 2021]

Zika virus disease outbreak, 2015-2016 [Last apparent update: 24 Jan 2020]

Ebola outbreak: West Africa, 2014-2016 [Last apparent update: 17 Aug 2021]

Iraq crisis [Last apparent update: 9 Jan 2008]

South Sudan crisis [Last apparent update: 23 Sep 2020]

Avian influenza A (H7N9) virus outbreak [Last apparent update: 13 September 2021]

Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) outbreak [Last apparent update: 8 July 2019]

Influenza A (H1N1) virus, 2009-2010 pandemic [Last apparent update: 10 Aug 2010]

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UN OCHA – Current Emergencies
Current Corporate Emergencies
Afghanistan
No new updates identified.

Northern Ethiopia
Ethiopia – Northern Ethiopia Humanitarian Update Situation Report, 27 January 2022
HIGHLIGHTS
Humanitarian partners in Tigray continue to downsize operations due to the depletion of supplies, fuel, and cash, voicing concerns over ceasing operations by end of February.
Zero therapeutic nutrition supplies in Tigray, including for the treatment of children with severe acute malnutrition.
A shipment of medical supplies was transported via UNHAS flight to Mekelle on 24 January.
More than 523,000 people reached with food assistance during the week under two food distribution rounds in Amhara.
More than 60 unaccompanied and separated children, including 27 girls, were identified during the reporting period in Afar.

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WHO & Regional Offices [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.who.int/
News [Selected]
28 January 2022
Departmental news
WHO and Viamo provide critical access to COVID-19 information to the next billion digital users via their mobile phones
WHO is working with Viamo, a global social enterprise improving lives via mobile, to provide WHO’s COVID-19 information, including vaccines, to the hardest to reach populations, in their languages, through the mobile phones they own. This includes people with simple phones (feature phones) or with limited access to the internet…
Since the onset of COVID-19, Viamo’s 3-2-1 Service has become a trusted, toll-free source of life-saving COVID-19 health information for people in 19 countries. Listeners dial in and access important messages that help them make better informed decisions to live healthier lives.
To date, the WHO COVID-19 information has reached 1,292,209 people through Viamo’s 3-2-1 Platform in 38 languages and across 13 countries on topics such as how COVID-19 spreads, how COVID-19 vaccines work, how they are developed and tested, COVID-19 safety, how long protection from COVID-19 vaccines and antibodies last, coping with COVID-19 (e.g., mental health and COVID-19, tips to promote well-being) and more….

28 January 2022
Departmental news
Use of alternative interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of TB infection – WHO Policy Statement

27 January 2022
Departmental news
Ensuring quality and ethics of research on FGM: new WHO guidance out now

26 January 2022
Departmental news
Marking 2 years of pandemic learning response on OpenWHO.org

26 January 2022
Departmental news
Celebrating World NTD Day: make every day a neglected tropical diseases day

26 January 2022
Departmental news
New insights into quality of care for girls and women facing the complications of unsafe abortion

25 January 2022
Departmental news
WHO webinar on Human Health Risk Assessment – Updated WHO Toolkit

25 January 2022
Departmental news
WHO establishes a Technical Advisory Group on Measurement, Monitoring and Evaluation of UN Decade of Healthy Ageing

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WHO Regional Offices
Selected Press Releases, Announcements
WHO African Region AFRO
No new digest content identified

WHO Region of the Americas PAHO
:: 28 Jan 2022 Neglected tropical diseases: PAHO calls for an end to delays in treatment in the Americas
These preventable and treatable conditions are almost absent from the global health agenda, with little attention and funding. Washington, DC, January 27, 2022 (PAHO)- On the eve of the first World Day for Neglected Tropical Diseases, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging governments to provide comprehensive and universal care for…
:: 26 Jan 2022 Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Americas threatens growth and development of children, says PAHO Director
Millions miss out on routine care, including vaccination. Educational crisis also impacts their social, mental, and physical wellbeing. Washington D.C. January 26 (PAHO) – As the COVID-19 outbreak reaches its third year in the Americas, millions of children are missing out on routine vaccinations, putting countries at risk of losing two decades…

WHO South-East Asia Region SEARO
No new digest content identified

WHO European Region EURO
:: Living with COVID-19 – 2 years on 27-01-2022
:: Twenty years of the Transport, Health and Environment Pan-European Programme 26-01-2022
:: Celebrating the CSO Initiative: building community readiness, response and resilience to emergencies 26-01-2022
:: WHO/ECDC report: antimicrobial resistance remains threat to health in European Region 26-01-2022

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region EMRO
:: Severe snowstorm in northwest Syria creates challenges for health response 28 January 2022
:: Pakistan commended for commitment to eradicating polio 27 January 2022

WHO Western Pacific Region
No new digest content identified

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WHO Events
https://www.who.int/news-room/events/2
[Selected]
Update on SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern Omicron
1 February 2022 13:30 – 14:30 CET

WHO Public Health Laboratories knowledge sharing webinars – SARS-CoV-2 variants, Emergency Use Listing (EUL) and diagnostics performance monitoring
2 February 2022 11:00 – 12:30 CET

Webinar: An investment case to end female genital mutilation
3 February 2022 14:00 – 15:30 UTC Time

The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
6 February 2022

Webinar: Antimicrobial consumption – data for action
7 February 2022

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New WHO Publications
https://www.who.int/publications/i
Selected Titles
28 January 2022
Use of alternative interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of TB infection: WHO policy statement

28 January 2022
Report of the 21st meeting: Strategic and Technical Advisory Group for Tuberculosis (‎STAG-TB)‎

28 January 2022
Weekly epidemiological record, 2022, vol. 97, 04

28 January 2022
WHO Drug Information – Volume 35, No. 4

27 January 2022
The Selection and Use of Essential Medicines (2021) – TRS 1035
Overview
The 23rd meeting of the WHO Expert Committee on Selection and Use of Essential Medicines was coordinated from Geneva, Switzerland, and held virtually from 21 June to 2 July 2021. The Committee considered 88 applications proposing additions, changes and deletions of medicines, medicine classes and formulations on the Model Lists of Essential Medicines. The Committee evaluated the scientific evidence for comparative effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of the medicines in question. The Committee also considered a review of the therapeutic alternatives for medicines on the Model Lists, and update to the AWaRe classification of antibiotics, and reviews and reports relevant to the selection and use of essential medicines.

27 January 2022
The use of rectal artesunate as a pre-referral treatment for severe P. falciparum malaria

26 January 2022
Ethical considerations in research on female genital mutilation

25 January 2022
Pandemic influenza preparedness framework for the sharing of influenza viruses and access to vaccines…

CDC/ACIP [U.S.] [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.cdc.gov/media/index.html
https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/acip/index.html
Latest News Releases, Announcements [Selected]
CDC Statement on MMWR: COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Previous COVID-19 Diagnosis — California and New York, May–November 2021
Thursday, January 20, 2022

ACIP Meetings
Next meeting scheduled for February 23-24, 2022
Draft Agenda – February 23-24, 2022

MMWR News Synopsis Friday, January 28, 2022
Selected Content
Use of 15-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine and 20-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Among U.S. Adults: Updated Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — United States, 2022
Effectiveness of a Third Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Adults — United States, August–December 2021
Previously Released: COVID-19 Cases and Hospitalizations by COVID-19 Vaccination Status and Previous COVID-19 Diagnosis — California and New York, May–November 2021
Previously Released: COVID-19 Incidence and Death Rates Among Unvaccinated and Fully Vaccinated Adults with and Without Booster Doses During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Emergence — 25 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–December 25, 2021
Previously Released: Effectiveness of a Third Dose of mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19–Associated Emergency Department and Urgent Care Encounters and Hospitalizations Among Adults During Periods of Delta and Omicron Variant Predominance — VISION Network, 10 States, August 2021–January 2022
Previously Released: Trends in Disease Severity and Health Care Utilization During the Early Omicron Variant Period Compared with Previous SARS-CoV-2 High Transmission Periods — United States, December 2020–January 2022

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)– CDC
Approximately 25 announcements/reports/data summaries.
1/28/22 Cases in the U.S.
1/28/22 Overall US COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution and Administration Update as of Fri, 28 Jan 2022 06:00:00 EST
1/28/22 COVID-19 Guidance for Operating Early Care and Education/Child Care Programs
1/28/2 2Staffing Resources
1/28/22 COVID-19 Vaccines While Pregnant or Breastfeeding
1/28/22 Interim Guidance for Case Investigation and Contact Tracing in K-12 Schools
1/28/22 COVID Data Tracker Weekly Review
1/28/22 Schools and Childcare Programs
1/27/22 Effectiveness of a Third Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines in Preventing COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Adults — United States, August–December 2021

Africa CDC [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.africacdc.org/
News
Capacity building for South Sudan health emergency responders on the Incident Management System
26 January 2022

Press Releases
Parsyl partners with Africa CDC to distribute 10,000 vaccine monitoring devices in support of continent’s COVID-19 response
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – January 24, 2022 — Parsyl, the leading provider of smart vaccine monitoring solutions in emerging markets, has announced that it will partner with the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) to make available 10,000 vaccine monitoring devices to African Union member states in support of Covid-19 vaccine distribution on the continent.
Several different Covid-19 vaccines are being distributed in the developing world, each with unique stability and storage requirements.  This creates complexity for frontline personnel responsible for managing the quality of these vaccines at point of use. Parsyl has simplified Covid-19 vaccine monitoring with affordable and user-friendly technology. The monitoring devices can be configured for the unique temperature requirements of multiple health products with a single, end-to-end solution…

China CDC http://www.chinacdc.cn/en/

National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://en.nhc.gov.cn/
News
Jan 29: Daily briefing on novel coronavirus cases in China
On Jan 28, 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps on the Chinese mainland reported 59 new cases of confirmed infections.

China beefs up COVID-19 alert at community level during Chinese New Year holiday
2022-01-29

Beijing upgrades measures to stem latest COVID-19 resurgence
2022-01-28
… Li Ang, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, said that Beijing had classified one new area in the district as medium-risk for COVID-19, which brought the number of medium-risk areas in the city to seven. Beijing also has one high-risk area.
On the basis of existing prevention and control measures in affected areas of Fengtai, the district government has rolled out a series of new measures including restrictions on leaving affected areas, daily nucleic acid testing, and encouraging telecommuting.

National Medical Products Administration – PRC [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://english.nmpa.gov.cn/
News
Nearly 2.99b COVID-19 vaccine doses administered on Chinese mainland
2022-01-29
Nearly 2.99 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered on the Chinese mainland as of Thursday, data from the National Health Commission showed on Jan 28.

CCDC Weekly Reports: Current Volume (4)
2022-01-28 / No. 4 COVID-19 ISSUE (22)
View  PDF of this issue
Preplanned Studies: Effectiveness of Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccines Against Symptomatic, Pneumonia, and Severe Disease Caused by the Delta Variant: Real World Study and Evidence — China, 2021
Preplanned Studies: Willingness of the General Public to Receive A COVID-19 Vaccine Booster — China, April–May 2021
Perspectives: Bubble Strategy — A Practical Solution to Return to Regular Life in the Intertwined Era of Vaccine Rollouts and Virus Mutation
Perspectives: The Dynamic COVID-Zero Strategy in China
Notes from the Field: The First Two Imported Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant — Tianjin Municipality, China, December 13, 2021

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Organization Announcements
Editor’s Note:
Careful readers will note that the number and range of organizations now monitored in our Announcements section below has grown as the impacts of the pandemic have spread across global economies, supply chains and programmatic activity of multilateral agencies and INGOs.
 
 
Airfinity [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.airfinity.com/insights
INSIGHTS & COMPANY NEWS
No new digest content identified.
 
 
Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://alleninstitute.org/news-press/
News
2021 Annual Report: unknown | known
Good science often raises just as many questions as it answers.
January 24, 2022
Whether it’s classifying the billions of neurons that make up our brain, tracing the lineages of our development or understanding the detailed ins and outs of our cells, Allen Institute scientists are making the unknown known — and ultimately helping us to understand what it means to be human.
 
 
BARDA – U.S. Department of HHS [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://aspr.hhs.gov/newsroom/Pages/NewsRoomHome.aspx
News
UPDATE — Allocation of Bamlanivimab/Etesevimab and REGEN-COV Therapeutics Paused
Monday, January 24, 2022
 
 
BMGF – Gates Foundation [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-center
Press Releases and Statements
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Appoints Board of Trustees – Four New Members Join Co-Chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates to Shape Foundation Governance and Increase Impact
In inaugural foundation annual letter, CEO Mark Suzman reflects on evolution of foundation’s governance and work to fight poverty, disease, and inequity globally
SEATTLE (January 26, 2022) — Today, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation appointed a board of trustees, with Strive Masiyiwa, Baroness Nemat (Minouche) Shafik, Thomas J. Tierney, and Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman joining co-chairs Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates as members. The board members will work alongside Gates and French Gates, bringing independent and diverse perspectives to help strengthen the foundation’s governance…
 
 
Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.gatesmri.org/news
The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute is a non-profit biotech organization. Our mission is to develop products to fight malaria, tuberculosis, and diarrheal diseases—three major causes of mortality, poverty, and inequality in developing countries. The world has unprecedented scientific tools at its disposal; now is the time to use them to save the lives of the world’s poorest people
No new digest content identified.
 
 
CARB-X [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://carb-x.org/
News
No new digest content identified.
 
 
Center for Vaccine Ethics and Policy – GE2P2 Global Foundation [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://centerforvaccineethicsandpolicy.net/
News/Analysis/Statements
:: Past weekly editions and posting of all segments of Vaccines and Global Health: The Week in Review are available here.
:: Informed Consent: A Monthly Review – January 2022 is now posted here
 
 
CEPI – Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://cepi.net/
Latest News
CEPI partners with BioNet to expand variant-proof vaccine programme
OSLO, Norway, 25 January 2022: CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, today announced the latest award under its $200m programme, launched in March 2021, to advance the development of vaccines that provide broad protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants and other Betacoronaviruses.1 CEPI will partner with BioNet—a French-Thai vaccine manufacturer and member of the Developing Country Vaccine Manufacturing network (DCVMN)—providing up to $16.9 million to support preclinical studies, Phase I and Phase II clinical trials, production of necessary clinical trial material, and process and analytical development…
 
 
DARPA – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency [U.S.] [to 29 Jan 2022
https://www.darpa.mil/news
News
No new digest content identified.
 
 
Duke Global Health Innovation Center [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://dukeghic.org/
Our Blog
No new digest content identified.
 
 
EDCTP [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.edctp.org/
The European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) aims to accelerate the development of new or improved drugs, vaccines, microbicides and diagnostics against HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria as well as other poverty-related and neglected infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on phase II and III clinical trials
News
No new digest content identified.
 
 
Emory Vaccine Center [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.vaccines.emory.edu/
Vaccine Center News
No new digest content identified.
 
 
European Vaccine Initiative [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.euvaccine.eu/
Latest News, Events
No new digest content identified.
 
 
Fondation Merieux [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.fondation-merieux.org/
News, Events
No new digest content identified.
 
 
Gavi [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.gavi.org/
News Releases
No new digest content identified.

GHIT Fund [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.ghitfund.org/newsroom/press
No new digest content identified.
 
 
Global Fund [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/
News & Stories
Global Fund Announces Shunsuke Mabuchi as New Head of Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health
26 January 2022
Geneva – The Global Fund is pleased to announce that Shunsuke Mabuchi is joining the Global Fund as the new Head of Resilient and Sustainable Systems for Health, starting in March 2022.
A senior global health leader, Shun brings a unique combination of experience and leadership in health systems strengthening, pandemic preparedness, program delivery and emergency response. He joins the Global Fund at a critical time for the implementation of the new strategy, and will focus on maximizing people-centered, integrated systems for health to deliver impact, resilience and sustainability…
 
 
Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness [GloPID-R] [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.glopid-r.org/news/
News
No new digest content identified.
 
 
Hilleman Laboratories [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.hillemanlabs.org/
News & Insights
No new digest content identified.
 
 
HHMI – Howard Hughes Medical Institute [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.hhmi.org/news
Press Room
No new digest content identified.
 
 
Human Vaccines Project [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.humanvaccinesproject.org/
News
Press Release
Jan 25, 2022
2021 Michelson Prizes Push New Frontiers in Human Immunology
 
 
IAVI [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.iavi.org/
Latest News
Website not responding at inquiry.

International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities [ICMRA]
http://www.icmra.info/drupal/en/news
Selected Statements, Press Releases, Research
No new digest content identified.
 
 
ICRC [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.icrc.org/en/whats-new
Selected News Releases, Statements, Reports
Hacking the data of the world’s most vulnerable is an outrage
ICRC’s Director-General Robert Mardini addresses the recent cyber-attack on humanitarian data which puts humanitarian protection and assistance at risk.
29-01-2022 | Article

Explosive weapons: Civilians in populated areas must be protected
Explosive Weapons with Wide Area Effects: A Deadly Choice in Populated Areas – Report provides recommendations to protect civilians
26-01-2022 | Report

Wars in cities: protection of civilians in urban settings
I commend Norway and the leadership of Prime Minister Støre, for bringing attention to this critical humanitarian concern.
25-01-2022 | Statement

IFFIm
http://www.iffim.org/
Press Releases/Announcements
No new digest content identified.
 
 
IFRC [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/news/press-releases/
Selected Press Releases, Announcements
27/01/2022
Syria: Extremely harsh winter raises acute humanitar…

25/01/2022
Tonga: Aid ramped up after eruption and tsunami

25/01/2022
Philippines: New data reveals Typhoon Rai wrecked 1…
 
 
Institut Pasteur [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.pasteur.fr/en/press-area
Press Documents
No new digest content identified.
 
 
IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases
News – Selected
News
28 Jan 2022
Statement by the Director General António Vitorino on the Death of Demetrios G. Papademetriou

News
28 Jan 2022
IOM and UNOCT Sign Agreement to Collaborate on API/PNR Technical Assistance

News
25 Jan 2022
Intensifying Drought Threatens to Displace Over 1 Million People in Somalia
 
 
ISC / International Science Council [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://council.science/current/
ISC is a non-governmental organization with a unique global membership that brings together 40 international scientific Unions and Associations and over 140 national and regional scientific organizations including Academies and Research Councils.
News Blogs Podcasts
Launch of a new ISC regional presence in Latin America and the Caribbean
Ensuring regional resonance and global impact
28.01.2022
Following an open call for expressions of interest to host an International Science Council (ISC) regional presence in Latin America and the Caribbean, the ISC is delighted to announce that the Colombian Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences will host a Regional Focal Point for Latin America and the Caribbean (RFP-LAC), during the 2022 – 2024 term.
 
 
IVAC [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/ivac/index.html
Updates; Events
Webinar: Making COVID-19 vaccines APPEALing: Pilot message testing in India
Registration: https://bit.ly/3fYNdv0
When: February 17, 2022 from 12:00pm-1:00pm ET
 
 
IVI [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.ivi.int/
IVI News & Announcements
New studies: Vi-DT vaccine is safe and immunogenic, with booster dosing potentially eliciting long-term immune responses
January 27, 2022 – SEOUL, Republic of Korea – A new study shows that late booster dosing with Vi polysaccharide conjugated with diphtheria toxoid (Vi-DT), one of the typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCVs), at 27.5 months post-first dose is safe and elicits robust immune responses in children aged 6-23 months. The findings from this study newly published online in npj Vaccines support the use of TCV booster doses to confer long-term protection against typhoid fever in young children…

IVI and NVI partner for collaborative vaccine R&D and capacity building
January 20, 2022
 
 
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/news/center-news/
Center News
No new digest content identified.
 
 
MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.msf.org/
Latest [Selected Announcements]
No new digest content identified.
 
 
National Academy of Medicine – USA [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://nam.edu/programs/
Selected News/Programs/Events
No new digest content identified.
 
 
National Academy of Sciences – USA [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.nasonline.org/news-and-multimedia/
News
National Academies Partner with Chan Zuckerberg Initiative on New Grant Program to Recognize and Further Leadership by Biomedical Researchers Who Promote Diversity Equity and Inclusion
January 25, 2022
The National Academies are partnering with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to administer a new funding opportunity that aims to recognize and further the leadership and scientific accomplishments of excellent biomedical researchers who – through outreach mentoring and teaching – have a record of promoting diversity equity and inclusion in their fields.

Safe Passage for Scientists – Evacuating Scientists and Engineers from Afghanistan
January 25, 2022
When the Taliban captured Kabul last year a group of scientists and engineers with ties to the National Academies were desperately seeking a way out of Afghanistan. During a recent webinar Vaughan Turekian recounted the effort to get these scientists and their families to safety.
 
 
National Vaccine Program Office – U.S. HHS [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.hhs.gov/vaccines/about/index.html
Upcoming Meetings/Latest Updates
National Vaccine Advisory Committee [NVAC] 2022 Meetings
February 10-11, 2022
 
 
NIH [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases
News Releases
Hyperimmune intravenous immunoglobulin does not improve outcomes for adults hospitalized with COVID-19
January 27, 2022 — NIH trial compared hIVIG plus remdesivir to remdesivir alone.

Mix-and-match trial finds additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine safe, immunogenic
January 26, 2022 — NIH-sponsored study assessed dose in adults fully vaccinated with any EUA or approved COVID-19 vaccine

Social connectedness, sleep, and physical activity associated with better mental health among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
January 24, 2022 — NIH-supported study also found girls were at higher risk for stress, anxiety, and depression than boys.
 
 
OECD [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.oecd.org/newsroom/publicationsdocuments/bydate/
Newsroom
No new digest content identified.
 
 
PATH [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.path.org/media-center/
Press Releases
No new digest content identified.
 
 
Sabin Vaccine Institute [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.sabin.org/updates/pressreleases
Statements and Press Releases
No new digest content identified.
 
 
UNAIDS [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.unaids.org/en
Selected Press Releases/Reports/Statements
28 January 2022
New report highlights vital role of community-led organizations in pandemic response and preparedness
In a new UNAIDS report, Holding the line: communities as first responders to COVID-19 and emerging health threats, organizations led by and for people living with HIV and key populations detail their efforts to respond to the colliding pandemics of COVID-19 and HIV. Drawing on qualitative survey data spanning 225 community-led organizations across 72 countries, the report provides a snapshot of the organizations’ work during early 2020 to sustain the HIV response while supporting their communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. The report also illuminates the high-priority actions that are still urgently needed to ensure the continuity of HIV-related services, as well as the sustainability of the community-led organizations providing them…

UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/media-centre.htmlS
Selected News Releases, Announcements
Jordan issues record number of work permits to Syrian refugees
Country is at forefront of global efforts to give both refugees and host communities access to decent work
25 January 2022
 
 
UNICEF [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.unicef.org/media/press-releases
Press Releases, News Notes, Statements [Selected]
Statement
01/27/2022
No excuses. Keep schools open. Children can’t wait
Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore

Press release
01/26/2022
Learning loss must be recovered to avoid long-term damage to children’s wellbeing and productivity, new report says
New recommendations from the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) offer guidance on how to recover learning and prevent further loss, including prioritizing the full reopening of schools

Press release
01/23/2022
COVID:19 Scale of education loss ‘nearly insurmountable’, warns UNICEF
Media factsheet

Unitaid [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://unitaid.org/
Featured News
No new digest content identified.
 
 
USAID [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/2021
Selected Press Releases, Statements, Announcements
News
New USAID Initiatives in Honduras
January 27, 2022
As part of USAID’s $48 million commitment to help Honduras fight COVID-19, USAID is providing an additional $500,000 under the American Rescue Plan Act to promote delivery of and widespread and equitable access to safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations. Specifically, USAID will promote transparency and accountability in government COVID-19 efforts, strengthen vaccine information systems, increase data availability and use, and address issues of vaccine hesitancy and misinformation in vulnerable communities. These funds will help turn vaccines into vaccinations, including the 3.9 million doses already donated by the U.S. and several hundred thousand additional doses arriving in the next two months. USAID is also providing more than 500,000 pediatric syringes to enable the start of vaccinations for Honduran children.
 
 
Vaccine Equity Cooperative [nee Initiative] [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://vaccineequitycooperative.org/news/
News
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Vaccination Acceptance & Demand Initiative [Sabin) [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.vaccineacceptance.org/
Announcements
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Vaccine Confidence Project [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.vaccineconfidence.org/
News, Research and Reports
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Vaccine Education Center – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center
News
Vaccine Update Newsletter January 2022
 
 
Wellcome Trust [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://wellcome.ac.uk/news
News. Opinion, Reports
Explainer
Seven vital questions about RNA Covid-19 vaccines
27 January 2022

Opinion
Wellcome’s ambitions for 2022 and beyond
24 January 2022
Cheryl Moore, Director of Research Programmes, shares how Wellcome plans to spend £16 billion over the next ten years to advance scientific discovery and take on the world’s most pressing health issues.
 
 
The Wistar Institute [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.wistar.org/news/press-releases
Press Releases
Jan. 27, 2022
The Wistar Institute Hosts U.S. Department of Commerce Official Making Major Grant Announcements to Strengthen Workforce Pipelines in Philadelphia & Across the Nation
Wistar is a finalist of the STEM Talent Challenge to create a new life science workforce training program to address Pennsylvania industry growth and demand for skilled workers.

WFPHA: World Federation of Public Health Associations [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.wfpha.org/
Latest News – Blog
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World Bank [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/all
Selected News, Announcements
Health and WASH Services Reaching Most Vulnerable Yemenis Despite Difficult Context
Synopsis Just over four years ago, as Yemenis struggled with the effects of armed conflict on their lives, the World Bank, UNICEF, and World Health Organization (WHO) joined forces with Yemen’s Ministry…
Date: January 27, 2022 Type: Brief

Prioritizing Learning During COVID-19: The Most Effective Ways to Keep Children Learning During and Post-Pandemic
Recommendations of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel The short- and long-term impact of the Covid-19 crisis on children’s education, wellbeing, and future productivity is profound. Almost two…
Date: January 26, 2022 Type: Publication

Learning Loss Must be Recovered to Avoid Long-term Damage to Children’s Wellbeing and Productivity, New Report Says
New recommendations from the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) offer guidance on how to recover learning and prevent further loss, including prioritizing the full reopening of schools FLORENCE/LONDON/NEW…
Date: January 26, 2022 Type: Press Release

World Bank-financed Moderna vaccines arrive in Nepal to protect children and youth from COVID-19
KATHMANDU, January 25, 2022 – 1.66 million of the four million doses of Moderna vaccines financed by the World Bank arrived in Nepal yesterday. The remaining doses will be delivered shortly. Nepal will deploy these vaccines for adolescents 12-17 years to safeguard them from the health impacts of COVID-19.
The vaccines, procured under the COVAX cost-share option, comply with World Bank’s Vaccine Approval Criteria for financing and are certified as safe and effective for children as young as 12 years of age by the European Medicines Agency and the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.
“Nepal was the second country globally to finalize procurement of vaccines through the COVAX cost-share scheme. The supply of Moderna vaccines is timely for Nepal, as we expand our vaccine coverage to adolescents 12-17 years of age,” said Mr. Birodh Khatiwada, Honorable Minister of Health and Population. “The Government is committed to vaccinating the entire eligible population by mid-April 2022 and the World Bank-financed Moderna vaccines will be instrumental in helping Nepal achieve its COVID-19 vaccination goal.”
In line with the recommendations of the National Immunization Advisory Committee and the National Immunization Committee, the Moderna vaccines will be administered to adolescent populations through immunization sites set up in schools, as well as sites to reach out-of-school adolescent populations…
 
 
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.oie.int/en/media/news/
Press Releases, Statements
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WTO – World Trade Organisation [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news_e.htm
WTO News and Events
Registrations open for WTO workshop on COVID-19 vaccines R&D, manufacturing and distribution
28 January 2022
With the objectives of supporting ongoing discussions and improving understanding of the practical aspects of COVID-19 vaccine research and development (R&D), manufacturing and distribution, the WTO Secretariat is organizing a technical workshop on 11 February 2022.

WTO Members discuss way forward in dedicated meeting on WTO pandemic response
27 January 2022
WTO members met on 27 January to discuss the WTO response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The informal meeting convened by the Chair of the General Council, Ambassador Dacio Castillo of Honduras, looked at issues related to cross-border trade flows and the proposal to waive certain intellectual property protections related to COVID-19 countermeasures. Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called on members to move swiftly to try and reach a comprehensive outcome by the end of February.
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ARM [Alliance for Regenerative Medicine] [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://alliancerm.org/press-releases/
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BIO [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.bio.org/press-releases
Press Releases, Letters, Testimony, Comments [Selected]
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DCVMN – Developing Country Vaccine Manufacturers Network [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.dcvmn.org/
News; Upcoming events
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ICBA – International Council of Biotechnology Associations [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://internationalbiotech.org/news/
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IFPMA [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.ifpma.org/resources/news-releases/
Selected Press Releases, Statements, Publications
IFPMA, BIO and DCVMN Statement on Influenza Preparedness for WHO EB150 agenda item 15.4
28 January 2022
Industry welcomes the progress made so far in influenza preparedness, although we wish to call out 3 key policy areas where much work still needs to be done: 1) improving seasonal influenza vaccine coverage, 2) addressing the increasing challenges and barriers being posed by national ABS legislation in accessing pathogen samples, and 3) in finally defining how to declare an influenza pandemic – still an open item at WHO more than 10 years after the last pandemic. It is also essential to ensure that the expansion of GISRS to include SARS-CoV-2 and RSV does not undermine the excellent work being done so far for influenza surveillance.
We are concerned to see that generic antiviral manufacturers are signing voluntary SMTA-2s under the PIP Framework, when for IFPMA, BIO and DCVMN members those are mandatory for access to pandemic influenza virus samples. We ask WHO to clarify why those are not mandatory agreements as well, as this could create a major gap in access to antivirals in the event of a pandemic as the majority of global supply of antivirals is now with generic manufacturers.
Finally, we reiterate our concerns about national ABS legislation continuing to hinder access to physical samples of influenza viruses. This is no longer just ‘a risk’, it is a reality: in 2021 one manufacturer lost 40% of their vaccine production capacity due to the inability to use the best strain for manufacturing, as there was no legal clarity regarding the use of that strain from a certain country. Measures such as potentially expanding the PIP Framework, a non-legally binding instrument, would simply not address such issues, and could weaken the Framework by forcing its reopening for negotiation.

IFPMA and GSCF Statement on Non-Communicable Diseases for WHO EB150 agenda item 7
24 January 2022

IFPMA Statement on Pandemic Preparedness and Response for EB150 agenda item 15.1
24 January 2022

International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association [IGBA]
https://www.igbamedicines.org/
News
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International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations – IAPO [to 29 Jan 2022]
https://www.iapo.org.uk/news/topic/6
Press and media [Selected]
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PhRMA [to 29 Jan 2022]
http://www.phrma.org/
Latest News [Selected]
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Journal Watch
Vaccines and Global Health: The Week in Review continues its weekly scanning of key peer-reviewed journals to identify and cite articles, commentary and editorials, books reviews and other content supporting our focu-s on vaccine ethics and policy. Journal Watch is not intended to be exhaustive, but indicative of themes and issues the Center is actively tracking. We selectively provide full text of some editorial and comment articles that are specifically relevant to our work. Successful access to some of the links provided may require subscription or other access arrangement unique to the publisher.
If you would like to suggest other journal titles to include in this service, please contact David Curry at: david.r.curry@centerforvaccineethicsandpolicy.org

AJOB Empirical Bioethics
Volume 13, 2022 Issue 1
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uabr21/current

Article
Ethics Consultation in U.S. Hospitals: New Findings about Consultation Practices
Ellen Fox, Marion Danis, Anita J. Tarzian & Christopher C. Duke
Pages: 1-9
Published online: 17 Nov 2021

AJOB Empirical Bioethics
Volume 13, 2022 Issue 1
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uabr21/current

Article
Should Feedback of Individual Results be Integrated into the Consent Process in African Genomics? Participants’ Views from an HIV-TB Genomics Research Project in Botswana
Dimpho Ralefala, Mary Kasule, Ambroise Wonkam, Mogomotsi Matshaba & Jantina de Vries
Pages: 48-56
Published online: 01 Jul 2021

AMA Journal of Ethics
Volume 24, Number 1: E1-105 Jan 2022
https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/inequity-along-medicaldental-divide

Inequity Along the Medical/Dental Divide
Dental and medical health systems in the United States have evolved as fully separate entities. This division exacerbates health inequity, since patients’ poor oral health affects their general health. The professionally entrenched view that what’s in patients’ mouths is somehow isolated from what’s going on in the rest of their bodies is one all clinicians need to resist, since this view can be a source of harm, particularly among vulnerable patients and communities. Practical and ethical strategies for better aligning medical and dental goals of care are considered in this issue.

BMC Medicine
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmed/content
(Accessed 29 Jan 2022)

Epidemiology and control of SARS-CoV-2 epidemics in partially vaccinated populations: a modeling study applied to France
Vaccination is expected to change the epidemiology and management of SARS-CoV-2 epidemics.
Authors: Paolo Bosetti, Cécile Tran Kiem, Alessio Andronico, Vittoria Colizza, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Arnaud Fontanet, Daniel Benamouzig and Simon Cauchemez
Citation: BMC Medicine 2022 20:33
Content type: Research article
Published on: 26 January 2022

BMC Public Health
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles
(Accessed 29 Jan 2022)

Disparities in HPV vaccine knowledge and adolescent HPV vaccine uptake by parental nativity among diverse multiethnic parents in New Jersey
Suboptimal human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates persist among adolescents in the United States (U.S.). New Jersey (NJ), among the top, most racially/ethnically diverse states in the U.S., had among the…
Authors: Bianca Anuforo, Jennifer K. McGee-Avila, Lindsey Toler, Baichen Xu, Racquel E. Kohler, Sharon Manne and Jennifer Tsui
Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:195
Content type: Research article
Published on: 29 January 2022

BMC Public Health
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles
(Accessed 29 Jan 2022)

Socioeconomic inequalities in non- coverage of full vaccination among children in Bangladesh: a comparative study of Demographic and Health Surveys, 2007 and 2017–18
Vaccination is considered as a powerful and cost-effective weapon against many communicable diseases. An increase in full vaccination among the most vulnerable populations in Bangladesh was observed in the la…
Authors: Shobhit Srivastava, T. Muhammad, Rashmi Rashmi and Pradeep Kumar

BMC Public Health
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles
(Accessed 29 Jan 2022)

Replacing vaccine paper package inserts: a multi-country questionnaire study on the acceptability of an electronic replacement in different target groups
In the European Union it is mandatory to include paper package leaflets (PPL) with all medicines, including vaccines, to inform the recipient. However, it is difficult to meet the necessity for localized PPLs …
Authors: Martina Bamberger, Hans De Loof, Charlotte Marstboom, Stéphanie Oury, Paolo Bonanni, Odile Launay, Mira Kojouharova and Pierre Van Damme
Citation: BMC Public Health 2022 22:156
Content type: Research article
Published on: 24 January 2022

Globalization and Health
http://www.globalizationandhealth.com/
[Accessed 29 Jan 2022]

The challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing in low-middle income countries and possible cost-effective measures in resource-limited settings
Authors: Zamathombeni Duma, Anil A. Chuturgoon, Veron Ramsuran, Vinodh Edward, Pragalathan Naidoo, Miranda N. Mpaka-Mbatha, Khethiwe N. Bhengu, Nomzamo Nembe, Roxanne Pillay, Ravesh Singh and Zilungile L. Mkhize-Kwitshana
Content type: Review
22 January 2022

Health Economics, Policy and Law 
Volume 17 – Special Issue 1 – January 2022
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/health-economics-policy-and-law/latest-issue

SPECIAL ISSUE: Country Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Articles analyzing country responses in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, U.S., Belgium, Netherlands, Sweden, France, Italy

Humanitarian Exchange Magazine
Number 79, May 2021
https://odihpn.org/magazine/localisation-and-local-humanitarian-action/

Localisation and local humanitarian action
by HPN October 2020
The theme of this edition of Humanitarian Exchange is localisation+ and local humanitarian action. Five years ago this week, donors, United Nations (UN) agencies,  non-governmental organisations (NGOs), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) committed within the Grand Bargain to increase multi-year investments in the institutional capacities of local and national responders, and to provide at least 25% of humanitarian funding to them as directly as possible. Since then, there is increasing consensus at policy and normative level, underscored by the Covid-19 pandemic, that local leadership should be supported.  Localisation has gone from a fringe conversation among policy-makers and aid agencies in 2016 to a formal priority under the Grand Bargain. Wider global movements on anti-racism and decolonisation have also brought new momentum to critical reflections on where power, knowledge and capacity reside in the humanitarian system. Yet progress has been slow and major gaps remain between the rhetoric around humanitarian partnerships, funding and coordination and practices on the ground.

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 17, Issue 11, 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article
Expanded principles of ethics and its implementation during COVID-19 vaccine trials: A scoping evidence based research synthesis
Vaibhav Kumar, Venetia Aranha, Rajni Rajgarhia, Abhishek Royal & Kedar Mehta
Pages: 3843-3849
Published online: 15 Jul 2021

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 17, Issue 11, 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article
R0 of COVID-19 and its impact on vaccination coverage: compared with previous outbreaks
Mohamed Elsaid, Mostafa Ayman Nasef & Nguyen Tien Huy
Pages: 3850-3854
Published online: 06 Oct 2021

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 17, Issue 11, 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article
Tracking the progress in COVID-19 and vaccine safety research – a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of publications indexed in Scopus database
Tosin Yinka Akintunde, Shaojun Chen, Taha Hussein Musa, Felix Oluseyi Amoo, Adekunle Adedeji, Elhakim Ibrahim, Angwi Enow Tassang, Idriss Hussein Musa & Hassan Hussein Musa
Pages: 3887-3897
Published online: 06 Oct 2021

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 17, Issue 11, 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article
Lessons learned from COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia: experiences, challenges, and opportunities
Bondi Arifin & Titik Anas
Pages: 3898-3906
Published online: 06 Oct 2021

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 17, Issue 11, 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article
Intention to get COVID-19 vaccines: Exploring the role of attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, belief in COVID-19 misinformation, and vaccine confidence in Northern India
Fatema Husain, Md Ghazi Shahnawaz, Neda Haseeb Khan, Heena Parveen & Krishna Savani
Pages: 3941-3953
Published online: 21 Sep 2021

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 17, Issue 11, 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article
Willingness and influential factors of parents of 3-6-year-old children to vaccinate their children with the COVID-19 vaccine in China
Xiao Wan, Haitao Huang, Jia Shang, Zhenxing Xie, Ruiying Jia, Guangli Lu & Chaoran Chen
Pages: 3969-3974
Published online: 03 Aug 2021

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 17, Issue 11, 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

article commentary
COVID-19 vaccination passport: prospects, scientific feasibility, and ethical concerns
Khan Sharun, Ruchi Tiwari, Kuldeep Dhama, Ali A. Rabaan & Saad Alhumaid
Pages: 4108-4111
Published online: 22 Jul 2021

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics (formerly Human Vaccines)
Volume 17, Issue 11, 2021
https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/khvi20/current

Article
Fake COVID-19 vaccines: scams hampering the vaccination drive in India and possibly other countries
Om Prakash Choudhary, Priyanka, Indraj Singh, Teroj A. Mohammed & Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
Pages: 4117-4118
Published online: 06 Aug 2021