Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)– CDC
Selected Resources
Approximately 90 announcements/reports/data summaries.
Africa CDC [to 29 May 2021]
Africa CDC [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.africacdc.org/
News
Statement
Kenya’s Statement on the Africa CDC Trusted Travels Platform
25 May 2021
Press Releases
Multi-Sectoral Task Force on Trusted Travel and Safe Re-Opening of Borders to foster Saving Lives, Economies, and Livelihoods on the African Continent
Addis Ababa 24 May 2021 a
China CDC
China CDC
http://www.chinacdc.cn/en/
CCDC Weekly – Weekly Reports: Current Volume (3)
2021-05-28 / No. 22
PDF of this issue
No new digest content identified.
National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China [to 29 May 2021]
http://en.nhc.gov.cn/
News
May 29: Daily briefing on novel coronavirus cases in China
On May 28, 31 provincial-level regions and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps on the Chinese mainland reported 16 new cases of confirmed infections.
Xi’s remarks on promoting global cooperation against COVID-19 pandemic
Updated: 2021-05-28
Xinhua
National Medical Products Administration – PRC [to 29 May 2021]
http://english.nmpa.gov.cn/news.html
News
Over 560 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China
2021-05-28
More than 566.72 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Wednesday, the National Health Commission said on May 27.
Organization Announcements
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.
Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group [to 29 May 2021]
https://alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/frontiers-group/news-press/
No new digest content identified.
BARDA – U.S. Department of HHS [to 29 May 2021]
https://www.phe.gov/about/barda/Pages/default.aspx
News
No new digest content identified.
BMGF – Gates Foundation [to 29 May 2021]
https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ideas/media-center
Press Releases and Statements
No new digest content identified.
Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute [to 29 May 2021]
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.
News
05.27.2021 |
CARB-X is awarding SNIPR BIOME ApS, a CRISPR- and microbiome-biotechnology company in Copenhagen, Denmark, up to US $3.9 million to develop an innovative new drug to prevent E. coli infections in cancer patients, which can be life-threatening. Under the award, SNIPR BIOME may be eligible for up to $6.3 million in additional funds from CARB-X if the project achieves certain milestones, subject to available funds.
Center for Vaccine Ethics and Policy – GE2P2 Global Foundation [to 29 May 2021]
https://centerforvaccineethicsandpolicy.net/
:: Past weekly editions and posting of all segments of Vaccines and Global Health: The Week in Review are available here.
:: [NEW] Informed Consent: A Monthly Review – May 2021 is now posted here
CEPI – Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations [to 29 May 2021]
COVAX Joint Statement: Call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021
Now more than ever, at the peak of the pandemic, we need ambitious, global solutions.
27 May 2021
[See COVID above for full text]
CEPI funds expansion of “mix and match” vaccine study, led by Oxford University
Expanded study will assess the use of mixed COVID-19 vaccine regimens, specifically to include the Moderna and Novavax vaccines
COVID-19
26 May 2021
CEPI to provide up to US$173.4 million of additional funding to SK bioscience for its COVID-19 vaccine programme.
24 May 2021
DARPA – Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency [to 29 May 2021
News
No new digest content identified.
Duke Global Health Innovation Center [to 29 May 2021]
WEEKLY COVID VACCINE RESEARCH UPDATE
Last dated update: FRIDAY, April 16, 2021
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
No new digest content identified.
Emory Vaccine Center [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.vaccines.emory.edu/
Vaccine Center News
No new digest content identified.
European Vaccine Initiative [to 29 May 2021]
Latest News
No new digest content identified.
https://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/default.htm
Press Announcements /Selected Details
May 28, 2021 – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 28, 2021
May 25, 2021 – Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: May 25, 2021
[See U.S. COVID Actions above for detail]
Fondation Merieux [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.fondation-merieux.org/
Mérieux Foundation co-organized event
8th Annual meeting of the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC)
June 8 – 10, 2021 – Virtual Event
News Releases
Call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021
[See COVID above for full text]
GHIT Fund [to 29 May 2021]
https://www.ghitfund.org/newsroom/press
GHIT was set up in 212 with the aim of developing new tools to tackle infectious diseases that
No new digest content identified.
https://www.theglobalfund.org/en/news/
News & Stories
No new digest content identified.
Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness [GloPID-R] [to 29 May 2021]
News
No new digest content identified.
Hilleman Laboratories [to 29 May 2021]
Website not responding at inquiry
Human Vaccines Project [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.humanvaccinesproject.org/media/press-releases/
Less Antibody than Expected May be Enough To Knock Out SARS-CoV-2
Danny Altmann, Ph.D.
Professor of Immunology
Imperial College London
PRESS RELEASES/FEATURES
No new digest content identified.
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 May 2021]
https://www.icrc.org/en/whats-new
Selected News Releases, Statements, Reports
DR Congo: The population of Goma flees a volcano’s menace as a major humanitarian crisis looms
28-05-2021 | News release
5 years on, there has not been significant change: access to health care continues to be impeded
Speech given by Mr Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, in the the Side Event on Protection of Health Care of the United Nations protection of civilians in armed conflict week.
26-05-2021 | Statement
International Generic and Biosimilar Medicines Association [IGBA]
https://www.igbamedicines.org/
News
No new digest content identified.
IFFIm
Press Releases/Announcements
No new digest content identified.
IFRC [to 29 May 2021]
http://media.ifrc.org/ifrc/news/press-releases/
Selected Press Releases, Announcements
Americas
Panama City/Geneva, 28 May – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent societies (IFRC) is warning that the pandemic is far from over in the Americas as cases continue to surge. The region has the highest incidence of COVID-19 cases pe …
29 May 2021
Bangladesh, India
India/Bangladesh: Millions threatened as cyclone spells double trouble
Kuala Lumpur/Delhi/Dhaka, 25 May – Red Cross and Red Crescent teams are helping people stay safe in India and Bangladesh as a major cyclone threatens millions of people and devastating COVID-19 surges continue in both countries. While India has been fa …
25 May 2021
Global
No-one is safe until everyone is safe – why we need a global response to COVID-19
Equitable vaccine distribution is a humanitarian imperative. There is a choice. The world of the next 10 years can be one of greater justice, abundance and dignity. Or it can be one of conflict, insecurity and poverty. We are at a turning point. …
24 May 2021
Institut Pasteur [to 29 May 2021]
https://www.pasteur.fr/en/press-area
No new digest content identified.
IOM / International Organization for Migration [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.iom.int/press-room/press-releases
2021-05-25 15:35
Nairobi – At least 300,000 migrants across the East and Horn of Africa have been affected by COVID-19 in 2020, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s annual flagship report on migration trends and population movements in the region, released this week… The highest concentration of displaced persons is in Shire, where 575,115 IDPs are residing in overcrowded collective shelters, including schools, within the host community and in open spaces. The majority are from Western and Northwestern Tigray. Other urban areas with high displacement concentrations included Adwa (188,910), Sheraro (165,223), and Mekele Zone (200,909)…
IRC International Rescue Committee [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.rescue.org/press-release-index
No new digest content identified.
IVAC [to 29 May 2021]
https://www.jhsph.edu/research/centers-and-institutes/ivac/index.html
No new digest content identified.
IVI [to 29 May 2021]
Selected IVI News, Announcements, Events
No new digest content identified.
JEE Alliance [to 29 May 2021]
Selected News and Events
No new digest content identified.
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security [to 29 May 2021]
https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/news/center-news/
Center News
New Report: School Ventilation: A Vital Tool to Reduce COVID-19 Spread
May 26, 2021
MSF/Médecins Sans Frontières [to 29 May 2021]
Latest [Selected Announcements
Myanmar
All parties must ensure unimpeded access to healthcare in Myanmar
Press Release 28 May 2021
Attacks on medical care
Trauma continues long after the bombing stops in Gaza
Project Update 28 May 2021
National Academy of Medicine – USA [to 29 May 2021]
Selected News/Programs
News
May 26, 2021
WASHINGTON – In response to the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the American health system, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has convened experts in 9 sectors of health, health care, and biomedical research to review how each sector responded to COVID-19, identify challenges encountered in combating the pandemic, and outline what opportunities exist to […]
National Vaccine Program Office – U.S. HHS [to 29 May 2021]
https://www.hhs.gov/vaccines/about/index.html
Upcoming Meetings/Latest Updates
No new digest content identified.
http://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases
No new digest content identified.
UN OCHA Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs[to 29 May 2021]
Press Releases
No new digest content identified.
PATH [to 29 May 2021]
https://www.path.org/media-center/
Press Releases
STANDARD G6PD Test receives regulatory approval by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration
May 25, 2021 by PATH
Point-of-care test critical to improving the treatment and elimination of relapsing malaria receives regulatory approval.
PATH congratulates SD BIOSENSOR for the regulatory approval by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) on April 21, 2021, of their STANDARD™ G6PD Test. The STANDARD G6PD Test is the first point-of-care test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency that can support safe access to the currently available drugs that treat Plasmodium vivax malaria in both men and women. The recent approval by the TGA certifies that the test is appropriate for use in point-of-care settings and meets rigorous quality standards…
Sabin Vaccine Institute [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.sabin.org/updates/pressreleases
Statements and Press Releases
Sabin Vaccine Institute Names Richard Adegbola and Yacine Djibo to Board of Trustees
Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Washington, D.C. – The Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) announced that Professor Richard Adegbola and Yacine Djibo have been elected to the Board of Trustees. Professor Adegbola is a microbiologist, public health advocate and professor in Lagos, Nigeria. Ms. Djibo is founder and executive director of Speak Up Africa, a policy and advocacy action tank promoting public health and development based in Dakar, Senegal…
UNAIDS [to 29 May 2021]
Selected Press Releases/Reports/Statements
25 May 2021
UNAIDS supports the Partnership for Accelerated COVID-19 Testing in Ghana
25 May 2021
How the LGBTI community is surviving the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
UNDP United Nations Development Programme [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/presscenter.html
Latest from News Centre
No new digest content identified.
UNHCR Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.unhcr.org/en-us/media-centre.htmlS
Selected News Releases, Announcements
Older refugees at heightened risk of exclusion as COVID-19 continues to strike the Americas
26 May 2021
Statement: No-one is safe until everyone is safe – why we need a global response to COVID-19
[See COVID above for detail]
https://www.unicef.org/media/press-releases
Selected Press Releases, Statements
COVAX Joint Statement: Call to action to equip COVAX to deliver 2 billion doses in 2021
[See COVID above for detail]
UNICEF signs supply agreement for Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
[See COVID above for detail]
Geneva Palais Briefing Note on COVID-19 in South Asia
No-one is safe until everyone is safe – why we need a global response to COVID-19
[See COVID above for detail]
Featured News
No new digest content identified.
Vaccination Acceptance & Demand Initiative [Sabin) [to 29 May 2021]
https://vaccineacceptance.org/
Announcements
No new digest content identified.
Vaccine Confidence Project [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.vaccineconfidence.org/
News, Research and Reports
Launched April 2, 2020 and recurring every 3 days, Premise Data is utilizing its global network of Contributors to assess economic, social, and health sentiment surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19).
Vaccine Education Center – Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center
May 25, 2021
Announcements: Updated and new COVID-19 resources; essay contest deadline approaching
Wellcome Trust [to 29 May 2021]
News and reports
No new digest content identified.
The Wistar Institute [to 29 May 2021]
https://www.wistar.org/news/press-releases
Press Releases
No new digest content identified.
WFPHA: World Federation of Public Health Associations [to 29 May 2021]
Latest News
May 28, 2021
WFPHA at WHA74: A Pandemic Treaty to Fight Inequalities & Health Emergencies
May 26, 2021
World Bank [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/all
Selected News, Announcements
The World Bank Group Board of Executive Directors Approves the Performance and Learning Review of the Country Partnership Framework for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan AMMAN, May 29, 2021 – Approved today…
Date: May 29, 2021 Type: Press Release
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2021 –The World Bank approved today a US$30 million Development Policy Grant (DPG) to support the digital foundations of the Palestinian economy, strengthen recovery and resilience…
Date: May 28, 2021 Type: Press Release
World Customs Organization – WCO [to 29 May 2021]
Latest News – Selected Items
28 May 2021
[See COVID above for detail]
World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) [to 29 May 2021]
https://www.oie.int/en/for-the-media/press-releases/2021/
Press Releases
News
New official disease status recognised by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE)
27 May 2021
Two countries were the first to receive the endorsement of their dog-mediated rabies control programmes and 13 new official disease status were recognised by OIE Delegates… Having gathered evidence that their official control programmes comply with OIE international Standards, Namibia and the Philippines will be able to advocate for support from their governments to progressively prevent and control the disease. The ultimate objective will be to eventually eliminate the disease from their territories and self-declare its freedom, thus contributing to the ‘Zero by 30’ global goal to eliminate human deaths from dog-mediated rabies…
News
26 May 2021
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is a leader in animal disease reporting. The recent innovation of the World Animal Health Information System (OIE-WAHIS) system is a testimony to the OIE’s progressive evolution of its digital services. The platform provides Members with a new tool for animal disease surveillance for strengthened risk analysis and the monitoring during disease emergencies…
Striving for One Health resilience
25 May 2021
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is using lessons learned to re-envision its role, and that of its Members, on wildlife health, emergency management and sustainable laboratories. A specific Resolution addressing global vulnerabilities identified before and during the COVID-19 era in these domains will be proposed for adoption with the aim to better prepare against future health threats.
WTO – World Trade Organisation [to 29 May 2021]
http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news_e.htm
Webinar to explore role of regulatory cooperation in easing access to medical technologies
28 May 2021
On 2 June 2021, a panel of experts will discuss regulatory cooperation and its role in facilitating access to medical technologies, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Goods barometer reveals strength of trade recovery, depth of COVID-19 shock
28 May 2021
Global merchandise trade is continuing to recover in 2021 following a steep but brief pandemic-induced drop in the second quarter of last year, according to the latest WTO Goods Trade Barometer released on 28 May.
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ARM [Alliance for Regenerative Medicine] [to 29 May 2021]
Press Releases – Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (alliancerm.org)
Selected Press Releases
May 25, 2021
BIO [to 29 May 2021]
https://www.bio.org/press-releases
Press Releases
No new digest content identified.
DCVMN – Developing Country Vaccine Manufacturers Network [to 29 May 2021]
No new digest content identified.
ICBA – International Council of Biotechnology Associations [to 29 May 2021]
https://internationalbiotech.org/news/
News
EU Healthcare Biotech Policy Priorities for SMEs
3 JUN. 2021 — 03 Jun. 2021
Join the EuropaBio Healthcare Biotechnology Team for a dive into EU policies that impact your current operations and will shape your future strategies. With EU-level strategies within Pharmaceuticals, Intellectual Property, Orphan Medicines and the proposed ‘European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA)’…
http://www.ifpma.org/resources/news-releases/
Selected Press Releases, Statements, Publications
24 May 2021, Geneva – The 74th World Health Assembly, taking place in extraordinary circumstances, represents a critical milestone in analyzing the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Member States will engage in conversations on improving current systems for pandemic surveillance and response, against the backdrop of having multiple effective, safe and quality COVID-19 vaccines available.
Since the last World Health Assembly, innovative vaccine manufacturers and biotech companies – from both developed and developing countries – have broken records in drug innovation and collaboration.
In a matter of months, they have developed multiple COVID-19 vaccines, and have forged collaborations in order to ramp up production.
With nearly 300 partnerships and collaborations among manufacturers worldwide, production has increased, in just a few months from zero to 2.2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses by the end of May, with an astounding estimate of 11 billion doses by the end of 2021[1].
Critically, however, COVID-19 vaccines currently are not equally reaching all priority populations worldwide. Innovative vaccine manufacturers and biotech companies committed last week to a five-step plan that will deliver results in the short-term…
PhRMA [to 29 May 2021]
Selected Press Releases, Statements
A year later: Reflections on the meaning of equity
May 25, 2021
Over the past year, we have committed ourselves to this work, anew, through our Equity Initiative.
Courtney Christian is a Senior Director of Policy and Research at PhRMA/
Journal Watch
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
Ending the HIV Epidemic
AMA Journal of Ethics
Volume 23, Number 5: E371-433 May 2021
https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/ending-hiv-epidemic
Ending the HIV Epidemic
A human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic began in the United States in the 1970s. “Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America” was launched in October 2019 by the US Department of Health and Human Services, with the goal of stopping the spread of HIV by 2030. Accomplishing this goal demands not only expanding existing programs, but recognizing and responding to clinically, ethically, socially, and culturally relevant features of contemporary patients’ experiences of stigma, oppression, and living with HIV. This issue considers ethical and clinical complexities patients and clinicians encounter in HIV care today.
Modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and evidence for preventive behavioral interventions
BMC Infectious Diseases
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcinfectdis/content
(Accessed 29 May 2021)
Modes of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and evidence for preventive behavioral interventions
COVID-19 is a novel disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. During the global vaccination rollout, it is vital to thoroughly understand the modes of transmission of the virus in order to prevent further spread of varian…
Authors: Lucas Zhou, Samuel K. Ayeh, Vignesh Chidambaram and Petros C. Karakousis
Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:496
Content type: Review
Published on: 28 May 2021
Favipiravir for the treatment of patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC Infectious Diseases
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcinfectdis/content
(Accessed 29 May 2021)
Favipiravir for the treatment of patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Favipiravir possesses high utility for treating patients with COVID-19. However, research examining the efficacy and safety of favipiravir for patients with COVID-19 is limited.
Authors: Toshie Manabe, Dan Kambayashi, Hiroyasu Akatsu and Koichiro Kudo
Citation: BMC Infectious Diseases 2021 21:489
Content type: Research article
Published on: 27 May 2021
Stakeholders’ perspectives on research integrity training practices: a qualitative study
BMC Medical Ethics
http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcmedethics/content
(Accessed 29 May 2021)
Stakeholders’ perspectives on research integrity training practices: a qualitative study
Even though research integrity (RI) training programs have been developed in the last decades, it is argued that current training practices are not always able to increase RI-related awareness within the scien…
Authors: Daniel Pizzolato and Kris Dierickx
Citation: BMC Medical Ethics 2021 22:67
Content type: Research article
Published on: 28 May 2021
Intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine: results from a population-based survey in Canada
BMC Public Health
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles
(Accessed 29 May 2021)
Intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine: results from a population-based survey in Canada
The success of any COVID-19 vaccine program ultimately depends on high vaccine uptake. This study determined overall intention to receive a COVID-19 vaccine and identified factors that predict intentions to be…
Authors: Gina S. Ogilvie, Shanlea Gordon, Laurie W. Smith, Arianne Albert, C. Sarai Racey, Amy Booth, Anna Gottschlich, David Goldfarb, Melanie C. M. Murray, Liisa A. M. Galea, Angela Kaida, Lori A. Brotto and Manish Sadarangani
Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:1017
Content type: Research
Published on: 29 May 2021
Attitudes of Lebanese adults regarding COVID-19 vaccination
BMC Public Health
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles
(Accessed 29 May 2021)
Attitudes of Lebanese adults regarding COVID-19 vaccination
COVID-19 was first detected in Lebanon on February 21, 2020; it reached its peak in January 2021, with a total number of 418,448 confirmed cases and 5380 deaths (until March 15, 2021). Gaining insight into fac…
Authors: Carina Kasrine Al Halabi, Sahar Obeid, Hala Sacre, Marwan Akel, Rabih Hallit, Pascale Salameh and Souheil Hallit
Citation: BMC Public Health 2021 21:998
Content type: Research
Published on: 27 May 2021
SARS-CoV-2 Human Challenge Trials: Rethinking the Recruitment of Healthy Young Adults First
Ethics & Human Research
Volume 43, Issue 3 Pages: 1-44 May–June 2021
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/25782363/current
Underrepresented populations in clinical research Human infection challenge trials
Articles
SARS-CoV-2 Human Challenge Trials: Rethinking the Recruitment of Healthy Young Adults First
Kenji Matsui, Yusuke Inoue, Keiichiro Yamamoto
Pages: 37-41
First Published: 06 April 2021
Underrepresented populations in clinical research Human infection challenge trials
Ethics & Human Research
Volume 43, Issue 3 Pages: 1-44 May–June 2021
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/25782363/current
Underrepresented populations in clinical research Human infection challenge trials
Articles
SARS-CoV-2 Human Challenge Trials: Rethinking the Recruitment of Healthy Young Adults First
Kenji Matsui, Yusuke Inoue, Keiichiro Yamamoto
Pages: 37-41
First Published: 06 April 2021
Human Infection Challenge Experiments: Then and Now
Ethics & Human Research
Volume 43, Issue 3 Pages: 1-44 May–June 2021
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/25782363/current
Commentary Free Access
Human Infection Challenge Experiments: Then and Now
Franklin G. Miller, Jonathan D. Moreno
Pages: 42-44
First Published: 15 March 2021
Demonstrating trustworthiness when collecting and sharing genomic data: public views across 22 countries
Genome Medicine
https://genomemedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles
[Accessed 29 May 2021]
Demonstrating trustworthiness when collecting and sharing genomic data: public views across 22 countries
Public trust is central to the collection of genomic and health data and the sustainability of genomic research. To merit trust, those involved in collecting and sharing data need to demonstrate they are trustworthy. However, it is unclear what measures are most likely to demonstrate this.
We analyse the ‘Your DNA, Your Say’ online survey of public perspectives on genomic data sharing including responses from 36,268 individuals across 22 low-, middle- and high-income countries, gathered in 15 languages. We examine how participants perceived the relative value of measures to demonstrate the trustworthiness of those using donated DNA and/or medical information. We examine between-country variation and present a consolidated ranking of measures.
Authors: Richard Milne, Katherine I. Morley, Mohamed A. Almarri, Shamim Anwer, Jerome Atutornu, Elena E. Baranova, Paul Bevan, Maria Cerezo, Yali Cong, Alessia Costa, Christine Critchley, Josepine Fernow, Peter Goodhand, Qurratulain Hasan, Aiko Hibino, Gry Houeland…
Citation: Genome Medicine 2021 13:92
Content type: Research
Published on: 25 May 2021
Special Symposium on Social Norms and Violence against Children
Global Public Health
Volume 16, Issue 6 (2021)
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rgph20/current
Special Symposium on Social Norms and Violence against Children
[New issue; No digest content identified]
Socio-economic determinants of global COVID-19 mortalities: policy lessons for current and future pandemics
Health Policy and Planning
Volume 36, Issue 4, May 2021
https://academic.oup.com/heapol/issue/36/4
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Socio-economic determinants of global COVID-19 mortalities: policy lessons for current and future pandemics
Nicholas Ngepah
Health Policy and Planning, Volume 36, Issue 4, May 2021, Pages 418–434, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czaa161
Impact of campaign-style delivery of routine vaccines: a quasi-experimental evaluation using routine health services data in India
Health Policy and Planning
Volume 36, Issue 4, May 2021
https://academic.oup.com/heapol/issue/36/4
Impact of campaign-style delivery of routine vaccines: a quasi-experimental evaluation using routine health services data in India
Emma Clarke-Deelder, Christian Suharlim, Susmita Chatterjee, Logan Brenzel, Arindam Ray …
Health Policy and Planning, Volume 36, Issue 4, May 2021, Pages 454–463, https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czab026
Localisation and local humanitarian action
Humanitarian Exchange Magazine
Number 79, May 2021
https://odihpn.org/magazine/inclusion-of-persons-with-disabilities-in-humanitarian-action-what-now/
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.
COVID-19 Update May 29, 2021
JAMA Network
COVID-19 Update May 29, 2021
These articles on COVID-19 were published across the JAMA Network in the last week.
Overview of the Issue
Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved (JHCPU)
Volume 32, Number 2, May 2021 Supplement
https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/44396
Table of Contents
Overview of the Issue
Kevin B. Johnson, Tiffani J. Bright, Cheryl R. Clark
…The importance of techquity—defined as the strategic development and deployment of technology in health care and health to advance health equity—was even more apparent after the events of 2020. COVID-19 upended access to care and illuminated the impact of structural racism as a cause for a widening gap of access during the pandemic. Black Lives Matter became more than a trending hashtag on Twitter, or a movement resulting in peaceful protests and calls for policy reform: it put additional focus on the issue of race as a social and not a biological construct and called into question the rationale for common practices in health care that were triggered by race. A notable example was the emerging realization that kidney function assessment was tied to race and hardwired into many of our electronic health records. The real-world evidence around our lack of techquity was incontrovertible.
This Supplemental Issue of JHCPU provides articles that describe challenges to techquity, frameworks to improve the role of technology in care, and examples of how technology can transform health, public health, and health care…
Protect precious scientific collaboration from geopolitics
Nature
Volume 593 Issue 7860, 27 May 2021
https://www.nature.com/nature/volumes/593/issues/7860
Editorial | 26 May 2021
Protect precious scientific collaboration from geopolitics
Rivalry between China and other countries could diminish global scientific collaboration — just when it is most needed.
A patent waiver on COVID vaccines is right and fair
Nature
Volume 593 Issue 7860, 27 May 2021
https://www.nature.com/nature/volumes/593/issues/7860
Editorial | 25 May 2021
A patent waiver on COVID vaccines is right and fair
Wealthier countries must join the United States, Russia and China in recognizing that everyone benefits if vaccine manufacturing is distributed evenly around the world.
Stem-cell guidelines: why it was time for an update
Nature
Volume 593 Issue 7860, 27 May 2021
https://www.nature.com/nature/volumes/593/issues/7860
World View | 26 May 2021
Stem-cell guidelines: why it was time for an update
New oversight criteria aim to reassure the public and permit progress in contentious research, such as growing human embryos in the lab.
The “Legal Epidemiology” of Pandemic Control
New England Journal of Medicine
May 27, 2021 Vol. 384 No. 21
http://www.nejm.org/toc/nejm/medical-journal
Perspective
The “Legal Epidemiology” of Pandemic Control
Scott Burris, J.D., Evan D. Anderson, J.D., Ph.D., and Alexander C. Wagenaar, M.S.W., Ph.D.
The centrality of law as a public health intervention has been undeniable during the Covid-19 pandemic. In just the first half of 2020, more than 1000 laws and orders were issued by federal, state, and local authorities in the United States in an effort to reduce disease transmission. Legal interventions include stay-at-home orders, mask mandates, and travel restrictions, as well as more particular rules for business operations, alcohol sales, curfews, and health care. Given their heavy use, importance, and obvious socioeconomic side effects, and the social and behavioral complexities of their implementation, one might have expected the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other research funders, and the research community to jump to the work of determining the right mix, intensity, and enforcement approaches of legal restrictions to control transmission with the least and most equitably distributed harms. No organized research program emerged…
A Hidden Opportunity — Medicaid’s Role in Supporting Equitable Access to Clinical Trials
New England Journal of Medicine
May 27, 2021 Vol. 384 No. 21
http://www.nejm.org/toc/nejm/medical-journal
Perspective
A Hidden Opportunity — Medicaid’s Role in Supporting Equitable Access to Clinical Trials
Samuel U. Takvorian, M.D., M.S.H.P., Carmen E. Guerra, M.D., M.S.C.E., and William L. Schpero, Ph.D.
Hidden deep within the $2.3 trillion omnibus spending and relief package passed by Congress in December 2020 lies a little-known but powerful provision intended to promote equitable access to clinical trials. Beginning in January 2022, coverage of the “routine costs” associated with clinical trial participation will be guaranteed for all Medicaid beneficiaries for the first time in the program’s history. The absence of federal policy in this area until now has most likely suppressed the representation of low-income and minority populations in the clinical research that underlies therapeutic advances, thereby limiting equitable access to potentially state-of-the-art therapies and compromising the generalizability of research findings…
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rabies reemergence in Latin America: The case of Arequipa, Peru
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
http://www.plosntds.org/
(Accessed 29 May 2021)
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rabies reemergence in Latin America: The case of Arequipa, Peru
Brinkley Raynor, Elvis W. Díaz, Julianna Shinnick, Edith Zegarra, Ynes Monroy, Claudia Mena, Micaela De la Puente-León, Michael Z. Levy, Ricardo Castillo-Neyra
Research Article | published 21 May 2021 PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009414
Impact of influenza vaccination in the Netherlands, 2007–2016: Vaccinees consult their general practitioner for clinically diagnosed influenza, acute respiratory infections, and pneumonia more often than non-vaccinees
PLoS One
http://www.plosone.org/
[Accessed 29 May 2021]
Impact of influenza vaccination in the Netherlands, 2007–2016: Vaccinees consult their general practitioner for clinically diagnosed influenza, acute respiratory infections, and pneumonia more often than non-vaccinees
Saverio Caini, John Paget, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Joke C. Korevaar, Adam Meijer, Mariëtte Hooiveld
Research Article | published 28 May 2021 PLOS ONE
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249883
Willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials; a survey among a population of healthcare workers in Uganda
PLoS One
http://www.plosone.org/
[Accessed 29 May 2021]
Willingness to participate in COVID-19 vaccine trials; a survey among a population of healthcare workers in Uganda
Jonathan Kitonsa, Onesmus Kamacooko, Ubaldo Mushabe Bahemuka, Freddie Kibengo, Ayoub Kakande, Anne Wajja, Vincent Basajja, Alfred Lumala, Edward Ssemwanga, Robert Asaba, Joseph Mugisha, Benjamin F. Pierce, Robin Shattock, Pontiano Kaleebu, Eugene Ruzagira
Research Article | published 27 May 2021 PLOS ONE
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251992
Booster immunization of meningococcal meningitis vaccine among children in Hangzhou, China, 2014-2019
PLoS One
http://www.plosone.org/
[Accessed 29 May 2021]
Booster immunization of meningococcal meningitis vaccine among children in Hangzhou, China, 2014-2019
Xinren Che, Yan Liu, Jun Wang, Yuyang Xu, Xuechao Zhang, Wenwen Gu, Wei Jiang, Jian Du, Xiaoping Zhang
Research Article | published 25 May 2021 PLOS ONE
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251567
Factors indicating intention to vaccinate with a COVID-19 vaccine among older U.S. adults
PLoS One
http://www.plosone.org/
[Accessed 29 May 2021]
Factors indicating intention to vaccinate with a COVID-19 vaccine among older U.S. adults
Janeta Nikolovski, Martin Koldijk, Gerrit Jan Weverling, John Spertus, Mintu Turakhia, Leslie Saxon, Mike Gibson, John Whang, Troy Sarich, Robert Zambon, Nnamdi Ezeanochie, Jennifer Turgiss, Robyn Jones, Jeff Stoddard, Paul Burton, Ann Marie Navar
Research Article | published 24 May 2021 PLOS ONE
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251963
A megastudy of text-based nudges encouraging patients to get vaccinated at an upcoming doctor’s appointment
PNAS – Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
May 11, 2021; vol. 118 no. 19
https://www.pnas.org/content/118/19
Brief Reports Open Access
A megastudy of text-based nudges encouraging patients to get vaccinated at an upcoming doctor’s appointment
Katherine L. Milkman, Mitesh S. Patel, Linnea Gandhi, Heather N. Graci, Dena M. Gromet, Hung Ho, Joseph S. Kay, Timothy W. Lee, Modupe Akinola, John Beshears, Jonathan E. Bogard, Alison Buttenheim, Christopher F. Chabris, Gretchen B. Chapman, James J. Choi, Hengchen Dai, Craig R. Fox, Amir Goren, Matthew D. Hilchey, Jillian Hmurovic, Leslie K. John, Dean Karlan, Melanie Kim, David Laibson, Cait Lamberton, Brigitte C. Madrian, Michelle N. Meyer, Maria Modanu, Jimin Nam, Todd Rogers, Renante Rondina, Silvia Saccardo, Maheen Shermohammed, Dilip Soman, Jehan Sparks, Caleb Warren, Megan Weber, Ron Berman, Chalanda N. Evans, Christopher K. Snider, Eli Tsukayama, Christophe Van den Bulte, Kevin G. Volpp, and Angela L. Duckworth
PNAS May 18, 2021 118 (20) e2101165118; https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2101165118
Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical procedures: a scoping review
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health (RPSP/PAJPH)
https://www.paho.org/journal/en
25 May 2021
Antibiotic prophylaxis for surgical procedures: a scoping review
Review | English |
Analysis of implementation outcomes of quality improvement initiatives in Haiti: the fingerprint initiative
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health (RPSP/PAJPH)
https://www.paho.org/journal/en
25 May 2021
Analysis of implementation outcomes of quality improvement initiatives in Haiti: the fingerprint initiative
Original research | English |
Socioeconomic inequalities in HIV knowledge, HIV testing, and condom use among adolescent and young women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health (RPSP/PAJPH)
https://www.paho.org/journal/en
25 May 2021
Socioeconomic inequalities in HIV knowledge, HIV testing, and condom use among adolescent and young women in Latin America and the Caribbean
Original research | English |
Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in response to the pandemic from COVID-19 in Brazil
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health (RPSP/PAJPH)
https://www.paho.org/journal/en
Selected Articles
25 May 2021
Genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 in response to the pandemic from COVID-19 in Brazil
Letter | Portuguese |
Doses of reality
Science
28 May 2021 Vol 372, Issue 6545
http://www.sciencemag.org/current.dtl
Feature
Doses of reality
By Jon Cohen
Science28 May 2021 : 896-899 Full Access
The Serum Institute of India aimed to be a major world supplier of COVID-19 vaccines. India’s pandemic got in the way.
Deadly delays
Science
28 May 2021 Vol 372, Issue 6545
http://www.sciencemag.org/current.dtl
Deadly delays
By Jon Cohen
Science28 May 2021 : 900-902 Full Access
Unexpected vaccine hesitancy, dose shortages, and poor government planning have compounded India’s massive immunization challenge.
Fairer shares
Science
28 May 2021 Vol 372, Issue 6545
http://www.sciencemag.org/current.dtl
Fairer shares
By Jon Cohen, Kai Kupferschmidt
Science28 May 2021 : 903-906 Full Access
Rich countries cornered the marketplace for COVID-19 vaccines. Here are four strategies to protect the rest of the world.
Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2: Detection by community viral surveillance
Science
28 May 2021 Vol 372, Issue 6545
http://www.sciencemag.org/current.dtl
Reports
Resurgence of SARS-CoV-2: Detection by community viral surveillance
By Steven Riley, Kylie E. C. Ainslie, Oliver Eales, Caroline E. Walters, Haowei Wang, Christina Atchison, Claudio Fronterre, Peter J. Diggle, Deborah Ashby, Christl A. Donnelly, Graham Cooke, Wendy Barclay, Helen Ward, Ara Darzi, Paul Elliott
Science28 May 2021 : 990-995 Open Access
Representative community antigen sampling can improve situational awareness and help evaluate interventions at low SARS-CoV-2 prevalence.
Evidence on collaboration of traditional and biomedical practitioners in the management of antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa over 15 years: a systematic review protocol
Systematic Reviews
https://systematicreviewsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles
[Accessed 29 May 2021]
Evidence on collaboration of traditional and biomedical practitioners in the management of antimicrobial resistance in sub-Saharan Africa over 15 years: a systematic review protocol
The overuse of prescribed antimicrobials, concurrent use of traditional medicine, and prescribed antimicrobials have led to antimicrobial resistance. The absence of collaboration between traditional health pra…
Authors: Aganze Gloire-Aimé Mushebenge, Mukanda Gedeon Kadima, Tivani Mashamba-Thompson and Manimbulu Nlooto
Citation: Systematic Reviews 2021 10:158
Content type: Protocol
Published on: 28 May 2021
Ethics and execution of developing a 2nd wave COVID vaccine – Our interim phase I/II VSV-SARS-CoV2 vaccine experience
Vaccine
Volume 39, Issue 21 Pages 2811-2906 (18 May 2021)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/vaccine/vol/39/issue/21
Discussion Full text access
Ethics and execution of developing a 2nd wave COVID vaccine – Our interim phase I/II VSV-SARS-CoV2 vaccine experience
Yotam Levin, Noa Madar Balakirski, Yoseph Caraco, Eytan Ben-Ami, … Hadar Marcus
Pages 2821-2823
Vaccination willingness, vaccine hesitancy, and estimated coverage at the first round of COVID-19 vaccination in China: A national cross-sectional study
Vaccine
Volume 39, Issue 21 Pages 2811-2906 (18 May 2021)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/vaccine/vol/39/issue/21
Research article Full text access
Vaccination willingness, vaccine hesitancy, and estimated coverage at the first round of COVID-19 vaccination in China: A national cross-sectional study
Chao Wang, Bingfeng Han, Tianshuo Zhao, Hanyu Liu, … Fuqiang Cui
Pages 2833-2842
The impact of paid family leave on the timely vaccination of infants
Vaccine
Volume 39, Issue 21 Pages 2811-2906 (18 May 2021)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/vaccine/vol/39/issue/21
Research article Abstract only
The impact of paid family leave on the timely vaccination of infants
Agnitra Roy Choudhury, Solomon W. Polachek
Pages 2886-2893
Incorporating equity in infectious disease modeling: Case study of a distributional impact framework for measles transmission
Vaccine
Volume 39, Issue 21 Pages 2811-2906 (18 May 2021)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/vaccine/vol/39/issue/21
Research article Open access
Incorporating equity in infectious disease modeling: Case study of a distributional impact framework for measles transmission
Tigist Ferede Menkir, Abdulrahman Jbaily, Stéphane Verguet
Pages 2894-2900
Vaccine Production Process: How Much Does the General Population Know about This Topic? A Web-Based Survey
Vaccines — Open Access Journal
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vaccines
(Accessed 29 May 2021)
Open Access Article
Vaccine Production Process: How Much Does the General Population Know about This Topic? A Web-Based Survey
by Angela Bechini et al
Vaccines 2021, 9(6), 564; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060564 (registering DOI) – 29 May 2021
Abstract
Background: Vaccine hesitancy has been recognized as a major global health threat by the World Health Organization. Many studies have investigated vaccine safety as a determinant for vaccine hesitancy; however, not much attention has been paid to vaccine production and quality control during […]
Side Effects and Perceptions Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Jordan: A Randomized, Cross-Sectional Study Implementing Machine Learning for Predicting Severity of Side Effects
Vaccines — Open Access Journal
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vaccines
Open Access Article
Side Effects and Perceptions Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Jordan: A Randomized, Cross-Sectional Study Implementing Machine Learning for Predicting Severity of Side Effects
by Ma’mon M. Hatmal et al
Vaccines 2021, 9(6), 556; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060556 – 26 May 2021
Abstract
Background: Since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic, there was no doubt that vaccination is the ideal protocol to tackle it. Within a year, a few COVID-19 vaccines have been developed and authorized. This unparalleled initiative in developing vaccines created […]
Maternal Vaccination in Uganda: Exploring Pregnant Women, Community Leaders and Healthcare Workers’ Perceptions
Vaccines — Open Access Journal
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vaccines
Open Access Article
Maternal Vaccination in Uganda: Exploring Pregnant Women, Community Leaders and Healthcare Workers’ Perceptions
By Phiona Nalubega
Vaccines 2021, 9(6), 552; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060552 – 25 May 2021
Abstract
Background: We investigated pregnant women, community leaders, healthcare workers (HCWs) and programme managers’ perceptions of maternal vaccination in Kampala, Uganda. Methods: We conducted focus group discussions, key informant interviews and in-depth discussions with HCWs (3), community leaders (3), pregnant women (8) and programme […]
Factors Influencing Public Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccination: A Scoping Review Informed by the Socio-Ecological Model
Vaccines — Open Access Journal
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/vaccines
Open Access Review
Factors Influencing Public Attitudes towards COVID-19 Vaccination: A Scoping Review Informed by the Socio-Ecological Model
by Ghadir Fakhri Al-Jayyousi
Vaccines 2021, 9(6), 548; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines9060548 – 24 May 2021
Abstract
Major hindrances to getting a COVID-19 vaccine include vaccine hesitancy, skepticism, refusal, and anti-vaccine movements. Several studies have been conducted on attitudes of the public towards COVID-19 vaccines and the potential influencing factors. The purpose of this scoping review is to summarize the […
Media/Policy Watch
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 sheer volume of vaccine and pandemic-related coverage is extraordinary. We will strive to present the most substantive analysis and commentary we encounter.
The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/
Accessed 29 May 2021
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BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
Accessed 29 May 2021
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The Economist
http://www.economist.com/
Accessed 29 May 2021
Possible, but far from proven – Assessing the theory that covid-19 leaked from a Chinese lab
The evidence so far is circumstantial
May 29th 2021 edition
Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/
Accessed 29 May 2021
Malaysia announces ‘total lockdown’ after surge in cases and deaths
May 28, 2021
Covid-19 vaccines
WHO reboots IP sharing scheme for Covid shots, drugs and tests
May 27, 2021
Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Forbes
http://www.forbes.com/
Accessed 29 May 2021
May 29, 2021
Some Countries With The Highest Vaccination Rates Are Facing A Surge In Covid Deaths And Infections–Experts Say Complacency Is Partly To Blame
Countries with much higher vaccination rates than the U.S. are experiencing deadly outbreaks of Covid-19.
By Robert Hart Forbes Staff
May 28, 2021
Employers Can Require Workers To Get Vaccinated, Government Says
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission also said employers can offer vaccine incentives to their workers, such as cash stipends.
By Jack Brewster Forbes Staff
Foreign Affairs
http://www.foreignaffairs.com/
Accessed 29 May 2021
Snapshot May 26, 2021
India’s Cascading COVID-19 Failures
The staggering cost of an unscientific response to the pandemic.
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Foreign Policy
http://foreignpolicy.com/
Accessed 29 May 2021
Latin America’s Vaccine Stars and Struggles
Technology transfers to produce shots are slowly underway in the region.
By Catherine Osborn May 21, 2021
New Yorker
http://www.newyorker.com/
Accessed 29 May 2021
Annals of Inquiry
The Sudden Rise of the Coronavirus Lab-Leak Theory
Scientists and political commentators are no longer dismissing the possibility that COVID-19 emerged from a Chinese laboratory. What changed?
By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
May 27, 2021
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/
Accessed 29 May 2021
Europe
Hundreds Protest Vaccine Passports in London
Demonstrators opposing coronavirus vaccines and the idea of vaccine passports gathered in central London on Saturday.
By The Associated Press and Reuters
May 29, 2021
Americas
‘Like a Dream’: Latin Americans Head to U.S. for Covid Shots
Frustrated with the lagging pace of vaccinations at home, well-off Latin Americans have been flying north for a shot — and feeling guilty about those left behind.
By Ernesto Londoño, Daniel Politi and Santi Carneri
May 29, 2021
U.S.
California to Give $116.5 million to Vaccinated Residents
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California announced on Thursday a $116.5 million giveaway to residents who have received a coronavirus vaccination in an effort to motivate people to get a shot.
Asia Pacific
Japan extends a state of emergency until one month before the Olympics.
With infections still high, restrictions in nine prefectures will remain in place until at least June 20, casting more doubt on the start of the Summer Games in Tokyo.
By Hisako Ueno and Motoko Rich
May 28, 2021
Opinion
Vaccinate the World! The Best Investment Ever.
Here’s a way for Biden to assert United States leadership to benefit the world and safeguard the American economy.
By Nicholas Kristof
PRINT EDITION May 27, 2021, Page A18
Business
Influencers Say They Were Urged to Criticize Pfizer Vaccine
A disinformation effort to reduce public confidence in Covid-19 vaccines tried to enroll social media commentators in France and Germany.
By Liz Alderman
Opinion Guest Essay
This Is the Wrong Way to Distribute Badly Needed Vaccines
May 24, 2021
By Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Govind Persad
…But to be fair and successful, Covax must abandon its purely population-based distribution formula, developed by W.H.O., which has led to precious vaccine doses being destroyed or left sitting in freezers in countries without many cases or which lack the ability to distribute them effectively. Fair distribution of vaccines must be based primarily on need…
…Need should be the principal criterion for distributing vaccines among countries, but not the only one. Before vaccines are sent, countries must be able to distribute and administer them. Vaccinations — not vaccines — are what save lives. Support must be provided to countries like South Sudan, Malawi and Ivory Coast to upgrade their capacity to distribute vaccines…
..As the global supply of vaccines expands, vaccine manufacturers and nations expecting to have extra doses, including the United States and Britain, must decide which countries to help and how many doses to send to global organizations like Covax.
But if Covax’s distribution criteria remain unresponsive to need, countries with spare doses should bypass the organization and distribute them where they will reduce deaths the most. It would be morally indefensible to give vaccines to Covax to send to countries with few cases or that are unable to deliver vaccines, while outbreaks rage elsewhere…
How to Allocate Vaccines Fairly: Covax’s View
May 27, 2021 Letter to the Editor:
Re “The Wrong Way to Distribute Vaccines,” by Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Govind Persad (Opinion guest essay, May 25):
The suggestion that it is unethical to allocate vaccines equitably across all nations when some countries are faring worse against the ravages of Covid-19 than others misses one crucial fact: Vaccines are at their most effective when preventing surges of the virus, not combating them once they have taken hold.
When outbreaks occur, the critical tools available to governments are of the nonpharmaceutical variety, such as lockdowns, distancing and mask wearing. Vaccines are also a part of the solution, but with up to three months needed for a two-dose Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccination, followed by a two-week wait in order to achieve full protection, they are not an acute intervention even if there are enough to go around.
We don’t know where the next surge will hit or when the next variant will emerge, which is why Covax’s goal to protect the most vulnerable everywhere is, at this stage of the pandemic, the right thing to do. This not only means maximizing the chances of survival for the health workers, elderly and vulnerable whose lives are most at risk, but also minimizing the chances that new, more dangerous variants will come along.
The real issue with vaccines today is not how to divvy up a small slice of the pie for less wealthy nations but how to make their slice bigger, which is why governments and manufacturers of vaccines must do everything in their power to get as many doses as possible to Covax now.
Seth Berkley
Soumya Swaminathan
Richard Hatchett
Dr. Berkley is chief executive of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Dr. Swaminathan is chief scientist of the World Health Organization. Dr. Hatchett is chief executive of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations. Their organizations co-lead Covax.
Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/
Accessed 29 May 2021
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vaccines and global health :: ethics and policy 