Pandemic

The other vaccine is a joint project between AstraZeneca and Oxford University currently in late-stage trials. Morrison said Monday that CSL will manufacture that vaccine as well for distribution in Australia, and that he expects 3.8 million doses to be available in January or February 2021.  … [Read more...] about WHO: World Must Learn from COVID, Prepare for Next Pandemic

This is the fourth time such a review committee has been established to examine the response to an international health crisis. Such a panel met in 2010 to evaluate responses to the H1N1 Influenza outbreak, in 2014 to review deadlines for implementing international regulations, and in 2016 for the West Africa Ebola outbreak. … [Read more...] about WHO to Review International Health Regulations During Pandemic

AstraZeneca developed the vaccine, AZD1222, in cooperation with Britain’s University of Oxford. The vaccine is being tested in large-scale Phase 2 and Phase 3 trials in several nations, including the United States, Britain, Brazil, South Africa and India. AZD1222 is one of three COVID-19 vaccines in late-stage Phase 3 trials in the United States. … [Read more...] about Global Death Toll from COVID-19 Pandemic Reaches 900,000

Worse still, if classes can't be run safely, parents' association representative Morillas worries that public school students may be forced to return to online learning. She fears that would leave them lagging behind their peers in private schools which may be able to stay open. … [Read more...] about Spain heads back to school, but the pandemic is exposing inequality

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, commented during a recent discussion with the TB Alliance on the difficulty of retaining support for a sustained commitment to pandemic preparedness when we're not currently in the midst of an outbreak. … [Read more...] about Experts predicted a coronavirus pandemic years ago. Now it’s playing out before our eyes