Jun 2, 2020 · Over 100 studies are under way to find a vaccine for COVID-19. Vaccination is one of the world’s most successful health interventions, saving as many as 3 million lives every year. But a further 1.5 million deaths a year could be avoided with improved global coverage. Cost, conflict and vaccine hesitancy are among the barriers.

Aug 25, 2020 · One of these plans, COVAX, is a scheme created to provide fast, equitable access to a COVID-19 vaccine around the world. COVAX is trying to raise sufficient funds to make 2 billion doses of effective vaccine available by late 2021.

Oct 11, 2023 · Two major vaccine manufacturers say their updated COVID-19 vaccines are capable of generating a strong response against Pirola. Several countries around the world are beginning their seasonal rollout of vaccines to at-risk populations, and in England, the vaccination programme has been brought forward “as a precautionary measure”.

Sep 22, 2020 · Speaking at a virtual session on COVID-19, Anita Zaidi, Director of Vaccine Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said she agreed with the WHO's estimate that a vaccine would be ready to be widely deployed by the middle of next year.

Jan 31, 2022 · The large crowds gathered to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates suggest hesitancy may be more common in Europe than survey results indicate, according to this piece – which traces some of the region’s anti-vaccination history. (Institut Montaigne)

Jun 8, 2021 · The world will need billions of COVID-19 vaccine doses. Around the world, there is a concerted effort under way to vaccinate as many people as possible against COVID-19, as quickly as possible. After slow starts in some countries, steady progress is now being made - although the rollout remains unequal .

Dec 8, 2021 · Uneven vaccine rollout saw African nations receive just 2% of the 5.7 billion doses administered around the world, the WHO announced. Johnson & Johnson released results of a real-world study showing a 74% efficacy rating for its COVID-19 vaccine.

Aug 3, 2021 · “Vaccine inequity is the world’s biggest obstacle to ending this pandemic and recovering from COVID-19,” Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said last month.

Aug 15, 2024 · Shyam Bishen explains, "The availability of a vaccine is encouraging news in the fight against mpox, but as with COVID-19, equitable distribution and access to vaccines will be a key challenge globally due to uneven rollouts and uptake rates between high-income and low-and-middle-income countries.

Feb 17, 2022 · COVID-19 caused a surge in demand for personal protective equipment (PPE), much of which is made of plastic. Eight billion vaccine doses have generated an additional 144,000 tonnes of waste. The World Health Organization is calling for reforms surrounding the disposal of medical waste.