In this column, I will focus on the last mile element of the supply chain in the administration of the vaccine, which falls under local government units (LGUs). How prepared are LGUs to roll out a COVID-19 vaccination program? To find out, the Zuellig Family Foundation (ZFF), whi...
China will continue to work with global partners to support Vanuatu's efforts to roll out the vaccination, and enhance its preparedness and capability to cope with major public health emergencies. As a major effort to facilitate personnel exchanges between the two countries and resumpti...
Background With the rebound of coronavirus disease 2019(COVID19)epidemic in some countries with high vaccination rate,many concerns on vaccine efcacy have emerged.For example,are the current vaccines inefective against severe acute respiratory s...
In December 2020, the KSA began its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, becoming the first Arab country to distribute the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine ("GCC News Roundup: Gulf states roll out COVID-19 vaccination campaigns, Saudi Arabia faces financial woes (December 1-31)," 2021). Since then, the first...
The COVID-19 vaccine roll-out continues across the U.S., although the number of vaccinations being administered is well behind schedule. President-elect Joe Biden is set to unveil his vaccination plan later this week. One issue that needs to be addressed is the hesitancy ...
Vaccines are distributed by Public Health Units (PHUs), in accordance withOntario’s COVID-19 Vaccination PlanandEthical Framework for COVID-19 Distribution. The roll-out for healthcare workers is sub-prioritized according to theMinistry of Health’s COVID-19: Guidance for Prioritizing Health Car...
Venezuela has started easing COVID-19 restrictions for businesses during the months of November and December. This is raising concerns among public health experts. The country has one of the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in South America. CGTN’s Mary Triny Mena reports....
Putting the lives of its citizens first is clearly the only moral approach for SA's government. Unfortunately, they have been hamstrung by a very slow vaccination roll out (less than 25 percent percent of the population is fully vaccinated), due to the country's notoriously inefficient and cor...
from a peak of over 20,000 in september, paving the way for a wider economic reopening. the philippines last week held a three-day mass vaccination drive to boost its vaccine roll out, which has been slower than many neighbours. as of dec. 2, around 34% of its 110 million...
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 165 million, with more than 3.4 million deaths, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Here is the latest: TheChinese mainlandreported 24 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, all from overseas. ...