When effective COVID-19 vaccines are developed, their supply will inevitably be scarce. The World Health Organization (WHO), global leaders, and vaccine producers are already facing the question of how to appropriately allocate them across countries. And while there is vocal commitment to "fair an...
Even if you have had COVID-19 previously or have been vaccinated, it is important to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine because the immunity from previous vaccines and infections decreases over time. Another benefit has to do with immune innovation—when the virus changes, it can escape the an...
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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose a threat to global public health, the World Health Organization (WHO) last month called for the momentum for vaccination to be maintained to better cover high-priority groups. The vaccine uptake in low- and middle-income countries...
Health officials are wrestling with who should be first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Is it time to redefine what’s fair?
1、Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban received an injection of China's Sinopharm vaccine against COVID-19 in Budapest, Hungary, on Feb. 28, 2021. 2、Senegalese President Macky Sall received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, manufactured by China's Sinopharm, on February 25. Senegal...
Who gets the jab? Answering that question will decide not only who survives, but also the sort of world they inherit (本文选自《the Economist》20210109 Leaders版块) The urgency of vaccination against covid-19 is growing by the day. Two new variants of the virus, spotted in Britain and Sout...
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"There is a substantial value to prioritization, at least for the first few months of the vaccine rollout," Springborn said. "Once a large proportion of the most vulnerable people or the most likely to be exposed have been vaccinated, it becomes less important who gets it," said Buckner....
The COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinopharm has been approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) for "emergency use." This means its safety, efficacy and quality has been checked and it can be used by the international COVAX vaccine effort. WHO Director-General Tedros...