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Pfizer to supply up to 6 million COVID pill courses for lower income countries

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-09-22 10:10

Pfizer to supply up to 6 mln COVID pill courses for lower income countries Pfizer Inc said on Thursday it would supply up to 6 million courses of its COVID-19 antiviral treatment to NGO Global Fund for low- and middle-income countries that seeks to address worldwide disparities in COVID response. Reuters Reuters

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Global Fund to get powerful help with $18 billion funding goal

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2022-09-20 09:43

Global Fund gets powerful help with $18 billion funding goal NEW YORK (AP) — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria will get some high-powered help this week to reach its $18 billion goal to fund another three years to slow the spread of these diseases. AP NEWS

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OECD report: Russia war, virus and climate hurting world’s poorest

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-09-19 17:23

OECD: Russia war, virus and climate hurting world's poorest WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia's war against Ukraine, the lingering coronavirus pandemic and the damage of climate change are putting intense pressure on the world's poorest, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned Monday. AP NEWS

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Africa CDC head: COVID still a threat given low vaccination rates

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-09-16 10:13

Africa CDC head: COVID still a threat given low vaccination rates The COVID-19 pandemic is still a threat on the African continent given low vaccination rates, the acting director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said on Thursday. Reuters Reuters

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Monkeypox: Cases drop in the west but still no vaccines for Africa

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2022-09-14 09:11

As monkeypox drops in the West, still no vaccines for Africa ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — With monkeypox cases subsiding in Europe and parts of North America, many scientists say now is the time to prioritize stopping the virus in Africa. AP NEWS

...the global spike of attention has had little impact on the continent. No rich countries have shared vaccines or treatments with Africa, and some experts fear interest may soon evaporate.

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International efforts to counter AIDS, TB and malaria bounced back post-COVID, but not enough--report

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2022-09-13 12:15

Fight against AIDS, TB and malaria bounced back post-COVID - but not enough Efforts to tackle AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria began to recover last year after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but the world is still not on track to defeat these killer diseases, according to a report. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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New anti-malaria vaccine shows promising results

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-09-08 10:24

Oxford malaria vaccine data bodes well for effort to combat deadly disease Encouraging new data on a malaria vaccine from Oxford University bodes well for global effort to combat the mosquito-borne disease that kills a child every minute, its makers said on Wednesday. Natalie Grover Reuters

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Pfizer isn’t sharing Covid vaccines with researchers for next-gen studies; Donates Paxlovid to poorer countries i

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2022-09-07 16:29

Pfizer isn’t sharing Covid vaccines with researchers for next-gen studies Researchers studying next-gen vaccines to fight an evolving Covid threat are running into problems getting existing vaccines to use in their research. Rachel Cohrs STAT

WASHINGTON — Researchers studying next-generation vaccines to fight an evolving Covid-19 threat are running into problems getting existing vaccines to use in their research.

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COVID cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not over--WHO

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2022-09-07 15:59

WHO: COVID cases drop everywhere, but pandemic not over GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere in the world last week by about 12%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly review of the pandemic issued Wednesday. AP NEWS

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10.5 million children were orphaned or lost a primary caregiver due to COVID--study

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2022-09-06 20:18

10.5 million children were orphaned or lost a primary caregiver due to COVID, study finds A study published Tuesday estimates that 10.5 million children worldwide lost a primary caregiver or were orphaned due to COVID-19. YahooNews

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