WHO Says China’s Vaccine Prevents COVID But Questions Data on Side Effects: Reuters May 6, 2021 By Stephanie Nebehay WHO experts have voiced “very low confidence” in data provided by Chinese state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm on its COVID-19 vaccine regarding...
Biden Backs Patent Waiver for Covid-19 Vaccines May 6, 2021 By Andrea Shalal , Jeff Mason and David Lawder President Joe Biden on Wednesday threw his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, bowing to mounting pressure...
Airlines Seek WHO Approval of Quarantine-Free Travel After Vaccines January 27, 2021 By Christopher Jasper The airline industry has called on the World Health Organization to rule it’s safe for people to fly without quarantining...
WHO to Form COVID Insurance Scheme for Vaccine Side-Effects in Poor Nations October 29, 2020 By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – A vaccine scheme co-led by the World Health Organization is setting up a compensation fund for people in...
Mexico Government Could Absorb Some Liabilities Arising from COVID-19 Vaccine October 21, 2020 By Anthony Esposito and Adriana Barrera Mexico’s government could absorb some liabilities arising from unexpected side effects of COVID-19 vaccines but is not considering creating a...
Lack of Clarity on Liability Could Cause Delay with WHO Coronavirus Vaccine Drive October 16, 2020 By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – Who foots the bill if people in poor countries fall sick with unexpected side-effects from coronavirus vaccines? It’s...
World Leaders Failed to Heed Warnings and Prepare for Pandemic, Says Global Report September 15, 2020 By Kate Kelland A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease pandemic has transformed “a world...
9 Coronavirus Vaccine Developers Pledge to Uphold Scientific Safety Standards September 7, 2020 By Ludwig Burger and Patricia Weiss Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphold the scientific standards that their experimental immunisations will...
Disease Experts Are Better Than the Covid-19 Contrarians: Opinion April 24, 2020 By Noah Smith, Bloomberg Opinion One of the most vexing questions in life is: Should you trust the experts? The fundamental conundrum is that sometimes...
Florida Restaurant Dining Banned by Governor; Casinos Closed March 23, 2020 By Kelli Kennedy and Terry Spencer Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned all onsite dining at restaurants statewide Friday and the Seminole Tribe closed its casinos, the...