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Bangladesh, South Africa and Uganda all appear set to pay more for the vaccine than the EU.
Developing countries have found themselves in double jeopardy as they try to procure coronavirus vaccines: Not only are they having a hard time securing jabs as richer countries snap up production, but (...)
Over the last four nights we have seen big demonstrations and also some pitched battles between mostly young protesters and the police of the Spanish State.
They are outraged at yet another attack on democratic rights and free speech. Pablo Hasel (Pablo Rivadulla Duro, 32 years old) is a (...)
Comparing the history of the Covid-19 pandemic in Asia and Europe (as well as between Asian and European countries) aids discussion of the choices and means of a health policy. The answers to some questions may be obvious, or prove much more complex.
The history of any epidemic (and a fortiori (...)
New research shows global death rates among patients in intensive care have fallen from 60% to 36%
Death rates among people who end up in intensive care with Covid-19 have improved dramatically since the start of the pandemic thanks to advances in treatment, new research has found.
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Production of new flu vaccine each year shows it should be possible to adapt to coronavirus variants if necessary.
The technology exists to rapidly tweak vaccines in the face of new coronavirus mutations. But it would take time, and a global strategy is needed to ensure that scientists stay (...)
As countries across the world begin to purchase and roll out COVID-19 vaccines, a key question is how far the vaccine is from reaching Africa and how accessible it will be for the continent. Moina Spooner, Commissioning Editor with The Conversation Africa, asked Mosoka Fallah, an expert on (...)
The race is on to secure vaccines that will protect people from COVID-19. But it’s already become apparent that there is gross inequality playing out in the procurement and distribution of the new drugs. One reason is intellectual property rights. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is (...)
Covid-19 provides a frightening glimpse of an uncertain future, writes Alan Thornett.
It is not just out of control, but on a global rampage. There have now been 52 million cases and 1,300,000 deaths world-wide. Another million deaths have gone unrecorded, and another million have died because (...)
As we move into the last quarter of 2020, the virus that has defined this troubled year is showing no signs of going away. In the absence of a vaccine or a broadly effective treatment, some are now saying that we must learn to live with COVID-19. But what does that actually look like?
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There is a global effort to distribute vaccines to poorer countries, but some of the world’s largest countries, including the U.S., Russia and China, do not intend to support the effort.
That lack of backing could have devastating consequences for accessing a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. and (...)
• Modelling by Chinese data scientists finds the basic reproduction number around 8 for earliest outbreak in China and in recent months in America
• Team suggests transmission in hospitals is different from those in the community
A new coronavirus carrier in town could pass the virus to (...)
As the world approaches 1 million deaths from COVID-19, we must confront the fact that we are taking a far too narrow approach to managing this outbreak of a new coronavirus.
We have viewed the cause of this crisis as an infectious disease. All of our interventions have focused on cutting (...)
In his article, “C’est la lutte finale“, Mike Davis argues: “The current pandemic on a global scale exposes and widens the existential divides within and between societies, and reminds us that the survival of the poorest fifth of humanity is increasingly at question.” It’s an important piece in (...)
• US study finds the more comfortable alternatives give less protection than cloth and surgical coverings
• Chinese doctor agrees, and describes exhalation valves as ‘selfish’ because they only protect the wearer
Face shields and masks with exhalation valves have become a popular (...)
• Chinese and US researchers have come up with an estimate of 4.54 per cent using new data and modelling based on the initial outbreak in Wuhan
• That compares to estimates ranging from 1.61 to 1.98 per cent for the influenza virus over a century ago
The death rate from Covid-19 could be (...)
Rigid safe distancing rules are an oversimplification based on outdated science and experiences of past viruses, argue Nicholas R Jones and colleagues
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Nicholas R Jones, 1 clinical researcher, Zeshan U Qureshi, clinical academic,2, (...)
• Six candidates have reached the final stage of clinical testing, but even if they prove effective, there will still be questions to answer
• From successful trials, ‘it’s a long way … to long-term, protective immunity’, Imperial College London professor says
With six Covid-19 vaccine (...)
Athena Akrami’s neuroscience lab reopened last month without her. Life for the 38-year-old is a pale shadow of what it was before 17 March, the day she first experienced symptoms of the novel coronavirus. At University College London (UCL), Akrami’s students probe how the brain organizes memories (...)
The 2020 national convention of the Green Party of the United States, held online, ratified the nomination of Howie Hawkins as its candidate for President, winning 205 out of 357 total votes cast in state primaries. Angela Walker is his running mate for Vice President. Barry Sheppard (...)
When someone coughs, talks or even breathes, they send tiny respiratory droplets into the surrounding air. The smallest of these droplets can float for hours, and there is strong evidence that they can carry live coronavirus if the person is infected.
Until this week, however, the risk from (...)
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