A new workshop explores the right of Indigenous people to govern the collection, ownership and use of their biological and cultural data.
Tag: Drugs (Pharmaceuticals)
Singapore Allows Sinovac Shots but Casts Doubt on Effectiveness
Singapore is allowing 24 private health clinics to administer the vaccine. But it has not added it to the national vaccination program.
High Hopes for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid Vaccine Have Fizzled in the U.S.
Production problems and a brief pause on its use kept the one-dose vaccine from becoming the game changer that health officials across the country believed it would be.
A U.N. Declaration on Ending AIDS Should Have Been Easy. It Wasn’t.
Even with U.N.’s previous goals unmet, delegates tried to water down provisions regarding protections for vulnerable populations and patents for essential drugs.
U.S. Covid Vaccine Donations Will Go to ‘Wide Range’ of Nations
Latin America, South and Southeast Asia and Africa will be among the recipients of an initial 25 million excess doses that the Biden administration is sharing this month.
First U.S. Vaccine Donations Will Go to ‘Wide Range’ of Nations in Need
Latin America, South and Southeast Asia and Africa will be among the recipients of an initial 25 million excess doses that the Biden administration is sharing this month.
Canada to Allow Vaccine Mixing for Second Doses
An advisory body approved following up AstraZeneca shots with either Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines.
Moderna Seeks Full F.D.A. Approval for Covid Vaccine
The company’s application follows the move by Pfizer and BioNTech to seek full approval last month. The vaccines already have emergency use authorization in the United States.
European Union Regulator Authorizes Vaccine for Children 12 to 15 Years Old
The United States began vaccinating children in that age group earlier this month.
Pakistan’s Private Vaccinations Draw Criticism
An inoculation push, plagued with limited supplies and red tape, makes doses available to those who can pay for them. In a country with a struggling economy, most can’t.