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U.S. says has no current plans to share COVID-19 vaccines with North Korea

The United States has no current plans to share vaccines with North Korea, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said on Thursday, after Pyongyang reported its first COVID-19 outbreak.

Reuters

Fourth Covid vaccine provides 'a substantial boost to immunity', according to new study

Several countries have now deployed fourth doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, but the clinical need, effectiveness, timing, and dose of a fourth dose remain uncertain

Daily Mirror

South African firm says it may close its COVID vaccine plant

The first factory to produce COVID-19 vaccines in Africa has announced that it has not received enough orders and is planning to stop production within a few weeks, in what a senior World Health Organization official described as a “failure” in efforts to achieve vaccine equity

The Independent UK

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For some people, religious leaders might be most effective at communicating the importance of COVID-19 vaccination

Vaccinating a substantial portion of society has been found to be the best way to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, but the pace of vaccination has slowed down since the vaccines were first made available to the public in December 2020. As of May 2022, only 66% of the…

The Conversation

Biden administration and GOP clash over vaccine strategy

The administration wants to keep access as open as possible, but the GOP wants to reduce wastage.

Axios

Spain, Greece, Turkey and Portugal update travel rules for Brits - latest entry requirements

Be sure to check the entry requirements before booking your holiday to Spain, Portugal, Turkey or Greece

Chronicle Live

Siriraj Hospital offering walk-in Moderna vaccine service

The Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital is offering free walk-in Moderna Covid-19 vaccination for 1,400 people a day this Thursday, and on May 20, May 27, June 1 and June 8.

Bangkok Post

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Biden co-hosting 2nd COVID summit as world's resolve falters

President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as the second global COVID-19 summit opens

The Independent UK

Over 2 lakh jabbed during ‘Maha Tika Abhiyan’ in Bihar

PATNA: Over two lakh Covid-19 vaccines were administered to eligible beneficiaries across the state on Wednesday, as part of the second ‘Maha Tika Abhiyan’ started this month. This included, first, second as well as precautionary doses, touching the total vaccination figure of 13 crore mark in the state.

The Times of India

How Russia's war has hit Thailand, 11 weeks on

In recent months there have been positive signs that the world is returning to normal after the Covid-19 pandemic. People have worked tirelessly over the past two years to address and mitigate the consequences of the pandemic, spending billions on healthcare, vaccine development and deployment, social assistance payments, and other…

Bangkok Post

Almost 400M COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Lost Due To Emergent's Baltimore Plant Fiasco

According to a recent report from the US House select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis, Emergent Biosolutions Inc (NYSE:EBS) might have destroyed nearly 400 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines after failing to meet quality standards. Initially, 75 million - 85 million doses of drug substance were said to be destroyed after contamination. "Despite major…

Benzinga

One in three people are infected with _Toxoplasma_ parasite – and the clue could be in our eyes

Toxoplasma gondii is probably the most successful parasite in the world today. This microscopic creature is capable of infecting any mammal or bird, and people across all continents are infected. Once infected, a person carries Toxoplasma for life. So far, we don’t have a drug that can eradicate the parasite…

The Conversation

Untapped global vaccine stash raises risks of new COVID variants

WASHINGTON — The world finds itself awash in COVID-19 vaccines, but governments can’t get them into arms fast enough, as hesitancy and logistical hurdles threaten to indefinitely extend the pandemic.

Tribune News Service

LA school board delays student COVID-19 vaccine mandate without any discussion

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved a delay of a student vaccine mandate for COVID-19 that had been scheduled to take effect next fall, under a recommendation from Superintendent Alberto Carvalho.

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Why Are Inovio Shares Plummeting Today

Joseph Kim, the longtime CEO of Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:INO), is stepping down to make room for Jacqueline Shea, who first joined Inovio as COO in 2019. Shea will be overseeing a change in direction as Inovio, a laggard in the COVID-19 vaccine race, has closed a Phase 3 trial in favor of a…

The Hindu

Data | India’s measles cases doubled in 2022, while over two crore vaccinations skipped in 2021

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Government eyes more power to organize pandemic response

The government is considering giving central and prefectural governments more power over medical institutions in the event of a rapid spread of the coronavirus or other infectious diseases, several sources said.

Belfast Live

Spanish locator form: Northern Ireland rules explained for travellers

If you are not fully vaccinated or recovered from Covid in the last six months, you must complete Spain's Travel Health Control form

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Jonathan Bernstein: Democrats are flunking Pandemic 101

Congress still hasn’t approved supplemental funding for COVID-19 vaccines, booster shots, treatments, tests and scientific work in a bill it’s been sitting on for months. Democrats have the tools to make it happen, but they aren’t using them, and I don’t understand why.

AAP

Hopes for 'variant-proof' COVID-19 vaccine

Sydney University is hoping to develop a COVID-19 vaccine that will protect against all known variants of concern, as well as future strains of the virus.

The Hindu

Consortium with Bharat Biotech to get $19.3 mn. for ‘futuristic’ jab

Funding is to support development of a ‘variant-proof’ vaccine candidate

The Times of India

Haryana reports 401 new Covid-19 cases

CHANDIGARH: Mahendergarh turned out to be the only exception as the Covid free district of the state as Haryana on Wednesday reported 401 new cases and 532 recoveries during the day. No fatality was reported while 40,527 were given the vaccine dose.

The Independent UK

Covid vaccines are ‘safe for pregnant women and cut stillbirth risk’, study says

Unvaccinated pregnant women who catch Covid-19 are more likely to fall seriously ill

The Conversation

China’s COVID crisis and the dilemma facing its leaders, by experts who have monitored it since the Wuhan outbreak

More than two years after a deadly strain of coronavirus was first identified in the central city of Wuhan, China remains locked in a COVID crisis. Around 400 million people are currently thought to be living under some form of lockdown across the country. One of China’s largest cities, Shanghai,…

The Conversation

Making COVID vaccines in Africa: advances and sustainability issues

The history of vaccine manufacturing capacity in Africa dates back to 1881, when Egypt’s Vacsera company was established. Before the COVID pandemic was declared, there were eight African countries that, to our knowledge, had a record of vaccine manufacturing facilities (see the map). They were: Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia…

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