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High-income countries stockpiling Covid-19 vaccine, rest won't have enough
India has purchased the maximum amount of Covid-19 vaccine in the world which is 1.6 billion doses yet the country would be able to cover only 59 per cent of its population. The data indicates that once Covid-19 vaccines will enter the market, most of the amount will go to the countries with high income. Lower and middle-income countries and equity-focused partnerships like COVAX will not have enough to meet their targets.
Gates Foundation announces additional $250mn for Covid-19 research
The Foundation called for global commitments to make Covid-related scientific innovations available in 2021 to everyone who needs them. This funding will support continued innovation to develop tests, treatments, and vaccines that are easier to scale and deliver, to ensure there are many options that are less expensive and can be used in different settings.
No alcohol for 2 months after Covid-19 vaccine, experts tell why
Warning against alcohol consumption that has been issued is a general immune-boosting measure rather than as a specific contraindication or interaction with the vaccine. The warning came from Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova, who said in an interview that Russians will have to observe extra precautions during the 42 days it takes for the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to become effective.
Spain to abolish value-added tax from Covid-19 vaccines
In Spain, Covid-19 vaccinations will be free for citizens and administered by the public health system, Montero, who is also the government spokesperson, told reporters on Wednesday after the weekly cabinet meeting.
Canada approves use of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine
Wednesday's announcement came two days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau notified that up to 249,000 doses of the two-dose vaccine will be on hand by this year's end to start a mass inoculation campaign, reports Xinhua news agency.
US records highest daily Covid-19 deaths since April
On Tuesday, a panel meeting of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decided that healthcare personnel and residents of long-term care facilities will be the first groups to receive Covid-19 vaccines across the country.
Britons with serious allergies warned against Covid-19 vaccine
Wednesday's precautionary advice by the country's Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) came a day after two National Health Service staff members experienced allergic reactions after being vaccinated, Xinhua news agency quoted a Sky News report as saying.
UN chief says he'll take Covid-19 vaccine
Guterres reiterated his call for a Covid19 vaccine to be a global public good available to everyone, everywhere, and particularly, available in Africa. He encouraged everybody to be vaccinated.
UN chief says he'll take Covid-19 vaccine
He also repeated his appeal for a bold and coordinated international approach on debt relief efforts for African countries, including debt cancellation, where appropriate, as well as the meaningful increase in the financial support to African countries to provide the necessary liquidity and to finance the recovery.
Covid-19 threatens to steal education right of girls: Commonwealth Secy-Gen
It is also threatening to steal from millions of girls their right to education, she said. These are girls who could grow up to develop vaccines for diseases, tackle social injustices, or lead the fight against climate change, she added. But the global pandemic, she said, is depriving them of the benefits that education and training confer on individuals, their communities and the wider world.
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