Daniel Thornton
@Instituteforgov. Keen on facts. Ex @Gavi, DCLG, No10, Treasury, Foreign Office. Blog https://t.co/7jpvz0NnPv. Bio https://t.co/am7tfv0sqN.
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Vaccine initiative now covers almost entire world, but not U.S. or Russia
China has joined, along with 182 other countries.
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140 – Covid-19: samen werken aan vaccins. En: de langdurige wereldwijde sociaaleconomische gevolgen
In praatprogramma’s schijnen avond aan avond dezelfde sprekers. In deze editie drie nieuwe deskundigen die internationaal bezig zijn met analyseren, lessentrekken en oplossingen bedenken.
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When Will We Have a COVID-19 Vaccine? Predictions, Analysis, and Questions Answered
Today we launch a new paper that uses mathematical modelling and expert interviews to learn more about COVID-19 vaccine portfolio and generate probabilistic estimates on when we will have a safe and efficacious vaccine and how long will it take for...
José Manuel Barroso named as new Chair of the Gavi Board
Gavi Board unanimously approves the selection of former Prime Minister of Portugal and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso as its new Chair
Boost for global response to COVID-19 as economies worldwide formally sign up to COVAX Facility
64 higher income economies have now joined the COVAX Facility, with a further 38 economies expected to sign in the coming days
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Daniel Thornton
@TomBollyky @IlonaKickbusch interesting article. Two things 1. need to lock in funding pre-pandemic, to be rapidly deployed to accelerate vaccines and other commodities once pandemic starts 2. the linked report on the COVAX Facility is out of date. e.g. China has joined.
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Exclusive: Vaccine group says 76 rich countries now committed to 'COVAX' access plan
Seventy-six wealthy nations are now committed to joining a global COVID-19 vaccine allocation plan co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO) that aims to help buy and fairly distribute the shots, the project's co-lead said on Wednesday.
172 countries & multiple candidate vaccines engaged in COVID-19 Vaccine Global Access Facility
Goal of bringing the pandemic under control via equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines needs urgent, broadscale commitment and investment from countries
92 low- and middle-income economies eligible to get access to COVID-19 vaccines through Gavi COVAX AMC
Gavi Board agrees scope of COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC), which aims to secure doses of COVID-19 vaccines for 92 low- and middle-income countries and economies at the same time as wealthier nations.
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We’re on (part II).
@gavi Board approves creation of mechanisms to accelerate and share #COVID19 vaccines
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‘Vaccine nationalism’ threatens global plan to distribute COVID-19 shots fairly
As rich countries sign deals worth billions of dollars, the rest of the world may get left behind
More than 150 countries engaged in COVID-19 vaccine global access facility
Seventy-five countries submit expressions of interest to COVAX Facility, joining up to 90 further countries which could be supported by the COVAX Advance Market Commitment (AMC)
First dose
Today's the day. Human clinical trials for #UQ's COVID-19 vaccine have begun! 🧪💉🩺 Thank you to the 120 Queensland volunteers involved in our Phase 1 clinical trials, launched this morning. #UQResearch tinyurl.com/y9vgfrvv
When it comes to COVID-19 vaccines how can governments back a winner?
With so many COVID-19 candidate vaccines in development, and with most of them likely to fail, what’s the best way for governments to ensure they back a winner and ensure there are enough doses for everyone?
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How the world changed on 4 June
On 4 June, global leaders met at a virtual event to pledge support for Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and in the process made history by reaching new global health milestones
U.K. Lab to Sidestep Drug Industry to Sell Potential Virus Vaccine
Imperial College aims to develop a vaccine that is cheaper and easier to manufacture and is forming a partnership to sell it in low-income countries and Britain.
We need a vaccine against Covid-19 as soon as possible – but countries cannot go it alone
Our greatest hope to end this pandemic quickly is through collective action
The COVID-19 vaccine race
The race is on to find both medicines and vaccines for the COVID-19 pandemic. Countries around the world are using different vaccine technologies to try and find one that could stop the pandemic.
France's first known coronavirus case 'was in December'
A French hospital which has retested old samples from pneumonia patients discovered that it treated a man who had Covid-19 as early as December 27. The date is significant as it is nearly a month before the French government confirmed its first...
In the Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, We Must Go Big. Really, Really Big.
We should commit tens of billions toward a program.
Daniel Thornton
Great article on how the US should crest a new mechanism to speed up availability of COVID vaccines. We need one of these for the world.
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