Seth Berkley
CEO of , the Vaccine Alliance. Medical doctor specializing in infectious disease epidemiology and global health.
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Sanofi and GSK to support COVAX with 200 million doses of adjuvanted, recombinant protein-based COVID-19 vaccine | GSK
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COVAX Facility is led by Gavi and aims to secure successful and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines worldwide.
Sanofi: Press Releases, Wednesday, October 28, 2020
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Gavi signs statement of intent to procure 200 million doses of Sanofi-GSK COVID-19 vaccine candidate for the COVAX Facility
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Geneva, 28 October 2020 – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance announced today that it had signed a Statement of Intent with Sanofi and GSK to provide 200 million doses of the companies’ adjuvanted recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX Facility.
Seth Berkley Very pleased that has signed a Statement of Intent with and to provide 200 million doses of their adjuvanted recombinant protein #COVID19 vaccine to the #COVAX Facility! 83d
Immunization Is the Best Weapon Against Poverty | by Anuradha Gupta - Project Syndicate
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Anti-vaxxers’ irresponsible misinformation ignores those with the most to lose by not vaccinating: the poorest and most vulnerable, who risk dying or sliding into medical impoverishment if they or their loved ones get sick. For much of the world’s...
Myanmar introduces cervical cancer vaccine nationally, despite COVID-19 challenges
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Around 450,000 girls aged 9-10 will receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which protects against the leading cause of cervical cancer. Myanmar currently has the second-highest incidence of cervical cancer in Southeast Asia.
Seth Berkley Congratulations Myanmar for introducing HPV vaccine into its national immunization program to protect 450,000 girls each year from the leading cause of cervical cancer! This is an incredible achievement to celebrate, especially in the midst of a pandemic 84d
HPV Vaccine Lowers Risk of Cervical Cancer Up to 88%
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New research found a direct link between the human papillomavirus vaccine and a lowered risk of developing cervical cancer, with vaccinating children before the age of 17 having the greatest impact.
Opinion: COVAX and the case for multilateralism
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Nationalist policies undermine the global strategy and cooperation required to end the COVID-19 pandemic. Nikolaj Gilbert, president and chief executive officer of PATH, makes the case for multilateralism in this op-ed.
Seth Berkley "Commitments to COVAX are a demonstration that health is a human right that cannot be denied based on nationality, geography, or any other characteristic. In a pandemic, health equity is our only option" - powerful read by CEO ! 86d
End Polio
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Watch our fourth annual World Polio Day event, co-hosted with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We streamed live from CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, bringing together more than 50,000 viewers around the world. Joining...
GPEI-Dr Farima is unstoppable
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Dr Farima has overcome many gender barriers to rise in Afghanistan’s polio programme and fight COVID-19.
Ghana launches polio campaigns despite the challenges of COVID-19
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In the face of the challenges posed by the pandemic, Ghana is working to protect 4.5 million at-risk children from polio through the launch of two polio vaccination campaigns. Here’s a closer look at those efforts for World Polio Day.
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Seth Berkley This great photo essay from shows the incredible lengths health workers go to to reach every child despite the challenges posed by #COVID19. Proud of 's work to support those efforts, which includes providing 2,343 vaccine fridges! 88d
Immunization Is the Best Weapon Against Poverty
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Anti-vaxxers’ irresponsible misinformation ignores those with the most to lose by not vaccinating: the poorest and most vulnerable, who risk dying or sliding into medical impoverishment if they or their loved ones get sick. For much of the world’s...
Seth Berkley “For much of the world’s population, vaccination means inoculation against poverty” - important read by Gavi DCEO Anuradha Gupta on the danger of vaccine misinformation and why vaccine hesitancy threatens to hurt poor people the most. Via 88d
We need a global response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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President of Niger H.E. Issoufou Mahamadou talks about the importance of routine immunisation and Gavi support in Niger, and the need for ensuring universal access to COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility.
Seth Berkley “I would like to reiterate my support for and especially for the #COVAX initiative in its work to ensure universal and fair access to #COVID19 vaccines” - grateful to H.E. , President of Niger for this strong message of support! 89d
Why we need a “portfolio approach” to COVID-19 vaccine development
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Most vaccine candidates in early development fail: this is the stark reality of vaccine development.
Seth Berkley “Most vaccine candidates in early development fail: this is the stark reality of vaccine development” - interesting insights from Nick Jackson on why #COVAX has the world’s largest and most diverse portfolio of #COVID19 vaccines 90d
Ending the pandemic requires collaboration, funding and creative thinking – there is much yet to do
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With the search for a safe and effective vaccine well underway, it is vital that countries pool their resources to ensure fair global access
Seth Berkley #COVAX will act “as an invisible scaffolding rig around the world: it’ll provide a framework that will help eradicate this pandemic & ensure we’re much quicker to respond to the next one." Great article by Kate Bingham, chair of the UK's Vaccine Taskforce 90d
A hero in the fight against the world’s longest-running pandemic
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Thanks to this hero, an affordable vaccine is proving to be a game changer in the fight against cholera.
Our vision and strategy | Wellcome
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Wellcome supports science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone. We support discovery research, and we’re taking on three worldwide health challenges: mental health, global heating and infectious diseases.
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Seth Berkley The investments needed for the ACT Accelerator and the #COVAX Facility “pales in comparison with the trillions lost” as a result of the #COVID19 pandemic. They offer, as outlines: “the best way to end the acute phase of the pandemic” 91d
16th TechNet Conference: ‘Building a resilient and adaptive immunization program’
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Established by WHO and UNICEF in 1989, TechNet-21 is a global network of immunization professionals committed to strengthening immunization services by building relationships, sharing knowledge, coordinating activities and aligning priorities and...
Wellcome's bold ambitions to improve health through our new strategy
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We've introduced a new vision and strategy for Wellcome that we hope will have significant positive impacts on the course of human health over the next two decades.
COVID-19, long-term immunity and vaccines
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On this page, you will find an infographic and video explaining how vaccines generate long-term immunity and how an effective COVID-19 vaccine might work. Scroll down to discover more, click the