Maria Cheng, AP News - After Dr Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong. The couple — and millions
UN News - After receiving reports of heart inflammation cases due to myocarditis and pericarditis following vaccination with COVID-19 Pfizer and Moderna shots, World Health Organization (WHO) experts on Friday said that the benefits of the vaccines still outweigh the risks in reducing hospitalizations and
UN NEWS—UN refugee agency UNHCR, on Thursday welcomed the growing number of countries that have offered COVID-19 vaccines to refugees before urging others to do the same. “Beyond the moral imperative, this is in our collective self-interest”, said Ann Burton, Chief of UNHCR’s Public Health Section. “As long as
UN News - Millions more of COVID vaccines need to be donated now to save lives and help the UN health agency reach the key global target of having 70 per cent of all national populations vaccinated, by the middle of 2022. That was one of
In a bid to push for successful vaccination campaigns in the Caribbean, the region's public health agency has began meeting this week for the 65th Health Research Conference to tweak its communication messages about the vaccines, "hoping to win over those who are reluctant to
UN News - From David Beckham to Whoopi Goldberg and Angelique Kidjo, Ambassadors for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other agencies, have signed an open letter to the upcoming G7 Summit of world leaders, underscoring the urgency of supplying COVID vaccine donations now. “We’re asking you to
Ramp up the vaccine production for the entire vaccine value chain without compromising quality. This was the urgent call of the director of of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to concerned manufacturers in the Caribbean, in a bid to address the "glaring gaps" on the
CARPHA - Safe and effective vaccines have been available and used for more than 100 years to prevent the spread of contagious, life-threatening diseases. Vaccinations have, in some instances, eliminated diseases that cause mortality, and in the Caribbean region, vaccinations have led to significant
Press Release - The Government of Grenada is reducing the quarantine requirement for fully vaccinated people entering the country. Members of Cabinet have agreed that effective 1 May 2021, persons providing proof of full vaccination will only be required to quarantine for up to 48 hours,
The vast majority of COVID-19 vaccines administered have so far gone to wealthy nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday. Although more than 700 million vaccine doses have been administered globally, richer countries have received more than 87 per cent, and low-income countries just
