Opinion Pieces Address Various Aspects Of COVID-19 Pandemic, Including HIV, CoV Interactions; Investing In Maternal, Neonatal, Child Health; Ethics Of Vaccine Trials September 22, 2020 News Summary The Conversation: COVID-19 and HIV: so far it seems the outcome is not what was feared Burtram C. Fielding, professor and director of research development at the University of the Western Cape (9/21). Foreign Affairs: An Asian Pandemic Success Story Swee Kheng Khor, visiting fellow at the Institute of Strategic…
Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines Not Yet Being Tested In Children; Childhood Vaccinations Drop From 84% Coverage To 70%, Study Shows September 22, 2020 News Summary New York Times: A Covid-19 Vaccine for Children May Not Arrive Before Fall 2021 “The pandemic has many parents asking two burning questions. First, when can I get a vaccine? And second, when can my kids get it? It may come as a surprise that the answers are not the…
CDC Retracts Guidance On Coronavirus Transmission, Raising Concerns Over Political Motivation; WHO Policy On Aerosol Transmission Not Changed, Agency Notes September 22, 2020 News Summary The Hill: CDC causes new storm by pulling coronavirus guidance “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday retracted new guidance on how the coronavirus spreads, raising questions about whether the guidelines were removed for political reasons. The CDC on Friday published guidance indicating that the novel coronavirus…
KFF Provides Resources On Global, Domestic Aspects Of COVID-19 Pandemic September 22, 2020 News Summary KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of September 22, 2020 Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 are included in the tracker (9/22). Additional KFF COVID-19 resources on the global situation, as well as those focused on the response and impact within the U.S., are available here. KFF’s…
CGD Experts Discuss Benefits, Challenges Of Vertical Health Programs September 22, 2020 News Summary Center for Global Development: Getting to Convergence: How ‘Vertical’ Health Programs Add Up to A Health System Amanda Glassman, executive vice president of CGD, CEO of CGD Europe, and senior fellow at CGD, and colleagues discuss the benefits and financial challenges of channeling funding through vertical disease programs — programs…
While Gains In HIV Testing, Treatment Have Been Made, Global 90-90-90 Targets Unlikely To Be Met, UNAIDS Says September 22, 2020 News Summary UNAIDS: 90-90-90: good progress, but the world is off-track for hitting the 2020 targets “…Globally, there have been remarkable gains across the HIV testing and treatment cascade. At the end of 2019, 81% of people living with HIV knew their HIV status, and more than two thirds (67%) were on…
House Republicans Blame China, WHO For Spread Of Novel Coronavirus In Report, Call For Tedros’s Resignation September 22, 2020 News Summary Fox News: Coronavirus pandemic likely ‘could have been prevented’ if China, WHO acted differently, report says “The coronavirus pandemic likely ‘could have been prevented’ if the Chinese government acted more transparently and the World Health Organization wasn’t ‘complicit in the spread and normalization’ of their propaganda during the outbreak’s early…
Blog Posts, Releases Address Various Topics Related To COVID-19 Pandemic, Including Vaccines; Implications For Malaria, Cholera; U.S. Response September 22, 2020 News Summary Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: 193 Faith Leaders Urge Congress for Global COVID-19 Response (9/21). IDSA’s “Science Speaks”: Four steps to build trust in COVID-19 vaccines Daniel R. Lucey, infectious diseases physician and adjunct professor of infectious diseases at Georgetown University Medical Center, senior scholar…
Impacts From COVID-19 Could Worsen Into 2021, Beyond, U.N. Relief Coordinator, Health Experts Predict September 22, 2020 News Summary Devex: COVID-19 effects could deteriorate into 2021 and beyond, U.N.’s Mark Lowcock says “The pandemic’s ripple effects on humanitarian emergencies and backsliding development trends are going to worsen over the next few years as crises burn ‘fiercer than ever,’ United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock warned ahead of the…
156 Countries, Including 64 High-Income Nations, Agree To COVAX Vaccine Allocation Plan; WHO Releases Details Of Phased Vaccine Distribution September 22, 2020 News Summary The Guardian: ‘Landmark moment’: 156 countries agree to Covid vaccine allocation deal “A coalition of 156 countries has agreed [to] a ‘landmark’ deal to enable the rapid and equitable global distribution of any new coronavirus vaccines to 3% of participating countries’ populations, to protect vulnerable health care systems, frontline health…