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AP: AP Interview: India vaccine maker sees virus as wake-up call “The coronavirus pandemic is a ‘wake up call’ for governments to invest more in health care, says Adar Poonawalla, CEO of the Serum Institute of India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines. The Serum Institute has taken on a…

Reuters: WTO delays decision on waiver on COVID-19 drug, vaccine rights “World Trade Organization members on Thursday delayed a decision on a proposal to waive intellectual property rules for COVID-19 drugs and vaccines amid ongoing opposition from wealthy countries, a Geneva trade official said. ‘Big Pharma’ has rejected an idea…

Devex: ADB launches $9B COVID-19 vaccine facility “The Asian Development Bank launched a $9 billion vaccine facility on Friday. The announcement comes amid global interest and demand for COVID-19 vaccines, one of which has received regulatory approval from a few high-income countries. The Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility will help…

POLITICO: CDC’s Redfield told staff to delete email, official tells House watchdog “Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield instructed staff to delete an email from a Trump political appointee seeking control over the agency’s scientific reports on the pandemic, a senior CDC official told congressional investigators this…

AP: Argentina’s lower house approves bill legalizing abortion “Lawmakers in Argentina’s lower house on Friday passed a bill that would legalize elective abortions to the 14th week of pregnancy, a proposal from President Alberto Fernández in response to long-sought demands from women’s rights activists in the homeland of Pope Francis.…

U.N. News: Rich countries’ support for children ‘totally inadequate’: U.N. report “The U.N. Children’s Fund, UNICEF, slams the levels of financial support for children allocated by high-income countries during the pandemic as totally inadequate, in a child poverty report issued on Friday. The report shows that of the $14.9 trillion…

AP: U.N. chief warns ‘vaccine nationalism’ is moving at full speed “Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that ‘vaccine nationalism’ is moving ‘at full speed,’ leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations and wondering if and when they will be vaccinated.…

KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker — Updated as of December 10, 2020 Data on country government actions in response to COVID-19 are included in the tracker (12/10). 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.

The Guardian: Heart disease, cancer and diabetes were biggest killers of 2019, says WHO “Noncommunicable diseases such as cancer and diabetes are now the leading causes of death in the world, in a dramatic change from two decades ago. They now make up seven of the top 10 causes of…