CORBEVAX is anticipated to significantly expand vaccine access to people in low- and middle-income countries.
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If COVID symptoms are less severe, people with the Omicron variant may be less likely to test and isolate.
Researchers asked aid workers how to best prepare for the climate emergency in places where its effects are most severe.
At the beginning of 2020, most people hadn’t used the word ‘pandemic’ before. Now it’s time to understand the term ‘endemic’ and find out what to expect when COVID changes shape.
Local research is particularly needed to assess existing policies and inform efforts to implement them better.
The high costs of the world’s colossally unequal COVID-19 immunization rates.
A more coordinated effort by scientists, stakeholders and community members will be required to stop the next deadly virus that’s already circulating in our midst.
If there ever was a global health system, then it has gone sadly missing when we needed it most.
Lost revenue is money that could be spent on lifting people out of poverty.
Technology that can identify stray bits of genetic material in the environment can help scientists monitor human and animal health.
Plus a round-up of the coronavirus situation around the world marking one year since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. Listen to Episode 6 of The Conversation Weekly.
Rolling out vaccines, sticking with public health measures, and keeping misinformation and complacency in check. These are just some of what to expect as the pandemic enters its second year.
Fair global agreements, home-grown vaccines and sharing extra doses with poorer nations are all needed if we’re to ever emerge from this pandemic.
There’s no better way and better opportunity for Canada to prove it can be a world leader than now, with a comprehensive global health strategy for the post-pandemic era.
With $1 billion in advance purchase agreements for COVID-19 vaccines, Canada has joined the vaccine nationalists: rich countries buying up more than half the global short-term supply of vaccine.
A warming climate may change the types of viruses that thrive. A new report suggests that the threat of malaria may be replaced by dengue, for which there is no treatment and no cure.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is arguably the world’s best-placed agency to fight COVID-19. But it’s been cut out of the loop, and pandemic data will now go straight to the White House.
The high cost of pharmaceuticals often means only the richest patients get lifesaving medicines. As coronavirus drugs emerge, it will require hard, creative work to ensure they’re available to all.
The actions of one country cannot be allowed to undermine decades of multilateral efforts to improve the health and well-being of all peoples of the world.
The decision to authorise a WHO investigation into the origins of the coronavirus is only a partial vindication for nations keen to hold China to account. But it will help strengthen global health measures.
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Professor of Philosophy, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Health Studies, University of Richmond
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Associate Professor and Chief Health Officer - COVID and Health Emergencies, Burnet Institute
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Canada Research Chair of Epidemiology & Global Health, McGill University
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Professor of Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Visiting Fellow at Nossal Institute for Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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Assistant Professor of Resource Economics, UMass Amherst
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Assistant Professor of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Epidemiology, Columbia University
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Bachelor of Medical Science (Hons) student; global health researcher, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Researcher, Center for Social Science and Global Health, University of Amsterdam
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Professor of Population and Family Health, Brac University