View by type:
Articles (4260)
Centaurus: what we know about the new COVID variant and why there’s no cause for alarm
A new COVID variant, BA.2.75, has been detected in the UK and several other countries. But the data we have at the moment doesn’t suggest there’s any reason to panic.
Funny medicine: Hippocrates and the four humours
In Ancient Greece, the physician Hippocrates and his disciples explained the healthy body as composed of four balanced ‘humours’. Their theory of medicine endured for millennia before it was eclipsed – but their teachings still have valuable…
How can we boost COVID-19 vaccine coverage in lower-income countries?
COVID-19 vaccine coverage in low- and middle-income countries is increasing at a steady pace, but remains lower than higher-income nations. VaccinesWork spoke to Ted Chaiban, Head of the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, about how…
They’ve stopped short of mandates, but authorities and experts are strongly suggesting it’s time to cover our mouths and noses again to prevent COVID infection. This time, reach for a respirator.
COVID-19 vaccine campaigns help find zero-dose children in Ethiopia's remote villages
Health workers walk for hours to ensure that children in southern Ethiopia receive their vaccines. The COVID-19 vaccination drive has helped find the children they need to reach.
Book Review: A Global History of the Black Death
In “The World the Plague Made,” James Belich argues that the medieval pandemic had a profound impact beyond Europe.
Five charts on the state of routine immunisation in lower-income countries
This week Gavi published an analysis of the state of routine immunisation in lower-income countries across the world. Here are five charts highlighting the main findings.
Despite the pandemic, Chad is improving routine vaccination coverage
The latest figures show the enormous toll the pandemic has had on routine immunisation, but one key outlier was Chad. Not only has the Sahel country’s immunisation programme weathered the storm, vaccine coverage has increased by 8 percentage…
New analysis of the state of routine immunisation in lower-income countries underlines impact of COVID-19 pandemic, but signs of recovery are emerging.
The escalating global monkeypox outbreak has affected over 18,000 people in 78 countries, across all World Health Organization (WHO) regions. This unprecedented spread has led the WHO Director-General to declare the escalating outbreak a Public…
What is vaccine-derived polio?
Before the introduction of vaccines, polio killed or paralysed more than half a million people worldwide every year. Since the late 1980s, cases have fallen by 99.9%, due to global efforts to immunise children with the oral polio vaccine. However…
How close are we to finding hepatitis B’s kryptonite?
VaccinesWork spoke to virologist Dr John Tavis about an approaching arsenal of therapies.
