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How geospatial technology is helping Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out
In a huge country like Nigeria, ensuring the right people receive COVAX vaccines is not just a question of how, but where. Could geospatial technology, trialled during previous polio campaigns, make a difference?
Bacteria 'shuffle' their genetics around to develop antibiotic resistance on demand
A genetic trick called an integron plays an important role in helping bacteria do this.
Should I get a COVID-19 vaccine if I’ve already had COVID-19?
Natural infection with the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 may not lead to long-lasting immunity, so it is important to get the vaccine as well.
COVAX reaches over 100 economies, 42 days after first international delivery
The COVAX Facility has now delivered life-saving vaccines to over 100 economies since making its first international delivery to Ghana on February 24th.
Costa Rica COVAX vaccine roll-out information and latest news.
The age of modern vaccines: An Abridged History of Vaccines, Part 2
As the 19th century entered its final quarter, “vaccination” meant one thing: immunisation with cowpox against deadly smallpox. By the end of the 20th century, safe and effective vaccines existed against 26 killer diseases. In the second part of…
Can a COVID-19 vaccine give me COVID?
Currently approved vaccines incorporate viral proteins or the instructions for making them, but they do not contain any live virus.
Immunization and vaccination experts from around the world outlined the current state of the world’s vaccination campaigns while addressing the urgent needs and concerns regarding public trust in the efficacy of vaccines; access and challenges.…
The end of the pandemic is coming – just don't set a date for the party
History tells us that the end of pandemics are rarely – if ever – neat, uncomplicated, or even easy to date.
