#Covax

BBC World Service

bbcworldservice

The world is getting ready to put several coronavirus vaccines into action.They’ve been developed in record time - but that doesn’t mean the pandemic is over… THREAD 1/9https://bbc.in/2JdyJKN One unknown

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD

paimadhu

History lesson:When anti-retrovirals were developed for HIV in the 90s, drug-makers had no interest in Africa ("not a lucrative market") & ART was unaffordable.Zidovudine was marketed at a price of

Sandy Douglas

sandyddouglas

Kate Bingham, Die Welt (in English, free) Best explainer I've seen re UK vaccine success: put someone in charge who picks biotech winners for a living, then 'be a good

PLC

Humble_Analysis

Positive signs are emerging: life has largely returned to normal for the 18% of humanity that live in India:https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/life-back-to-normal-covid-s-decline-in-india-sparks-a-shopping-spree-12102

Gylfi Ólafsson

GylfiOlafsson

Vaccination rollout has been going too slow in much of the world. If enough vaccines were available, Iceland could vaccinate its entire population cheaply in a matter of days. This

Chad P. Bown

ChadBown

Two ways to view European Commission decision to demand "export controls" on EU-manufactured vaccinesVaccine nationalism? (worry) or A policy to create new information to solve a problem? (hope)A short

Patrick Watt

WattPatrick

Last week’s EU COVID vaccine meltdown is politically understandable. But it’s also a diversion from the big picture. Pre-orders have put rich countries at the front of the queue, but

Aaron 🇭🇰

tripperhead

Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam: The latest wave of the epidemic is still raging in Hong Kong, and around the world. Starting from second half of November, we saw the

Allen Cheng

peripatetical

Why would we use a vaccine that mightn't prevent transmission? Should we use one particular vaccine, or roll out the vaccines we have as broadly and quickly as possible? I'd

Dana Smith

SmithDanaG

Fauci is giving grand rounds at @JohnsHopkins today. Showing a map of the US covered in red, he says, "We are at the explosive, almost exponential, stage of the pandemic."

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

"The number of reported cases of #COVID19 globally has now declined for the fifth consecutive week”, says @drtedros at @WHO presser. "The number of weekly reported cases has fallen by

Ewan Birney

ewanbirney

A perspective on COVID from a sunny, crisp London house, in a break between zoom calls. Context: I am an expert in human genetics and computational biology; I know experts

'In Truth We Trust'

SikhForTruth

1.Super Thread:The Digital #NewNormal Part 9:#COVID19 is fast ushering in the #GreatReset including #DigitalIdentity #ID2020 and #Industry40.#NHSCOVID19app #FreedomPass#HealthPassports#ImmunityPassports#CommonPass#COVAX 2.The first UK lockd

Tulika Singh, MPH

singh_tulika

Colleagues in #science – thank you for your efforts in developing life-saving technologies/knowledge. Though many of our innovations depend on patents to move from bench to society, this crisis demands

Arush Lal

Arush_Lal

THREAD: The @WhiteHouse National Strategy for COVID-19 Response & Pandemic Preparedness was just released. And there's a LOT to unpack.For starters, the comprehensive plan spans 7 goals & 12 Executive

Sunshiny

sunnshiiny

Here’s some transparency. Former “Liberal” MP whose motto is transparency is currently criticizing PMJT and vaccination procurement. Is she really a Liberal?https://twitter.com/michellesimson/status/1357467523273297921 Look where she

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