Economics

Analysis: Biden’s new global vaccine push is running out of funds --Politico

Thu, 2022-02-17 17:05 — mike kraft

Biden’s new global vaccine push is running out of funds The president’s team is putting the world vaccination effort at the center of its Covid-19 strategy. But it lacks the money to pay for it. POLITICO

The Biden administration is turbocharging its effort to boost inoculations in low- and middle-income countries to prevent new, more-transmissible variants from emerging — an effort that would also protect Americans at home, according to three senior administration officials working on the effort.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Situation Report

Read more about Analysis: Biden’s new global vaccine push is running out of funds --Politico
Log in or register to post comments

WHO calls for strengthened role as U.S. proposes new pandemic fund

Thu, 2022-02-17 16:44 — mike kraft

WHO calls for strengthened role as U.S. proposes new pandemic fund Efforts to strengthen global health security will only succeed if the role of the World Health Organization (WHO) is enhanced, the agency's head said on Thursday, as its biggest donor, Washington, proposed a new global pandemic prevention fund. Kate Lamb,Stanley Widianto Reuters

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about WHO calls for strengthened role as U.S. proposes new pandemic fund
Log in or register to post comments

Health costs pushed or worsened poverty for over 500 mln --World Bank and WHO

Mon, 2021-12-13 18:31 — mike kraft

Health costs pushed or worsened poverty for over 500 mln More than half a billion people globally were pushed or sent further into extreme poverty last year as they paid for health costs out of their own pockets, with the COVID-19 pandemic expected to make things worse, the World Health Organization and the World Bank said on Sunday. Manas Mishra Reuters

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Health costs pushed or worsened poverty for over 500 mln --World Bank and WHO
Log in or register to post comments

Moderna says it has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine formula but will scale up production

Tue, 2021-10-12 00:37 — mike kraft

Moderna has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine recipe ROME (AP) — Moderna has no plans to share the recipe for its COVID-19 vaccine because executives have concluded that scaling up the company's own production is the best way to increase the global supply, the company’s chairman said Monday. AP NEWS

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Moderna says it has no plans to share its COVID-19 vaccine formula but will scale up production
Log in or register to post comments

World Bank says globe seeing 'tragic reversals in development' due to COVID-19

Mon, 2021-10-11 23:15 — mike kraft

World Bank says globe seeing 'tragic reversals in development' due to World Bank Group President David Malpass said Monday the Earth is seeing "tragic reversals in development" due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Joseph Choi TheHill

World Bank Group President David Malpass said Monday the Earth is seeing "tragic reversals in development" due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Sustainable Development

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Read more about World Bank says globe seeing 'tragic reversals in development' due to COVID-19
Log in or register to post comments

Moderna has been supplying vaccines to richer countries, keeping poor nations waiting.

Mon, 2021-10-11 16:26 — mike kraft

Moderna, Racing for Profits, Keeps COVID Vaccine Out of Reach of Poor Moderna, whose coronavirus vaccine appears to be the world’s best defense against COVID-19, has been supplying its shots almost exclusively to wealthy nations, keeping poorer countries waiting and earning billions in profit. After developing a breakthrough vaccine with the financial and scientific support of the U.S.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Situation Report

Read more about Moderna has been supplying vaccines to richer countries, keeping poor nations waiting.
Log in or register to post comments

Analysis: Desperate airlines hope vaccine mandates will lure back passengers

Sat, 2021-10-09 00:52 — mike kraft

Desperate airlines hope vaccine mandates will lure back passengers The one thing we do know for certain is that the airline industry as we know it is changing forever. Jay Ratliff, Opinion Contributor TheHill

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags:

Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?:

Analysis

Read more about Analysis: Desperate airlines hope vaccine mandates will lure back passengers
Log in or register to post comments

Tensions reportedly grow between Moderna, White House over vaccine production

Thu, 2021-10-07 15:48 — mike kraft

Tensions grow between Moderna, White House over vaccine production The Biden administration has urged Moderna for months to increase its production domestically. POLITICO

Vaccine maker Moderna is resisting pressure from the White House to increase international donations of its Covid-19 shot in 2022, according to three people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Country / Region Tags:

General Topic Tags: