US aid cuts halt HIV vaccine research in South Africa, with global impact

South Africa's government has estimated that universities and science councils could lose about $107 million in U.S. research funding over the next five years due to the aid cuts, which affect not ... Read More

Global coronavirus vaccine rollout: Half the world is now fully ...

About a year after wealthier nations began rolling out coronavirus vaccines, more than half the world’s population has been fully vaccinated — a logistical feat without precedent in human history. Read More

As pandemic rages on, the global economy is its latest victim

Where revisions are being made to global economic prospects, they’re tending to be more pessimistic, dampening the broad economic optimism witnessed a few months ago. Read More

Scientist Behind COVID Vaccine Says Next Pandemic Might Be Worse ...

Professor Sarah Gilbert, one of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, said that the next pandemic might be worse without more funding toward research and preparations. Read More

World Health News: US Prepares For Next Potential Pandemic As New Virus ...

Another pandemic? Experts have urged the United States to prepare for another potential pandemic as a new virus spreads in all 50 states. Read on to know all the updates. Read More

The pandemic remains a global health emergency, the W.H.O. says.

The decision to continue the global emergency status was based on several factors, including that “surveillance has reduced significantly — including testing and sequencing — making it ... Read More

AstraZeneca Covid vaccine co-creator warns next pandemic ... - NBC News

One of the scientists behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Monday warned that the next pandemic could be even more deadly than the current one. Read More

Ensuring equitable vaccine access during the next pandemic | STAT

Fixing the root causes of vaccine inequity requires long-term investments in manufacturing, regulation, and market incentives. Read More

World leaders are gathering to discuss Disease X. Here's ... - CBS News

World leaders and health experts gathered at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos to discuss a hypothetical disease X pandemic. Read More

This New Covid Vaccine Could Bring Hope to the Unvaccinated World

This New Covid Vaccine Could Bring Hope to the Unvaccinated World The German company CureVac hopes its RNA vaccine will rival those made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. It could be ready next month. Read More

Next pandemic could be more lethal than COVID, vaccine creator says

Future pandemics could be even more lethal than COVID-19 so the lessons learned from the outbreak must not be squandered and the world should ensure it is prepared for the next viral onslaught ... Read More

COVID Booster Shots Are Coming. But Most Of The World Hasn't ... - NPR

SIMON: The World Health Organization has said that booster shot shouldn't be given while much of the world hasn't gotten even one vaccination. But I have to ask, does that really add up? Read More