Turning the tide: Britain ‘on the cusp’ of hitting herd immunity with 87 per cent now having antibodies against Covid while third wave cases are falling in EVERY age group in England and infections drop for seventh day in a row to 27,734 EXCLUSIVE: Department of Health data shows Covid cases are now falling in… Read More »
A study across sub-Saharan Africa has shown a huge improvement in knowledge of HIV status. Eighty four per cent of those living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa were aware of their HIV status in 2020, compared to only 5.7% in 2000. Over half of the population had been tested for HIV at some point by… Read More »
Powerful, illuminating and sobering—that’s the description from a research group summing up its initial listening sessions with front-line workers and minority groups about a vaccine. Tasked with tapping key audiences to learn their questions and concerns about a COVID-19 vaccine—and determine how the FDA might best respond—the nonprofit Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA is currently in listening mode on… Read More »
Soon after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) expressed opposition to the policy allowing all pharmacists to administer childhood vaccinations, 12 pharmacy organizations banded together in support of the profession’s ability to vaccinate. “There are no greater public health priorities today than defeating the COVID-19 pandemic and protecting our nation from other vaccine-preventable diseases like… Read More »