This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union is strengthening its preparedness for a potential flu pandemic. A new joint procurement contract, signed by the European Commission, through the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, offers 17 countries the possibility to purchase up to 27,403,200 pandemic influenza vaccine doses. […]Commission offers 17 countries the possibility to purchase over 27 million influenza vaccine doses
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Union is strengthening its preparedness for a potential flu pandemic. A new joint procurement contract, signed by the European Commission, through the Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, offers 17 countries the possibility to purchase up to 27,403,200 pandemic influenza vaccine doses. […]UN upholds safety and efficacy of Gaza polio vaccine
August 28, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with United Nations. The United Nations has upheld the safety of the polio vaccine that will be administered to more than half a million Palestinian children during an inoculation campaign in Gaza. Dire conditions brought on by the war have caused the disease to resurface after more than two decades. […]European Commission coordinates procurement and donation of 215,000 vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic to support Africa CDC in addressing the Mpox outbreak in affected countries in Africa *
August 15, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, HERA, will procure and donate 175,420 doses of the MVA-BN® vaccine, the only FDA and EMA-approved mpox vaccine, as an immediate response to the mpox outbreak in Africa. In addition, the pharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic […]Commission authorises Chikungunya vaccine and funds new mosquito eradication programme
July 1, 2024 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has today authorised the first-ever vaccine against Chikungunya virus – a disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. While Chikungunya is not endemic in the EU, the effects of climate change have led to an increased presence of mosquitoes that transmit serious diseases in […]New meningitis vaccine brings hope, plus the other health stories you need to know about
June 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shyam BishenHead, Centre for Health and Healthcare, Member of Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. New meningitis vaccine brings hope of eliminating disease in Africa A trial of a new vaccine against meningococcal disease, a cause of meningitis […]We are not taking full advantage of the HPV vaccine. Here’s why
May 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alicia Patterson-Waites, Coordinator, Network and Partnerships, World Economic Forum The human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common viral infections and has a serious impact on sexual and reproductive health everywhere. It is responsible for 630,000 infections and […]Impacts of Florida Vaccine Guidance in Indonesian Social Media
February 7, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Reynardi Larope Sutanto, a fifth-year medical student at the University of Indonesia. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]Ramping up Africa’s vaccine manufacturing capability is good for everyone. Here’s why
October 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Seth Berkley, Chief Executive Officer, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Today, Africa only produces about 0.1% of the global supply of vaccines. This is a market failure which has cost lives and urgently needs to be fixed. More than […]Health Union: HERA secures additional vaccine doses in the fight against the monkeypox outbreak
September 7, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, HERA, the Commission’s Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority, has secured an additional 170,920 doses of Bavarian Nordic’s 3rd generation vaccine to respond to the ongoing monkeypox outbreak and to meet the more immediate needs. This brings the total number of doses directly purchased by […]Role of Technology and Academicism in combating Low Adherence to the Covid Vaccine
June 14, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Thiago Gurgel Regis and Ms. Ana Carolina Alves de Oliveira, two second-year medical students at the State University of Rio Grande do Norte (UERN), in Mossoró, Brazil. They is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions […]Breaking the communication barrier-an approach towards building trust in COVID-19 vaccine
June 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sara Ahmad, a 4th year MBBS student at University Medical and Dental College Faisalabad. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily […]Are COVID-19 vaccine mandates human rights violations?
February 1, 2022 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum Probably not, experts say, because everyone has a fundamental right to be protected from the spread of the disease. Yet, tensions have increased as more vaccine mandates are implemented. […]What are COVID-19 vaccine booster shots and why are they being offered?
August 9, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Kate Whiting, Senior Writer, Formative Content The World Health Organization has called for a moratorium on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, to enable low-income countries to get more people vaccinated.Vaccine efficacy has been shown to reduce over time, as […]Taxation: Historic global agreement to ensure fairer taxation of multinational enterprises
July 12, 2021 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission welcomes the historic global agreement endorsed by G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors today, which will bring fairness and stability to the international corporate tax framework. This unprecedented consensus will usher in a complete reform of the international corporate tax […]Accelerating vaccine rollouts to reach everyone
June 30, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rich Bryson, Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer , reach52 To date, global COVID-19 vaccination rollouts have been unequal and, particularly in low-income or rural regions, slow and inefficient.New public-private partnerships in many countries are trying to address some […]Vaccine inequality is a scandal that must be urgently addressed, says UN refugee boss
June 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Douglas Broom Senior Writer, Formative Content The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has attacked the “scandal” of vaccine inequality.In an interview for the World Economic Forum he also urged rich nations not to cut aid.Leaders need to remember […]Belgian Court orders AstraZeneca to deliver vaccine doses to the EU – Questions and Answers
June 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Why did the European Commission start this Court proceeding and what did it intend to obtain? The company announced in January that it would not be in a position to deliver the number of doses laid down in the contract. The Commission and the […]COVID-19 vaccine development is more global than you might think
March 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: John Letzing, Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum Dozens of COVID-19 vaccine candidates are in clinical development in a wide range of countries. They could help address a glaring global gap between vaccine haves and have-nots. Cuba […]COVID-19 vaccine campaigns: how far are the anti-vaccine movements going online? How can pro-vaxxers be part of their change?
March 21, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Victoria Aguiar, a second-year medical student at the Municipal University of Sao Caetano do Sul, Bela Vista campus in Sao Paulo, SP – Brazil. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this […]Statement following the European Medicines Agency review of the COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca
March 19, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Following the European Medicines Agency’s safety committee’s review of the COVID-19 vaccine AstraZeneca at its extraordinary meeting of 18 March 2021, Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, made the following statement: “Security and trust in vaccines is key for vaccinations. The priority […]European Commission authorises fourth safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19
March 15, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission has granted a conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for the COVID‑19 vaccine developed by Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, and the fourth COVID-19 vaccine authorised in the EU. This authorisation follows a positive […]Understanding the challenges surrounding COVID-19 vaccine campaign
March 13, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Dr Shubham Mishra is working, a Junior Resident in the Department of Surgery at Government Doon Medical College & Hospital, India. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to […]Commission supports Member States in tackling coronavirus hotspots with offer of four million additional doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine to be delivered this month
March 10, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has reached an agreement with BioNTech-Pfizer for the supply of four million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Member States in the next two weeks in order to tackle coronavirus hotspots and to facilitate free border movement. The President of the […]The Unspoken COVID-19 Vaccine Challenges — Distribution and Corruption
March 1, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Mbaama Millicent Marian, a Ghanaian who lives and schools medicine in Ukraine. She is currently in her 3rd year at Sumy State University.. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece […]A Treacherous Road to Recovery: The Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
February 18, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Jainil Devani, a first year Medical Student at GMERS Gotri Medical College, Vadodara, India. He is a member of the MSAI (Medical Students Association of India), under IFMSA.. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The […]Addressing the Challenges of COVID-19 Vaccination
February 17, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Mr. Iftekhar Ahmed Sakib, currently studying at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]Understanding the challenge surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine campaign
February 4, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Gautam Araya, a medical student who has studied in Manila Central University and Nepal Institute of Science and Management. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the […]What is a ‘vaccine passport’ and will you need one the next time you travel?
January 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gayle Markovitz, Editor, World Economic Forum A “vaccine passport” or “e-vaccination certification of compliance for border crossing regulations” could be required to enable seamless border-crossing.Any framework that comes into place will need to be harmonized, when it comes […]Questions & Answers on vaccine negotiations
January 12, 2021 by 2 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. For months, the European Commission has been building a portfolio of several vaccines, based on different technologies, at a fair price. A common, diversified portfolio of vaccines maximises our chances of securing them at the scale needed and as quickly as possible. Choosing several […]Vaccine nationalism – and how it could affect us all
January 7, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Harry Kretchmer, Senior Writer, Formative Content The richest nations have secured billions of doses of COVID-19 vaccines, while developing economies struggle to access supplies.Vaccine nationalism – where countries push to get first access – could slow the global […]Team Europe contributes €500 million to COVAX initiative to provide one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses for low and middle income countries
December 15, 2020 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Fair and equitable access to a successful COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of income, for millions of people across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Pacific, and in Europe’s eastern and southern neighbourhood, has been enabled by €500 million of new European financial support for the global […]Coronavirus: Commission approves contract with CureVac to ensure access to a potential vaccine
November 18, 2020 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission approved a fifth contract with the European pharmaceutical company CureVac, which provides for the initial purchase of 225 million doses on behalf of all EU Member States, plus an option to request up to a further 180 million doses, to […]Coronavirus: the Commission approves third contract to ensure access to a potential vaccine
October 9, 2020 by 19 Comments
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission approved a third contract with a pharmaceutical company, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson. Once the vaccine has proven to be safe and effective against COVID-19, the contract allows Member States to purchase […]
