Waiving Patents On Covid-19 Vaccines Isnât Enough To Speed Up Production
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With more than 153 million cases and 3 million deaths worldwide, very few countries have been spared the devastation of the Covid-19 pandemic. But when it comes to vaccinationâone of the most important public health tools to combat this crisisâthere is a stark divide. High-income countries have secured 4.9 billion doses, while low- and middle-income countries, which make up nearly 85% of the worldâs population, hold less than 3 billion doses combined, according to a Duke University tracker.
On Wednesday, diplomats at the World Trade Organization are slated to discuss a proposal led by the India and South Africa delegations that would waive certain intellectual property rights related to Covid-19 vaccines and therapeutics, with the aim of speeding up access and affordability across the globe. The proposal was first introduced i
As Covid Cases Surge, India May Need More Than Double The Medical Oxygen It Produces
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Covid-19 patients wearing oxygen masks receives free oxygen in Langar. India faces shortage of medical oxygen. (Photo by Pradeep Gaur/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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As India faces a deadly second Covid-19 wave, 392,488 new cases were reported on Sunday by the health ministry. So far, less than 2% of the country’s 1.3 billion population has been fully vaccinated and hospitals are running out of supplies. “It s absolutely equivalent to a war,” says Rahul Tambe, an internal medicine doctor at Nanavati Super Specialty Hospital in Mumbai, India’s most populous city. A total of 215,542 deaths and nearly 19.6 million cases have been reported across the country.
NEW DELHI, May 1, (AP): Ashish Poddar kept an ice pack on hand as he waited outside a New Delhi hospital for a black market dealer to deliver two drugs for his father, who was gasping for breath inside with COVID-19. But the drugs never arrived, the ice that was intended to keep the medicines cool m
2021/04/30 09:27 FILE- In this April 8, 2021 file photo, people wait in queues outside the office of the Chemists Association to demand necessary supply of the anti-vi. FILE- In this April 8, 2021 file photo, people wait in queues outside the office of the Chemists Association to demand necessary supply of the anti-viral drug Remdesivir, in Pune, India. As India faces a devastating surge of new coronavirus infections overwhelming the health care system, people are turning to desperate measures to keep loved ones alive. (AP Photo, File) NEW DELHI (AP) Ashish Poddar kept an ice pack on hand as he waited outside a New Delhi hospital for a black market dealer to deliver two drugs for his father, who was gasping for breath inside with COVID-19.