January 28, 2021
Southeast Asian nations continue to seek help from international partners to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, particularly in securing access to vaccines. China is eagerly answering the call. The United States, by contrast, has been a non-factor in the region’s early vaccine diplomacy. This absence fuels a false narrative that a battered and insular United States cannot help lead the world out of this crisis. It also heightens fears that some Southeast Asian governments could find Chinese vaccines their only options, at least for a while, and that Beijing might take advantage of this fact to demand onerous political or economic concessions.
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Health News Roundup: Israeli officials sees COVID-19 turnaround; UK says it expects no vaccine interruption from EU and more
WHO team visits Wuhan market where first COVID infections detected A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 visited Huanan market on Sunday, the now-shuttered wholesale seafood centre in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the new coronavirus was initially detected.Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 31-01-2021 18:32 IST | Created: 31-01-2021 18:26 IST
Following is a summary of current health news briefs.
Israeli official sees COVID-19 turnaround when 1/3 of population vaccinated
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Israel could begin overcoming the COVID-19 crisis after fully vaccinating a third of its population, an official said on Sunday, indicating it would take some weeks more than previously thought. Launching what has become the world s fastest vaccine rollout on Dec. 19, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set protecting I
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 1 (PIA) Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr. confirmed in a press briefing today that the Philippines will receive a total of 9,407,400 doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX facility for the first and second quarters of 2021, according to Aurelia Nguyen, Managing Director of World Health Organization-led COVAX Facility.
Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr.
The COVAX facility is a global procurement mechanism that invests in a broad portfolio of promising vaccine candidates to support the research and development of COVID-19 vaccines and ensures they reach those in greatest need.
The Philippines will receive 5,500,800 to 9,290,400 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines and initial delivery expected to arrive in the country mid-late February this year. Initial 117,000 doses from Pfizer-BioNtech are expected to be delivered in mid-February and will cover the first quarter supply management. The government is also expecting to rece
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COVID-19: WHO team in Wuhan hold good discussions with Chinese counterparts
Security personnel stand guard as the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic visits the Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, in Wuhan, China February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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WUHAN, China: A World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday (Feb 1) visited the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China s central region of Hubei, where the outbreak emerged in late 2019.