REFILE-ANALYSIS- Invisible migrants risk being last in line for COVID-19 vaccination Reuters 1/21/2021
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By Anastasia Moloney and Nita Bhalla
BOGOTA/NAIROBI, Jan 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As an undocumented migrant living in Colombia, Venezuelan Leidi Gutierrez has little chance of getting a COVID-19 vaccination. With the death toll rising fast, the mother-of-two said all she could do was pray. I ask God to protect us from the coronavirus. If we get sick, I don t know what to do. Would a hospital take us in?, said Gutierrez, who fled a deep economic crisis in her homeland two years ago, as she begged in the Colombian capital, Bogota.
The international community appeared to let out a collective sigh of relief Thursday as Washington vowed to re-engage with the World Health Organisation and par
Joe Biden steers US back into WHO fold
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AFP WHO is complete again, Ilona Kickbusch, the founding director and chair of the Global Health Centre in Geneva, said.
The international community appeared to let out a collective sigh of relief on Thursday as Washington vowed to re-engage with the World Health Organization and participate in the global pandemic response.
“WHO is complete again,” Ilona Kickbusch, the founding director and chair of the Global Health Centre in Geneva, said.
“Everybody has wanted the US back in, and having such a multilaterally-minded US administration. is a gift to the world.”
As an undocumented migrant living in Colombia, Venezuelan Leidi Gutierrez has little chance of getting a COVID-19 vaccination. With the death toll rising fast, the mother-of-two said all she could do was pray.
Supply chain delays affect planned stockpile of Ebola vaccines
Supply chain delays must be addressed to speed up creation of a stockpile of vaccines against deadly Ebola disease, researchers say.
Once it is fully operational, low and lower middle-income countries will be able to access the stockpile of 500,000 doses free of charge along with support for operational costs for the rollout of immunization programmes, the vaccine alliance Gavi and partners announced Tuesday.
However, international organizations warned it could take up to three years to reach the target.
By creating a stockpile of 500,000 doses of the Ebola vaccine, available to all countries, we can help prevent loss of life and swiftly end Ebola outbreaks in the future.”