Top news of the week: 19.04.2022.
Coronavirus
Adjusting health financing for people fleeing conflict: WHO releases new guidance for countries in Europe
WHO has released new guidance on how host countries can adjust health financing to meet the needs of people fleeing conflict.
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the WHO press conference – 13 April 2022
This week, the COVID-19 IHR Emergency Committee met and unanimously agreed that the pandemic remains a public health emergency. === On World Health Day last week, I wrote about …
The way Chinese think about covid-19 is changing
But the government shows little sign of changing its zero-covid policy
Covid-19: 'Small number' of Omicron XE cases in Northern Ireland
There are 1,179 confirmed cases in the UK, with fewer than five in NI, the Public Health Agency says.
WHO press conference on COVID-19, Ukraine and other global health issues - 13 April 2022
Let me introduce first the colleagues who are in the room, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director, Health Emergencies Programme, Dr …
Covid-19: UK approves Valneva vaccine for adults under 50
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted Valneva’s covid-19 vaccine (VLA2001) conditional marketing authorisation for use in people aged 18 to 50 ...
Covid-19: What is the evidence for the antiviral molnupiravir?
Merck’s drug was originally claimed to halve hospital admissions and deaths in people with covid-19, leading some governments to stockpile it as the pandemic continued. Andy Extance looks ...
Covid-19: Health leaders accuse government of ignoring crisis in NHS
The BMA has accused the UK government of “burying its head in the sand” over current high levels of covid-19 and the threat they pose to health services and recovery plans. It warned that ...