Changes to a global agreement allowing compulsory licensing of Covid-19 vaccines do nothing to improve access in developing economies. Cost is still a barrier.
Prof Dr Sten H. Vermund says no existing vaccine, including Covid, prevents infection; the main aim of vaccination is to prevent sickness and transmissibility of the virus.
Get your booster as evidence has shown that it reduces the severity of Covid-19, as well as reducing the risk of hospitalisation if one does get infected.
Yale University’s Prof Dr Sten H. Vermund believes WHO is unlikely to lift its pandemic declaration for Covid-19 until cases drop substantially and there is wider global vaccine coverage.
Khairy Jamaluddin also says the Technical Working Group will make recommendations soon on second booster shots for those aged under 60, likely a step-down approach to 50-year-olds first.
The government website allegedly showed an open directory of files containing spreadsheets of staff registered by companies for PIKAS, including names, IC numbers, mobile numbers.
The mRNA vaccines developed to fight Covid-19 were found to be safe and effective, even for pregnant women, inspiring scientists to explore their potential.