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Vaccinating children before poor morally wrong, Oxford scientist says

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Oxford vaccine leader Prof Andrew Pollard says adults in poorer countries should be protected first. BBC News – Health

Time to double down — not let up, WHO chief scientist warns as Covid cases rise

The world needs to ramp up efforts to combat Covid-19 — and countries must not let their guard down, the World Health Organization’s chief scientist warned Monday as coronavirus cases around the world surge. “We’re at a very risky period,” said Dr. Soumya Swaminathan of the World Health Organization. “We need to double down, this is… Read More »

Covid: Row over regional rules ‘damaging to public health’, scientist warns

The Wellcome Trust director, who also sits on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), told the BBC’s Newscast podcast countries that had controlled the virus well so far – including South Korea and New Zealand – had a “national consensus about the way forward”. BBC News – Health

Coronavirus testing lab ‘chaotic and dangerous’, scientist claims

Covid: NHS staff testing ‘dismantled’ in virus hotspots BBC News – Health