The World Health Organization has a leading theory regarding the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic but is considering three others in a forthcoming report, according to a recent AP article. The most likely scenario is that the virus, which many scientists believe first appeared in bats, infected humans through an intermediary animal. Less likely is that…
COVID-19 could have originated from wildlife farms
While the origins of the COVID-19 remain unknown, a likely theory is that wildlife farms in southern China are most likely to blame for seeding the pandemic, according to a World Health Organization member (WHO). While most scientists believe bats were the source of the virus that would later infect humans, it was unclear how humans contracted the…
J&J submits EUL application to WHO for single-shot COVID-19 vaccine
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) announced today that it submitted for emergency use listing (EUL) to the World Health Organization (WHO) for its COVID-19 vaccine. New Brunswick, N.J.-based J&J’s Janssen subsidiary’s single-dose COVID-19 vaccine candidate was submitted for EUL with a data package including interim efficacy and safety results from the Phase 3 Ensemble clinical trial, which…
Cost of COVID-19 vaccine nationalism could hit $1.2 trillion
Rand Europe, WHO and the president of Germany recently warned against vaccine nationalism. The cost of nationalistic tendencies to hoard vaccines and prioritize vaccines for their citizenry could lead to a global reduction in gross domestic product of $1.2 trillion, according to the nonprofit think tank Rand Europe. By contrast, the global economic penalty of…