On the Health & Veritas podcast, Yale physician-professors Howard Forman and Harlan Krumholz talk about the latest news and ideas in healthcare and seek out the truth amid the noise. In the latest episode, they’re joined by Dr. Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. They discuss mistakes made in the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines and how to avoid a crisis in childhood immunizations. Listen to the podcast episode here.
Bangladesh launched its COVID-19 vaccination program in February 2021 with the ambitious aim of reaching 80% of the population with two doses. The program used a phased approach, initially targeting priority groups, and expanding eligibility over time as supply ramped up. By June 2022, the country had achieved its goal—having delivered over 270 million COVID-19 … Read More
ThinkWell has released two new reports on the cost of delivering COVID-19 vaccines in Mozambique and the Philippines, aiming to support governments and address the knowledge gap on the cost of these vaccination programs. In partnership with the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane and Ateneo de Manila University, ThinkWell conducted retrospective, bottom-up costing studies, as well as … Read More
This story originally appeared on the International Journalists Network. Below is an excerpt. Sitting on the sofa watching TV one night at home in Indonesia, Pak Yana gets a video call from his daughter. She tells him that he needs to get his COVID-19 booster shot so that he can visit her when her child … Read More
