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“Lab-in-a-backpack” Covid-19 test could help vaccine-poor communities
Portable and low-cost compared to commercially-available tests, the kit could be used in poorer and remote areas where vaccination rates are low
Gates, Wellcome boost investment to speed up new vaccines
The two global health charities have pledged $150 millon each to CEPI, which aims to cut the time needed to develop a vaccine against a new virus to just 100 days.
COVAX delivers one billionth vaccine dose
The delivery of the milestone dose to Rwanda marks a bright spot after a tough year for COVAX - there’s still a way to go to ensure global vaccine equity.
Omicron spreads in Africa, but severe cases are low in South Africa
Signs of hope as WHO data indicates that hospitalisations across South Africa remain low
Africa’s health workers are still ‘dangerously exposed’ to infection
The World Health Organisation is urging African countries to speed up the rollout of vaccines to healthcare workers
How did Rwanda speed ahead in the Covid-19 vaccine race?
An outlier in Africa’s slow rollout, Rwanda has raced ahead and vaccinated more than 90 per cent of adults in its capital. Minister of Health Dr Daniel Ngamije tells the Evening Standard’s Vaccine for the World project how Rwanda did it
The Malian doctor leading the charge to make Covid vaccines in Africa
Professor Samba Sow is working to understand the evolution of new coronavirus variants - and how to stop them before they spread
Could the technology in the Covid vaccine protect us from cancer?
“A gift that will keep on giving”: the science behind the vaccine could open up new avenues to tackle the world’s deadliest diseases, says a report from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Science Museum to showcase the miracle of the Covid vaccine
“We’re living through history,” says Natasha McEnroe, curator of a new exhibition documenting the extraordinary global effort to develop the Covid-19 jab
The rise of the factcheckers: slaying COVID myths one at a time
Fact-checking organisations take the frontline in the fight against virus and vaccine misinformation
Battling inequity: Africa boosts Covid-19 jab production capacity
South Africa’s Biovac Institute will be the first African company to produce mRNA vaccines
6 big questions on the global vaccine response, answered
The Evening Standard’s Vaccine For The World project will explore the biggest challenges and solutions ahead in the race to vaccinate the world against Covid-19. Here we outline some of the most pressing issues - and how they could be solved
‘Why I took the vaccine’: Stories from around the world
‘I was concerned about the side effects but Covid-19 scared me more’
Put women at the centre of pandemic recovery, says Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commits $2.1 billion to advancing gender equality
This virus has a game plan: get ready to fight, says Covid expert
Dr David Nabarro says it’s not about defeating the pandemic, it’s about being prepared
‘A rumour can explode in a day’: The pioneer fighting vaccine mistrust
As Director of the Vaccine Confidence Project, Heidi Larson says listening is the key to building trust among jab sceptics. Ros Russell meets her
From Turkey to Brazil, the great vaccine rollout: In pictures
What does a worldwide vaccine effort look like? Photographs from the frontline of the Covid-19 fightback