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As global demand for Covid-19 vaccines dries up, the program responsible for vaccinating the world’s poor has been urgently negotiating to try to get out of its deals with pharmaceutical companies for shots it no longer needs.

Drug companies have so far declined to refund $1.4 billion in advance payments for now-canceled doses, according to confidential documents obtained by The New York Times.

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Draft WHO pandemic agreement pushes for equity in vaccine and drug supplies to avoid COVID 'failure' repeat

Thu, 2023-02-02 10:44 — mike kraft

Draft WHO pandemic deal pushes for equity to avoid COVID 'failure' repeat Governments may have to reserve drugs and vaccines for the World Health Organization to distribute in poorer countries to avoid a repeat of the "catastrophic failure" during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an early draft of a global pandemic agreement. Jennifer Rigby,Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber Reuters

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US spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes among high-income countries--new study

Thu, 2023-02-02 10:26 — mike kraft

US spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes among high-income countries, new report finds | CNN The United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still has the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest rate of people with multiple chronic diseases, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund, an independent research group. Jacqueline Howard CNN

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These benefits for Americans will disappear when Biden ends the Covid national and public health emergencies in May

Tue, 2023-01-31 11:31 — mike kraft

These benefits will disappear when Biden ends the Covid national and public health emergencies in May | CNN Politics President Joe Biden intends to end the Covid-19 national and public health emergencies on May 11, the White House said Monday. That means that many Americans could have to start paying for Covid-19 testing and treatment after the declarations cease. Phil Mattingly,Jeremy Diamond,Tami Luhby CNN

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WHO seeks 'reinforced' role in global health and faces funding issues at key meeting

Mon, 2023-01-30 09:53 — mike kraft

Under-funded WHO seeks 'reinforced' role in global health at key meeting The World Health Organization will push at its board meeting this week for an expanded role in tackling the next global health emergency after COVID-19, but is still seeking answers on how to fund it, according to health policy experts. Jennifer Rigby,Emma Farge Reuters

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Delays, snags hampered USG pandemic relief efforts to vulnerable groups--GAO report

Thu, 2023-01-26 10:20 — mike kraft

Delays, snags hampered HHS pandemic relief efforts to vulnerable groups CIDRAP

A new US Government Accountability Office (GAO) report shows that the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS's) distribution of federal pandemic relief funds to support communities disproportionately affected by COVID-19 was hampered by delayed state acceptance of the funds and resource problems.

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