The G7 are to donate a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries, but some experts fear it offers only a small lifeline to global vaccine equity.
The new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine that was found to be 90% effective will need to be refrigerated at -70 to -80 degrees, otherwise it will spoil in five days.
Laboratorios Abbott ha creado una prueba de antígeno portátil COVID-19 que da resultados en 15 minutos y se venderá por 5 dólares. Es del tamaño de una tarjeta de crédito.
Abbott Laboratories has created a COVID-19 portable antigen test that gives results in 15 minutes and will sell for $5. It's about the size of a credit card.
The COVAX program plans to pool funds from wealthier countries to fairly distribute a global COVID-19 vaccine. COVAX is led by the WHO, along with the Gavi vaccine alliance and CEPI.
Abbott Laboratories has said it's won approval in the US for a diagnostic test for the coronavirus, that delivers results to patients in minutes.
Data analysis by the University of Washington School of Medicine suggests more than 81,0000 people may die as a result of coronavirus in the U.S.
