January 2023 Viral & Vaccine News
This month in virus and vaccine news…
- China’s lifting of COVID-19 restrictions is being monitored abroad.
- Several other countries are following suit in loosening COVID-19 mitigations: Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Italy, and South Korea.
- Israel and EU conduct independent reviews of Pfizer vaccine and don’t find a link to strokes.
- Uganda announces the end of recent Ebola epidemic.
United Nations
January 03: COVID-19: China infection surge on agenda at WHO coronavirus meeting
January 11: COVID-19: WHO highlights critical importance of sharing virus sequences
January 11: Uganda declares end of Ebola virus outbreak
January 17: WHO launches Council to develop TB vaccines, hoping to save millions of lives
January 20: COVID-19: China ‘making enormous progress’ to get every older adult vaccinated
New York Times
January 14: No Increased Stroke Risk Linked to Pfizer’s Covid Boosters, Federal Officials Say
January 14: David Kessler, Leader of Biden’s Covid Vaccine Effort, Is Stepping Down
January 14: Medicare Begins to Rein In Drug Costs for Older Americans
January 18: The Only H.I.V. Vaccine in Advanced Trials Has Failed. What Now?
January 20: A New Report Outlines a Vision for National Wastewater Surveillance
January 20: N.Y.U. Langone Withdraws From Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine Trial in Adolescents
CNN
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FOX News
January 19: Senegal institute gets $50 million to boost Africa’s vaccine capacity
January 19: Israel has not found any signs of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine leading to strokes
January 19: EU drug regulator has not found any signs of Pfizer COVID shot linking to stroke
January 20: Hong Kong ends quarantine requirement for people infected with COVID-19 starting Jan. 30
Reuters
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