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Reclaiming Global Public Health

Bill of Health

By December 2020, the world had astonishingly powerful tools against COVID-19. New mRNA vaccines, underpinned by decades of public investment , had been authorized by global regulators. The answer to one of the most important public health questions of our time — who gets access to vaccines? — By Zain Rizvi.

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No Take-Backs: Moderna’s Attempt to Renege on its Vaccine Patent Pledge

Bill of Health

On October 8, 2020, Moderna, the maker of one of the first mRNA-based vaccines for COVID-19 and the recipient of billions of dollars of U.S. In short, these public statements, if made in a manner that is intended to be taken seriously (e.g., On October 8, 2020, amid press coverage of an emerging inventorship dispute with the U.S.

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A Blueprint for Solving the U.S. Nursing Shortage Crisis

HIT Consultant

The World Health Organization declared 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife to spotlight nurses’ impact on healthcare and recognize the 200 th anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Enabling nurses to practice at the top of their licenses. But it also shined a light on nurses’ courage and heroism.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – September/October

SQA

This guidance will help applicants interpret how to implement Essential Principles of Medical Device Safety and Performance using information that was issued in March 2020. The EC presented a first draft for public comment to the revision of Annex 1 in 2017. CMDE Announcement No.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2022 – July/August

SQA

Health Canada is warning consumers about counterfeit BTNX Rapid Response COVID-19 antigen rapid test kits (25-pack boxes) found in Ontario. The counterfeit devices were sold online by a distributor named Healthful Plus without the required license to import, distribute, or sell medical devices in Canada.

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SQA Regulatory Surveillance Summary | Monthly Update 2024

SQA

This guidance does not intend to elaborate on aspects related to the clinical evaluation or cybersecurity for these products, as those are described in other guidelines ( MDCG 2020-1 on Clinical Evaluation (MDR) / Performance Evaluation (IVDR) of Medical Device Software; MDCG 2019-16 on Cybersecurity for medical devices).

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