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Human Rights Principles in Public Health Emergencies: From the Siracusa Principles to COVID-19 and Beyond

Bill of Health

Yet when COVID-19 – the greatest health emergency in a century – devastated the world, the Siracusa Principles seemed unequal to the task – too narrow, including with their remit limited to civil and political rights, not sufficiently specific, and above all, without sufficient accountability.

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Data Lights the Path Toward Ethical COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Kurt Waltenbaugh, CEO at Carrot Health.

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Using Contracts to Lessen Inequities in Access to Medicines in Pandemics and Epidemics

Bill of Health

At the research and development (R&D) stage, government funders can bind producers to equity goals through targeted contractual provisions, as we explain in a recently-published Nature Biotechnology article. Consider, for instance, the case of COVID-19 vaccines. We summarize our proposals in the following sections.

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What the New York City Marathon Can Teach Us About Equitable Access to Vaccines

Bill of Health

By Ana Santos Rutschman What can the New York City Marathon experience teach those reflecting on ways to increase equity in the transnational allocation of scarce vaccine doses? Vaccines are pharmaceutical products, a critical tool in public and global health. Quite a lot, it turns out.

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Three Ways AI, If Trusted, Can Transform the Healthcare Landscape

Healthcare IT Today

Even three years on, the World Health Organization found that 84% of countries were still experiencing some disruption. By combining AI-enabled decisions with expert judgment, patients can have peace of mind knowing they are supported by fellow humans as they continue to gain trust in AI technology.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Financial/Revenue Cycle Management Population Health Precision Medicine Telehealth Workforce From vaccines to virtual care, enterprise imaging to precision medicine, these are the growth areas that will shape the direction of healthcare, this year and beyond. The year 2020 has been a year unlike any other year in our history.

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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. As a result, it publicly promised that “ while the pandemic continues, Moderna will not enforce our COVID-19 related patents against those making vaccines intended to combat the pandemic.”