Bill of Health

MARCH 24, 2022

Consider, for instance, the case of COVID-19 vaccines. Even those relying on a new type of vaccine technology, such as mRNA vaccines , resulted from well over a decade of R&D in mRNA vaccinology and used vaccine components that were developed well before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The NYC Marathon Allocative Scheme, in Brief The number of registered runners for the New York City Marathon has increased enormously over time, from 127 in the inaugural edition in 1970 to 50,000 in recent years (except for a COVID-19 hiatus).

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic and its destructive impact was central to many of the discussions that took place. Among them, was the issue of vaccine hesitancy around the world, especially in underdeveloped nations such as those in Africa.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

With rising case numbers in across the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region and the rest of Europe, a fully vaccinated status might become compulsory for the use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC) soon – at least in some countries. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 31, 2022

Vaccines are no longer our only medical intervention for preventing severe COVID-19. Older and medically vulnerable people who continue to face high risk of COVID-19 illness after vaccination should not be asked to wait in line behind adults who refused vaccines.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Reports by the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) and partners showed that this situation was a breeding ground for discrimination and inequality in accessing health care services during COVID-19.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 7, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised unprecedented challenges for the global health framework and its long-term consequences are not yet in full sight. This was witnessed in the early stages of COVID-19, when Vietnam and Taiwan decided to adopt stringent measures well before the end of January. By Ilja Richard Pavone.

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Bill of Health

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

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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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 24, 2023

By Roojin Habibi, Timothy Fish Hodgson, and Alicia Ely Yamin Today, as the world transitions from living in the grips of a novel coronavirus to living with an entrenched, widespread infectious disease known as COVID-19, global appreciation for the human rights implications of public health crises are once again rapidly fading from view.

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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By Tara Davis and Nicola Soekoe In January 2021, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) observed that the world was on the brink of a “catastrophic moral failure” if wealthier nations did not ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

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Bill of Health

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

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. By May 12, 2022, over 40 percent of national COVID-19 deaths were caused by WHO-designated variants. By Zain Rizvi.

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Health Law Pulse

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

During a recent Q&A, a representative with the World Health Organization warned that the Omicron variant is not the last of its kind. Norton Rose Fulbright lawyers will continue to provide relevant updates for healthcare providers on the Health Law Pulse during the COVID-19 public health crisis.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 15, 2024

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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Health Law Pulse

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

On Friday, November 26, 2021, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) reported a new variant of COVID-19, the Omicron variant, was detected in South Africa. There is no indication the new variant is more contagious or more lethal, or that it is resistant to the COVID-19 vaccine.

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Bill of Health

DECEMBER 7, 2023

By Anita Gholami The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which brings together parliamentarians from 46 member States, has been a vigilant guardian of respect for the European Convention on Human Rights and other international standards throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines an infodemic as having “too much information including false or misleading information in digital and physical environments during a disease outbreak.” This article provides further elaboration and critique of the Principles and their treatment of this emergent phenomenon.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 29, 2022

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, the rate of reporting of safety data has been unprecedented with the EMA reporting a 93% increase in the volume of adverse event reports reported in 2021 compared to 2020 1. . New advances in technology (e.g.,

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 4, 2021

By the end of 2021, about 4 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses will be delivered globally. They aim to deliver 2 billion doses by the end of 2021 equitably amongst all the 172 participating countries, resulting in around 25% of the global population getting vaccinated.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 7, 2022

This week marks the two-year anniversary of World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom declaring COVID-19 a pandemic. Health, Disability, and the Future of Work Post-COVID. Health, Disability, and the Future of Work Post-COVID appeared first on Bill of Health.

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Bill of Health

JANUARY 18, 2024

While receiving significant global traction and acceptance since their publication in 1985, the Siracusa Principles, the authors argue, proved to be simply “unequal to the task” of guiding States’ conduct in the context of COVID-19 because they are “unable to speak in any significant detail to the particular concerns of public health crises.”

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SQA

APRIL 30, 2021

Commission Extends Transparency and Authorization Mechanism for Exports of COVID-19 Vaccines, 11 March 2021. The EC has extended until the end of June 2021 the transparency and authorization mechanism for COVID-19 vaccine exports. The EU continues to be the leading provider of vaccines around the world.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 26, 2023

By Kayum Ahmed, Julia Bleckner, and Kyle Knight In mid-May, the World Health Organization officially declared the “emergency” phase of the COVID-19 pandemic over. As reasonable and evidence-based adjustments to prevent transmission and protect health became the norm, authorities continued to fail on equity.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 31, 2023

The phenomenon of medical mis-information accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic, normalizing weird anti-science and culminating in the rejection among many U.S. health citizens of the vaccine fast-tracked to address the worst effects of the coronavirus. KFF fielded the study in May and June 2023, finding that most U.S.

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Bill of Health

APRIL 14, 2023

By María Natalia Echegoyemberry and Francisco Verbic This article looks at the COVID-19 pandemic response in Argentina, with a particular focus on the judicial control of public health policies. The Argentine case: suspension of pediatric vaccination COVID-19 On November 30, 2022, Federal Court No.

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Bill of Health

MARCH 27, 2023

Bard The White House is preparing to shut down their COVID Task Force this May, in conjunction with ending the public health emergency — the latest in a series of astounding and shortsighted decisions that put individual Americans at as great a risk from serious harm as a result of catching COVID-19 as at any stage in the pandemic.

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Health Law RX

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The first rule, issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (the “OSHA Rule”), will require private employers with 100 or more employees to ensure that each of their workers is either fully vaccinated, or tests negative for COVID-19 at least once per week. The OSHA Rule. and wear a face covering.”

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Health Law Pulse

JANUARY 21, 2022

A little over one week later, we reported that the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency after COVID-19 was detected in eighteen countries, infecting almost 10,000 people and killing more than two hundred. We have watched the United States declare a public health emergency.

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