
Five Things You Need to Know About the New Omicron Variant
Scientists are racing to learn more about the new, possibly more transmissible strain of COVID-19. Stepping up vaccinations should be a starting point of the global response.
Scientists are racing to learn more about the new, possibly more transmissible strain of COVID-19. Stepping up vaccinations should be a starting point of the global response.
Making COVID-19 vaccines accessible is crucial. It’s just as important to ensure that as many people as possible feel confident enough to take them.
As the Delta variant rips across Asia, countries must double down on established best practices and accelerate vaccination programs wherever possible.
As vaccines are rolled out across Asia and the Pacific, governments need to ensure equitable and transparent distribution. They also need to undertake deep healthcare reforms to manage future health crises. ADB's top health expert answers the pertinent questions.
COVID-19 and tuberculosis are both respiratory illnesses that can be addressed with similar strategies and resources.
Countries should start planning now to deliver COVID-19 vaccines, in order to enjoy a faster recovery from both the health and economic impacts of the pandemic.
为尽快摆脱新冠肺炎疫情对健康和经济造成的影响,各国应现在开始规划推出新冠疫苗的工作。
在一年内研制出新冠疫苗是一项十分艰巨的任务。而让数亿甚至数十亿有需要的人获得疫苗更是难上加难,对较贫困国家的居民来说尤其如此。
Developing a vaccine for COVID-19 within one year is a herculean task. Getting the vaccine to the hundreds of millions if not billions of people who need it—especially in poorer countries—may be even harder.
A harmonized set of industry-wide health and safety protocols are necessary for travel and tourism to recover.