‘Trafficking in human beings for organ removal’ is big business in North and West Africa – Interpol
Trafficking in human beings for organ removal (THBOR) – a worldwide illicit occurrence – has reached phenomenal levels in North and West Africa, according to International Police (Interpol). Interpol links the phenomenon to impoverished communities and displaced populations, which the agency says are at “greater risk of exploitation.” The Lyon-headquartered...
Vaccine boosters are contentious because they’re framed as shock additions to regimens tested in clinical trials
The US is by no means alone in its pursuit of boosters. France, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates have all opened booster shot campaigns to large numbers of their residents, or announced plans to do so. However, campaigns intended to protect the most vulnerable...
Vaccine apartheid: When US says ‘Boosters for All’ it sets tone for rich countries to ignore poor world
I the next few days, an advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to debate who should receive booster shots for the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines, a follow-up to last week’s Food and Drug Administration committee meeting. By the end of this week,...
