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Anna Mouser

Jeremy Farrar

We know that a global vaccine roll out will be essential to get control of the coronavirus. Sir Jeremy Farrar explains exactly why equitable access to the Covid-19 vaccine is so important, and what we need governments around the world need to do to make it happen.

Why we need fair global vaccine allocation to end Covid-19

Coronavirus (Covid-19)

Epidemics

Vaccines

The Covid-19 pandemic is global, and to bring the pandemic to a close, a collaborative, global approach is needed. But why is it so important that all countries have access to vaccines as soon as possible?

Why is a global Covid-19 vaccine rollout vital?

Richard Hatchett

Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire have become the first countries to receive Covid-19 vaccines through <a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/05/world/covax-explainer-intl/index.html">COVAX</a>. Richard Hatchett, CEO at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), reacts to this historic moment.

COVAX campaign for equitable vaccine access delivers first doses to West Africa

We’ve made two new appointments to Wellcome's Board of Governors, the external experts who oversee all our work and provide support and challenge to our executive team.

Two leading scientists join Wellcome's board

Divya Shah

All viruses naturally mutate and new variants of a virus are expected to occur over time. Epidemics Lead, Divya Shah, explains how variants happen, what they mean for vaccines and treatments – including for Covid-19 – and how we can prevent them.

An expert explains variants

Human infection studies have the power to rapidly accelerate the development of much-needed vaccines and treatments, including for Covid-19.

What are human infection studies and why do we need them?

Tim Jinks

Wellcome joins a new collaboration of private and philanthropic partners, the AMR fund, in the search for new antibiotics to treat drug-resistant infections.

We're backing the AMR Action Fund – this is what it means for antibiotic innovation

Drug resistant infections

We aim to influence policy so that researchers can be as effective as possible, and to help tackle global health challenges.

Global health policy

Wellcome's gender and ethnicity pay gap data, which is a snapshot of Wellcome on 5 April 2020.

Wellcome's pay gap data 2020

Miranda Wolpert

With businesses looking to support the mental health of their staff more than ever, Wellcome is urging them to take a science-based approach. Miranda Wolpert shares what we’ve learned so far about what works for supporting mental health at work.

Why we need a scientific approach to mental health at work

Mental health

Anita Krishnamurthi

It is crucial to empower and support young people to shape health research, and this is why.

Why we should involve more young people in health research

Public engagement

We believe that all young people should have an inspiring, high-quality science education.

Science education

From repurposed drugs to new therapies – researchers are working at incredible speed to find the best ways to treat Covid-19 patients.

What drugs are working as treatments for Covid-19?

How are Covid-19 vaccines tested to ensure they are safe and effective, and how do the clinical trials they are put through work?

Safety first: how Covid-19 vaccines are tested

What are adverse events related to vaccination, how often do they happen and why?

What are 'adverse events' and 'emergency use authorisation' in relation to vaccination?

Who gets the Covid-19 vaccine first? And who decides what order the rest will then get vaccinated? Ahead of the biggest vaccination program in human history, the decisions governments and health authorities need to consider is explained.

When will the world be vaccinated against Covid-19?

Here are ten useful principles for anyone reporting on Covid-19 vaccines, from communications experts new to this topic to experienced journalists.

Principles and guidelines for reporting on Covid-19 vaccines

Unprecedented international cooperation and focus have led to multiple effective and safe Covid-19 vaccines in less than a year, and created a blueprint for future vaccine development.

How have Covid-19 vaccines been made quickly and safely?

Charlie Weller

Having a range of Covid-19 vaccines available for people to use around the world will be essential to bringing the pandemic under control. Here’s why.

Four reasons why we need multiple vaccines for Covid-19

The UK government recently announced that it will leave a longer gap than expected between people’s first and second doses of Covid-19 vaccine. How will that affect their efficacy?

What happens if we delay second doses of Covid-19 vaccines?  

There are hundreds of Covid-19 vaccines in development, and some have produced very positive results in phase III clinical trials. How do some of the different vaccines work and compare?

What different types of Covid-19 vaccine are there?

Cheryl Moore, who is currently the President and Chief Operating Officer of the <a href="https://www.nygenome.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">New York Genome Center</a>, is to become Wellcome’s new Director, Research Programmes.

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