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Coronavirus: WHO recommends two doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine within 21-28 days
COVID-19 patients should take two doses of the new Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine within a period of 21-28 days, the head of the World Health Organization’s ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO ‘disappointed’ at delays letting experts study China COVID-19 origin
The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is “disappointed” that Chinese officials haven’t finalized permissions for the arrival ... World News -
Coronavirus: Pfizer/BioNTech first vaccine to get WHO validation for emergency use
The World Health Organization (WHO) granted emergency validation to the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, making it the first vaccine ... Coronavirus -
WHO calls meet on new coronavirus strain, European head urges more preventive steps
The World Health Organization (WHO) will convene a meeting of members to discuss strategies to counter a new, more infectious coronavirus strain that ... Coronavirus -
New coronavirus variant 'not out of control': WHO
The new coronavirus variant discovered in Britain with a higher transmission rate is not yet out of control, the World Health Organization said on ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: More details about new COVID-19 strain expected soon: WHO
The World Health Organization said on Monday it expects to get more detail soon on the potential impact of a highly infectious new coronavirus strain, ... Coronavirus -
Drugmakers should reduce prices of COVID-19 vaccine for Africa: Africa CDC
Pharmaceutical companies should sell COVID-19 vaccines to African countries at discounted rates and allow them to be produced locally to potentially ... Coronavirus -
Any COVID-19 vaccine adverse effects up to national agencies to review, says WHO
Any adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines is for national authorities to review, a WHO spokeswoman said on Friday, in response to questions on ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO to help 100 million smokers kick the habit amid pandemic
The World Health Organization has launched a year-long campaign to get 100 million people tobacco-free as it revealed millions of smokers now want to ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO says COVID-19 vaccine immune barrier is ‘still far off’
A World Health Organization official said on Monday that only public health measures, not vaccines, can prevent a new surge of COVID-19 cases as the ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: UN health chief says world ‘can begin to dream’ about pandemic’s end
The UN health chief declared Friday that positive results from coronavirus vaccine trials mean the world “can begin to dream about the end of the ... World News -
Coronavirus: WHO says vaccines won’t prevent short-term COVID-19 surge
The World Health Organization does not believe there will be enough quantities of coronavirus vaccines in the next three to six months to prevent a ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO warns countries with decreasing COVID-19 cases to stay alert
Even if countries see a fall in coronavirus cases, they need to stay vigilant, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization’s technical lead for ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO wants to see clinical data on Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
The World Health Organization needs to see clinical data and information of good manufacturing practice to be able to evaluate Russia’s Sputnik V ... Coronavirus -
WHO says would be "highly speculative" to say coronavirus did not emerge in China
The World Health Organization's top emergency expert said on Friday it would be "highly speculative" for the WHO to say the coronavirus did not emerge ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO sees progressive control of COVID-19 in 2021, cautions on Christmas
The World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Thursday the introduction of a COVID-19 vaccine should allow the world to gain ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Forgoing Christmas gatherings is the ‘safest bet’ for some, says WHO
The “safest bet” for some families will be not to have family gatherings this Christmas in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus, Maria Van ... World News -
WHO: Astrazeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine results are encouraging
The news on Astrazeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine results is “encouraging and we look forward to seeing the data as we do with other promising results of ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO advises against use of Gilead’s remdesivir for hospitalized patients
Gilead’s remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence the drug ... Coronavirus -
Ethiopia accuses WHO chief Tedros of backing Tigray rebels
Ethiopia’s military accused World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday of supporting and trying to procure arms and ... Africa -
More than 60 pct of region’s coronavirus cases from Iran, Jordan, Morocco: WHO
Iran, Jordan, and Morocco have recorded thousands of new Covid-19 infections in recent days, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that ... Middle East -
Europe has half of world’s 4 mln new coronavirus cases but sees fall in infections
Europe made up almost half of the world’s 4 million new coronavirus cases last week but recorded a nearly 10 percent fall in infections compared to ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO says COVID-19 cases continue to accelerate in US
The US continues to see an acceleration of COVID-19 cases, reporting more than one million new infections in the past week alone, according to the ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO reports 65 staff COVID-19 infections since pandemic began
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday there had been 65 coronavirus infections among its staff worldwide since the start of the ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus vaccine will not be enough; to complement other tools we have: WHO chief
The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that a vaccine would not by itself stop the coronavirus pandemic.The pandemic is raging months ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO reports one-day record of 660,905 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
The World Health Organization's coronavirus dashboard on Sunday showed a record daily number of new COVID-19 cases over the weekend.The WHO's figures ... Coronavirus -
Critical care body advises against remdesivir for severely ill coronavirus patients
Antiviral remdesivir should not be used as a routine treatment for COVID-19 patients in critical care wards, the head of one of the world’s top bodies ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: WHO sees US soon passing 10 mln COVID-19 cases as surge continues
The United States will soon pass 10 million coronavirus infections as record-breaking numbers of cases continue, the World Health Organization’s ... Coronavirus -
WHO needs more powers, information from members on pandemics, say EU officials
The World Health Organization (WHO) should be given more powers to handle pandemics and its member states should share more information with the ... Coronavirus -
Coronavirus: Russia seeks accelerated WHO registration for COVID-19 vaccine
Russia has applied to the World Health Organization for accelerated registration and prequalification of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the ... Coronavirus