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WHO’s Ryan: Need consistent messaging, must not turn COVID-19 into “political football”
The World Health Organization's top emergency expert, asked on Thursday about contradictory remarks by President Donald Trump and U.S. health officials, said…
WHO warns hospitalisations of 15-49-year-olds infected with Covid-19 increasing
The average age of people infected with Covid-19 is coming down, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) expert, Dr Maria Van…
World still at the beginning of the pandemic, WHO expert warns
The world is still at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, a World Health Organization special envoy on Covid-19 has said. Dr…
Elbow bumps should be avoided too – WHO
No hugs, kisses, shaking of hands was the order of the day to avoid contagion as the coronavirus pandemic brought a new…
Ex-WHO head says just $5 per person a year could prevent future pandemic
Spending $5 per person annually on global health security over the next five years could prevent a future “catastrophic” pandemic, according to…
WHO head urges rich nations to join vaccine scheme by Friday deadline
Countries should join the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX vaccine facility by a Friday deadline to help ensure that immunizations are fairly…
WHO Europe warns of tougher months ahead with more deaths
The World Health Organization expects Europe to see a rise in the daily number of Covid-19 deaths in October and November, the…
WHO reports record daily rise in new coronavirus infections
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded a record one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, with 307,930 reported over…
WHO says $700 million raised so far for COVID-19 vaccines initiative for poor
International donors have raised $700 million - less than half the target - to purchase future coronavirus vaccines for poor countries in…
AstraZeneca vaccine trial pause a “wake-up call”, says WHO
AstraZeneca's pause of an experimental vaccine for the coronavirus after the illness of a participant is a "wake-up call" but should not…
UPDATED: WHO says vaccine safety top priority, as AstraZeneca pauses study
Safety of a prospective vaccine for COVID-19 comes "first and foremost", the World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Wednesday, as a…
Malta: WHO expects widespread COVID-19 vaccine to be made available by mid-2021
The widespread availability of COVID-19 vaccinations is not expected until mid-2021, a World Health Organisation spokeswoman has said. Source: Malta Today Updated…