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WHO Warns That New Virus Variant Poses ‘Very High’ Risk

The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the…

3 years ago

Covid Pandemic Will Drag on Deep into 2022 Because Poorer Nations Not Getting Vaccines: WHO

The Covid pandemic will "go on for a year longer than it needs to" because poorer countries are not getting…

3 years ago

Probe Finds 80 Alleged Sex Abuse Cases Linked to WHO’s DRC Work

An independent investigation commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified more than 80 alleged cases of sexual abuse…

3 years ago

WHO Backs Regeneron Drug for Covid-19, Urges Action on Price

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has added the Regeneron antibody drug cocktail – casirivimab and imdevimab – to its list…

3 years ago

Alpha to Delta: WHO Renames Covid-19 Variants with Greek Letters to Avoid Stigma

Coronavirus variants are to be known by letters of the Greek alphabet to avoid misreporting and stigmatising nations where they…

3 years ago

WHO: Vaccine Inequality ‘Failing Vulnerable People’

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says all health workers and elderly worldwide would have been vaccinated against coronavirus by now if…

4 years ago

WHO Approves Emergency Use of China’s Sinopharm Covid Vaccine

The World Health Organization has approved the emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by China’s Sinopharm. Friday’s decision by…

4 years ago

China, WHO Acted Too Slowly to Contain Covid-19, Says Independent Panel

A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to…

4 years ago

China Says WHO Experts to Arrive Thursday to Investigate Origins of Covid-19 Pandemic

China has announced that a World Health Organization team of international experts tasked with investigating the origins of the Covid-19…

4 years ago