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WHO: Blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic
Blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase inequity, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.
“No country...
‘Consistent evidence’ of Omicron’s spread vs Delta
There is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant is outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for around 50,000 deaths worldwide every week, said...
COVID-19 cases and deaths in the Americas triple in 2021
Compared to the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was “undoubtedly worse” for the Americas, where infections and deaths tripled, the top UN...
COVID-19: WHO urges Europeans to be smart and safe this holiday season
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reminding Europeans to remain vigilant against COVID-19 spread as they round out the year with friends and family.
In...
Omicron: School closures must be ‘avoided whenever possible’
COVID-19 cases are spiking all over the world, but the Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday that despite the rise...
WHO lists 9th COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
The World Health Organization (WHO) approved on Friday the Covovax vaccine for emergency use listing (EUL), elevating to nine the number of immunizations approved to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The vaccine is produced by the Serum...
COVID-19: Don’t underestimate Omicron
The Omicron variant is “probably” now present in most of the world’s countries and it would be a mistake to dismiss the COVID-19 strain...
Vietnam’s Economic Policy and adaptation to COVID-19
Vietnam which was seen as a success story in terms of countering COVID-19 is facing challenges with regard to re-invigorating its economy given the...
More than half a billion people pushed into extreme poverty due to health care costs
New evidence compiled by the World Health Organization and the World Bank shows that the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of...
COVID-19: WHO says countries can now use one or two courses of the Janssen vaccine
Countries “can now consider” using one or two courses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine, otherwise known as the Johnson & Johnson, or J&J shot, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Friday.
The one-dose schedule...