World Health Organisation
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January 14, 2022, Friday
Ethiopia accuses WHO chief Tedros of misconduct after his criticism
Ethiopia has sent a letter to the World Health Organization, accusing its Ethiopian director-general of misconduct after his ...
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January 11, 2022, Tuesday
WHO says more research needed on vaccine efficacy against Omicron
The global health agency's latest technical brief aims to answer some of the big outstanding questions about the heavily mutated ...
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December 22, 2021, Wednesday
Still too soon to say if Omicron more transmissible than Delta: WHO
The UN agency's experts regularly meet drugmakers to discuss the best composition of COVID-19 vaccines as the industry looks at ...
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December 15, 2021, Wednesday
Omicron variant spreading at unprecedented rate, says WHO's Tedros
"Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant. I need to be very clear: vaccines alone will not get ...
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December 01, 2021, Wednesday
Officials offer vaccine reassurance; WHO advises against travel bans
The questions over vaccine effectiveness came as cases of the new variant spread, with the first reported case in Latin America ...
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November 27, 2021, Saturday
Stop flights from countries with new Covid-19 variants: Kejriwal to Modi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged PM Modi to stop flights from South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong where ...
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November 27, 2021, Saturday
New Covid variant: Lanka imposes travel ban on 6 southern African nations
With effect from Sunday, arrivals from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini are required to undergo ...
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November 26, 2021, Friday
WHO hosts special meeting on worrying new Covid-19 variant found in Africa
World Health Organization is holding a special session to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus ...
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November 04, 2021, Thursday
Europe could see 500,000 more Covid deaths by February, says WHO
Relaxed prevention measures and low vaccination rates in some areas explain the latest surge, says WHO Europe chief
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November 03, 2021, Wednesday
'WHO's EUL status to Covaxin to accelerate equitable access of vaccine'
In a tweet, the WHO said it has granted emergency use listing (EUL) to Covaxin
