U.S. to Buy 500 Million Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines to Share Through COVAX Alliance

U.S. to Buy 500 Million Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines to Share Through COVAX Alliance

The U.S. is eyeing to acquire 500 million more doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to share globally through the COVAX alliance.
WHO Report Concludes COVID-19 Originated in Bats

WHO Report Says COVID-19 Originated in Bats, 'Unlikely' to Be Result of Lab Leak

A joint study from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Chinese scientists on the origins of COVID-19 said it is likely that it originated from bats.
WHO Panel to Recommend Deeper Study Into First Known COVID-19 Patient

WHO Panel to Recommend Deeper Study Into First Known COVID-19 Patient

A World Health Organization (WHO) panel will recommend a deeper contract tracing of the first COVID-19 patient in Wuhan, China, including a probe on the wildlife market believed to be where the coronavirus originated.
WHO Clears AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

WHO Clears AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday granted an emergency authorization to the COVID-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, giving additional hope that the end of the global pandemic could be in sight.
China Delaying Investigation of COVID-19 Origin, WHO Admonishes Country

WHO 'Disappointed' After China Works Hard to Delay Investigation of COVID-19 Origin

The World Health Organization has issued a reprimand to China for delaying the entry of travel experts to the country in hopes to prove the origin of the virus. The rebuke was a rare public criticism from the international organization.
WHO Chief in Quarantine After Close Contact Contracted COVID-19

WHO Chief in Quarantine After Close Contact Contracted COVID-19

The World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Sunday that he was self-quarantining after he had been in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board session on the COVID-19 response in Geneva

WHO Warns Against Lockdowns to Combat COVID-19 Outbreaks

The World Health Organization (WHO) urged world leaders not to rely on lockdowns to combat COVID-19 outbreaks.
COVID-19 Deaths Could Possibly Reach 2 Million Even With Vaccine Says WHO

COVID-19 Deaths Could Possibly Reach 2 Million Even With Vaccine Says WHO

It is very possible for the COVID-19 deaths to reach two million worldwide even when there will already be an approved and effective vaccine.
COVAX: Latin American Countries Ask to Extend Deadline to Join WHO Vaccine Plan

COVAX: Latin American Countries Ask to Extend Deadline to Join WHO Vaccine Plan

Brazil is among Latin American countries asking for more time to participate in the World Health Organization's global vaccine allocation plan for COVID-19, otherwise known as COVAX.
WHO vaccine distribution plan

WHO Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan

The World Health Organization and WHO's appointed Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization have issued a worldwide COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan.
COVID-19 Vaccine, Coronavirus Vaccine

Coronavirus Vaccine Effort Led by WHO but US Won't Join

The coronavirus vaccine effort led by the World Health Organization (WHO) will not be working with the U.S., the White House said Tuesday.
WHO COVID-19 Pandemic

WHO Warns Countries Cannot Pretend COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over

The World Health Organization advised countries on Monday to continue enforcing safety measures to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO added that this includes limiting public gatherings.
Trump withdraws the U.S. from the WHO

Trump Makes His Move to Withdraw US From WHO

The United States President Donald Trump has formally notified the United Nations (UN) and Congress of his intentions to pull the US out from the World Health Organization (WHO) amid the pandemic.
Melbourne Suburbs Remain In Lockdown As Victoria Continues To Confirm New COVID-19 Cases

Scientists Claim COVID-19 Can Spread Through Airborne Transmission

Experts claim outbreaks in bars and meat processing plants are linked to aerosol transmissions of the virus.
World Health Organization holds daily news briefing on coronavirus, in Geneva

WHO Retracts Comments on Asymptomatic Transmission Being Very Rare, Claims 'There's Much Unknown'

An official from the World Health Organization walked back on an earlier statement made at a Monday briefing where they suggested that virus transmission by asymptomatic individuals is "very rare."

Children are the Real Victims of COVID-19 in Latin America, OCHA Warns

Early this week, the Pan American Health Organization or PAHO said that Latin America has already surpassed the United States and Europe when it comes to the daily count of COVID-19 cases reported.
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