Tag: WHO
Making COVID-19 vaccine mandatory is not the right step: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it would be much more effective to convince people about the merits of a COVID-19 vaccine than...
COVID-19 reinfection rare but possible: WHO warns
Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) have cautioned that recent data show that though rare, individuals who were once infected with coronavirus could...
COVID-19 Vaccine’s promise “phenomenal” and “potentially game-changing”; WHO
Hours after Britain's approval for Pfizer-BioNTech developed COVID-19 vaccine, Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s European Director has praised the promise offered...
Every move counts: WHO releases new physical activity guidelines for better...
If the global population was more active, up to 5 million deaths a year could be averted, says the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO recently...
Remdesivir drug shows no sign of recovery in COVID-19 patients: WHO
The World Health Organization has now recommended against the usage of Gilead Sciences Inc.’s antiviral medication remdesivir to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients, as it...
A COVID-19 vaccine should benefit everyone; WHO Director-General
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation (WHO)'s Director-General praised the rapid progress made towards a viable COVID-19 vaccine while insisting that every country...
COVAX vaccine initiative secures $2bn to support poor nations
Officials of COVAX, a global initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and GAVI Alliance has...
COVID-19 tests should get importance in international travel: WHO
COVID-19 tests should be given more prominence in international travel rather than the quarantines, the chair of the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee opined.
The...
