November 24, 2020 WHO ‘very encouraged’ by Oxford-AstraZeneca preliminary vaccine data Following Monday’s news of AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s coronavirus vaccine candidate showing up to 90% efficacy in clinical trials, officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) carried a hopeful yet patient message.
November 19, 2020 Kremlin denies Putin suffered coughing fit during coronavirus conference Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly had a coughing fit during a coronavirus videoconference with top officials, though the Kremlin denied the episode.
November 17, 2020 WHO launches strategy to expedite end of cervical cancer The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced a global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer.
November 16, 2020 Internal email reveals 65 virus cases among WHO Geneva staff The World Health Organization has recorded 65 cases of the coronavirus among staff based at its headquarters, including at least one cluster of infections, an internal email obtained by The Associated Press shows, despite the agency's past assertions that there has been no transmission at the Geneva site.
November 11, 2020 WHO private recordings on pandemic counter agency's public approach: report As the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge, the World Health Organization finds itself under intense pressure to reform as it holds out hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will reverse a decision by Washington to leave the health agency.
November 1, 2020 WHO chief self-quarantining after contact with person who tested positive for coronavirus The World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced late Sunday he was self-quarantining after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
October 16, 2020 4 coronavirus treatments, including remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine, flop in large WHO study Four coronavirus drugs showed to have little or no effect on patients’ odds of survival and length of hospital stay in a large-scale study by the World Health Organization.
October 16, 2020 Healthy young people may wait for coronavirus vaccine until 2022, WHO official says Healthy, young people may need to wait until 2022 for a coronavirus vaccine, a World Health Organization warned on Wednesday, as countries look to prioritize people at high risk.
October 12, 2020 Dr. Marc Siegel: 'I'm so happy' to see WHO warning against coronavirus lockdowns The World Health Organization's recent warning against coronavirus lockdowns is a happy turnaround for the United Nations-backed organization, ӣƵ medical contributor Dr. Marc Siegel told “Tucker Carlson Tonight” Monday.
October 12, 2020 WHO warns against COVID-19 lockdowns due to economic damage The World Health Organization has warned leaders against relying on COVID-19 lockdowns to tackle outbreaks — after previously saying countries should be careful how quickly they reopen.