Europe’s vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow,’ WHO warns, amid ‘worrying’ surge
The rollout of vaccines in Europe is "unacceptably slow," the World Health Organization said Wednesday, delivering a damning evaluation on ...
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Russia tells WHO it has detected first case of avian flu strain in humans
Russian authorities say they have detected what is believed to be "human infection with avian influenza H5N8," the World Health ...
Biden signs orders to end ‘Muslim ban’, rejoin climate deal, WHO
Just hours into his presidency, Joe Biden signs string of executive actions reversing key Trump administration policies. United States President ...
WHO trial finds remdesivir has little effect on COVID-19
Early results from large, randomised trial suggest antiviral does little to reduce mortality rates or time in hospital. A World ...
Coronavirus: WHO to roll out 120 million rapid COVID-19 tests to poorer countries
The rapid tests are generally considered less accurate - though much faster - than higher-grade genetic versions. A plan to ...
Coronavirus: New global test will give results ‘in minutes’
A test that can diagnose Covid-19 in minutes will dramatically expand the capacity to detect cases in low- and middle-income ...
Coronavirus: WHO reports record daily rise in new infections
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded a record one-day rise in the number of new coronavirus infections, with 307,930 ...
The hospitals where Covid-19 sufferers wait for others to die before they can be put on a respirator
Catastrophic conditions in chaotic ill-equipped hospitals overflowing with Covid-19 patients -- patients forced to wait for others to die so they can ...
Coronavirus: We hope this pandemic will be over in two years, WHO chief says
The WHO's director general says a vaccine "won't end the pandemic on its own" and individuals will need to take ...
First Phase 3 clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States begins
The first Phase 3 clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine in the United States began Monday. The investigational vaccine was ...
