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US waives patent protection on virus vaccines

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WHO chief Tedros plans to seek second term: report

The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus—who has become the face of the agency's battle against the pandemic—will run for a...

Experts to reveal details on Covid origins as leaders urge pandemic treaty

International experts will on Tuesday unveil a report into the origins of Covid-19, as world leaders called for a global treaty to better tackle...

WHO: COVID-19 early alarm fell on some deaf ears

Geneva—Nearly a year after first describing Covid-19 as a pandemic, the World Health Organization complained Monday that some failed to listen to its earlier...

New Covid-19 cases down 16 percent last week: WHO

The number of new cases of Covid-19 reported worldwide fell by 16 percent last week to 2.7 million, the World Health Organization said. The number...

Russia offers vaccines to all as UK quarantines travellers

Russia on Monday began offering its coronavirus vaccine to any citizen that wants one, while Britain enforced a quarantine on incoming travellers as it...

WHO experts to wade into tricky territory in hunt for virus origins

A year after the outbreak started, WHO experts are due in China for a highly politicised visit to explore the origins of the coronavirus,...

COVID-19 pandemic will not be the last: WHO chief

The coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health are "doomed" without tackling climate change and animal welfare,...

Silent Night: How coronavirus is killing Christmas

The first Christmas in a coronavirus world will be a season like no other, with governments urging people to rein themselves in to stop...

WHO: ‘Tearful’ Christmas if people drop their guard

Geneva, Switzerland—The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday that Christmas celebrations could turn to tears if people fail to keep up their guard against...

Poorest must not be trampled in vaccines stampede: WHO

With COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon, the planet's poorest must not be trampled as countries scramble to get their hands on them, the World...

WHO chief quarantined but not tested for COVID-19

The WHO chief began a first day in quarantine Monday after coming in contact with someone with COVID-19, but does not need to be...

WHO chief in quarantine after contact tests positive for Covid-19

The World Health Organization chief said late Sunday that he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19,...

WHO hopeful vaccine out by end of the year

The head of the World Health Organization remains hopeful that a vaccine to protect the public against the highly-infectious coronavirus may be ready before...
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