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WHO ‘strongly recommends’ Pfizer’s Covid pill

The World Health Organization said Friday it "strongly recommended" Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were...

WHO says over 100 attacks confirmed on healthcare in Ukraine

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it had confirmed over 100 attacks on health services in Ukraine, as it called for humanitarian...

Omicron sub-variant found in 57 countries

A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than the original version, has been...

Sole candidate Tedros set to remain World Health chief

By Agnès Pedrero World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is all but guaranteed a second term after a procedural vote on Tuesday made him...

Europe could be headed for pandemic ‘endgame’: WHO

The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, the WHO Europe...

Omicron spurs new wave of infections

"New variants like Omicron are a reminder, according to experts, that the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over." The Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) of coronavirus 2019...

Unwarranted panic

"It will do more harm than good."   The global community is panicking in a knee-jerk reaction to the emergence of Omicron, the latest variant of...

Panic is the last thing we need

"Let’s do the wise thing."   Not quite a few of us would like to believe that the COVID-19 pandemic will soon be over as we...

Spanish researchers strike blow for COVID research equity

"Solidarity and equitable access can be achieved."   By Robin Millard Spain’s top research institution struck a licensing deal on Tuesday that paves the way for its...

WHO tobacco conference marginalizes farmers – former DA chief

Former Agriculture Secretary Leonardo Montemayor asked the Philippine representatives to the forthcoming conference on the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to...

Who earned billions from useless face shields?

"Somebody pushed it for purely pecuniary benefit."   By now, we're all aware that the Philippines is the only country on planet Earth that made it...

WHO reviews PH face shields use vs. COVID

The World Health Organization said it was reviewing the country’s experience in using face shields as an additional layer of protection against COVID-19. The Philippines...

WHO asks China for more data on Covid origins as Russia deaths spike

The WHO on Thursday urged China to share raw data from the earliest Covid-19 cases to revive its probe into the origins of the...

Where did COVID-19 come from?

"Is the debate being politicized by China and the US as part and parcel of their superpower rivalry?"   For the US, it quite possibly originated...
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