Category: WHO

WHO Listing to Novavax-Serum Institute’s COVID-19 Vaccine Clears Its Way for COVAX

The World Health Organization on Friday issued an emergency use listing to Serum Institute of India’s version of Novavax Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, paving the way for the two companies to ship their doses for the COVAX program. The EUL to the shot, Covovax, marks a significant milestone for Novavax as well, after the vaccine had…


89 Africans Killed by Mystery Illness in South Sudan: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has sent a rapid response team to South Sudan following the deaths of almost 100 people from a yet-to-be-identified disease. Sheila Baya, a spokesperson for the WHO, told the BBC on Dec. 14 that the illness has killed at least 89 people in South Sudan’s Jonglei state. “We decided…


89 Africans Killed by Mysterious New Illness South Sudan: WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) confirmed it sent a rapid response team to South Sudan after around 100 people died from a yet-to-be-identified disease. Sheila Baya, a spokesperson for the WHO, told the BBC on Tuesday that the disease has caused at least 89 deaths in South Sudan’s Jonglei State. “We decided to send a rapid…


South African COVID-19 Cases Surge Again After Brief Downward Trend

South Africa is seeing another surge of COVID-19 cases, after the number of new positive infections reported in the region had continued its downward trend despite increased testing, according to South African National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) data. The NICD on Dec. 14 reported 23,884 new COVID-19 cases in South Africa, bringing the total…


WHO Says Omicron Risk Remains High as Uncertainties Linger

Some key questions about the latest Omicron variant of concern remain unanswered but the risk it poses remains “very high,” said the World Health Organization (WHO) in a technical briefing issued on Dec. 10. The WHO says the SARS-Cov-2 virus variant is “highly divergent with a high number of mutations,” some of which are “concerning…


WHO: No Deaths Reported as a Result of Omicron Variant

The World Health Organization (WHO) has informed The Epoch Times that it has not documented any deaths from the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the illness caused by the CCP virus. According to WHO, “for Omicron, we have not had any deaths reported, but it is still early in the clinical course of disease and this…


WHO: No Deaths Reported as a Result of Omicron Variant To Date

The World Health Organization (WHO) has informed The Epoch Times that it has not documented any deaths from the Omicron variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19. According to the WHO, “for Omicron, we have not had any deaths reported, but it is still early in the clinical course of disease and…


‘Follow the Science’ a Potent Source of Authority for Politicians

News Analysis To hear the way some politicians talk, when it comes to COVID-19, they’re all “Following The Science,” not to mention “The Data.” “Look at the data. Follow the science. Listen to the experts. Be smart,” tweeted now-former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in May 2020, after “Two Weeks to Flatten the Curve” had…


WHO: Omicron Now Detected in 57 Countries, More Hospitalizations Expected

The World Health Organization (WHO), in its weekly epidemiological report, announced Wednesday that 57 nations have reported COVID-19 Omicron cases so far. Although it’s not clear whether the Omicron variant can lead to more severe COVID-19 symptoms, the U.N. health organization again said Wednesday that more data is needed to assess the severity of the…


COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates Should Be ‘Absolute Last Resort’: WHO

Imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates should be an “absolute last resort,” the World Health Organization’s top Europe official said on Tuesday, as a growing number of countries in Europe contemplate rolling out such measures. “Mandates around vaccination are an absolute last resort and only applicable when all feasible options to improve vaccination uptake have been exhausted,”…