Tag: World Health Organization (WHO)

Saturday, February 5th 2022 - 15:45 UTC
Omicron subvariant found in 57 countries, WHO says

The World Health Organization has released a report this week saying a new sublineage of the SARS-Cov-2 Omicron variant has already been detected in 57 countries. According to some researchers, the new version is more contagious than the original Omicron.
Saturday, January 15th 2022 - 09:22 UTC
WHO recommends two new drugs for Covid-19 treatment

The World Health Organization has recommended two new drugs for COVID-19, providing yet more options for treating the disease. The extent to which these medicines will save lives depends on how widely available and affordable they will be.
Friday, January 7th 2022 - 20:49 UTC
First fatal victim of bird flu reported in UK

British health authorities Friday reported what seems to be the first fatal case in humans of the H5N1 variant of bird flu, which rarely infects humans, but when it does, it has a mortality rate of about 60%.
Thursday, December 23rd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
WHO issues emergency approval for Novavax

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an emergency approval for the Novavax drug against COVID-19, which has thus become the 10th vaccine available in the fight against the rapidly spreading disease.
Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 09:19 UTC
Bolsonaro allegedly wants to make mandatory vaccination up to federal gov't

Press reports which went viral Monday said Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was entertaining the idea of signing an administrative decision whereby only the Federal Government would have the authority to decide on a mandatory vaccination against COVID-19.
Tuesday, December 7th 2021 - 08:43 UTC
WHO advises against use of convalescent plasma for Covid-19

Convalescent plasma (a transfusion of blood plasma from someone who has recovered from covid-19) is not recommended for patients with covid-19, says a WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts in The BMJ today.
Monday, November 29th 2021 - 15:06 UTC
WHO recommendations on how to address Omicron, “a variant of concern”

Last Friday WHO designated variant B.1.1.529 a variant of concern, named Omicron, on the advice of WHO's Technical Advisory Group (TAG-VE). This decision was based on the evidence presented to the TAG-VE that Omicron has several mutations that may have an impact on how it behaves, for example, on how easily it spreads or the severity of illness it causes.
Saturday, November 27th 2021 - 11:46 UTC
WHO confirms Omicron (B.1.1.529) as a SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern

The Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) is an independent group of experts that periodically monitors and evaluates the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and assesses if specific mutations and combinations of mutations alter the behavior of the virus. The TAG-VE was convened on 26 November 2021 to assess the SARS-CoV-2 variant: B.1.1.529.
Monday, November 22nd 2021 - 09:11 UTC
German state places unvaxxed under curfew; violence spreads across Europe

The German Federal State of Baden-Württemberg has determined unvaccinated residents will be kept under curfew in three of its districts between 9 pm and 5 am unless they have authorization for work reasons or a medical emergency as COVID-19 cases in the country have been reported to be on the rise.
Wednesday, November 17th 2021 - 08:58 UTC
“Tobacco industry used Covid-19 pandemic to build influence with governments”, WHO report

The fourth WHO global tobacco trends report release shows that there are 1.30 billion tobacco users globally compared to 1.32 billion in 2015. This number is expected to drop to 1.27 billion by 2025. Sixty countries are now on track to achieving the voluntary global target of a 30% reduction in tobacco use between 2010 and 2025: two years ago only 32 countries were on track.