Do not assume COVID pandemic reaching ‘end game’, warns WHO
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that it was dangerous to assume the Omicron variant would herald the end of...
Omicron cases doubling at least every 3 days, WHO says
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading significantly faster than the Delta strain in countries with documented community transmission, with the number of cases...
COVID: Omicron variant spreading at unprecedented rate, says WHO
The World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus variant Omicron was spreading at a rate not seen with previous strains and was likely present in most...
WHO Says Measures Used Against Delta Should Work For Omicron
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Measures used to counter the delta variant should remain the foundation for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, even in the face of the...
Cuba seeks WHO approval of COVID-19 vaccines as toddlers next for shot
Cuba on Thursday will seek World Health Organization (WHO) approval of three COVID-19 vaccines, according to the state-run corporation that produces them, as it begins...
‘Strong likelihood’ of more dangerous Covid variants, warn WHO experts
The emergency committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about the “strong likelihood” for the emergence of more virulent and dangerous variants of...
HIV ‘significant’ independent risk factor for severe, critical Covid-19: WHO
The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that the human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV), which causes AIDS, is a “significant independent risk factor” for severe...
US FDA warns of rare immunological disorder from J&J’s Covid-19 vaccine
The fact sheet for Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine was revised to warn of the risk of a rare immune-system disorder, adding new headwinds for...
Mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines ‘dangerous trend’: WHO’s chief scientist
The World Health Organization's (WHO's) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Monday warned against mixing and matching of Covid-19 vaccines by different manufacturers for the...
WHO calls for all studies involving human genome editing to be made public
The World Health Organization issued new recommendations Monday on human genome editing, calling for a global registry to track “any form of genetic manipulation” and...