WHO board nominates chief Tedros for May re-election
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is all but guaranteed a second term after a…
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World can end Covid emergency this year: WHO chief
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) --The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the planet can end the Covid-19…
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Covid pandemic ‘nowhere near over’: WHO chief
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization chief said Tuesday, cautioning against…
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WHO approves two new Covid-19 treatments
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The World Health Organization approved two new Covid-19 treatments on Friday, growing the arsenal of tools…
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Repeated Covid boosters not a viable strategy: WHO
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- WHO experts warned Tuesday that repeating booster doses of the original Covid vaccines…
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Calling Omicron ‘mild’ a mistake, warns WHO
by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is killing people across the…
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Soaring Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants, WHO warns
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Soaring Omicron cases around the globe could increase the risk of a newer, more dangerous…
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Covid variant ‘tsunami’ as world cases hit record
by Kenan Augeard with AFP Bureaus A Covid variant-driven "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday as…
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Omicron risk remains ‘very high’: WHO
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) - The risk posed by the Omicron variant is still "very high",…
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WHO warns of Omicron overload as China, Europe impose new curbs
by Hui Min NEO with AFP bureaus BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- The WHO warned Tuesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant…
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Boosters may prolong Covid WHO warns, France jabs kids as Omicron surges
"No country can boost its way out of the pandemic," warns WHO chief LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The…
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WHO approves Novavax as 10th authorized Covid jab
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved a Covid vaccine made by US pharma giant…
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