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MSF Urges Rich Nations To Stop Opposing COVID-19 Vaccine Patent Waiver Plan
International humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) on Wednesday urged rich countries to stop opposing a…
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WHO Says Malaria Vaccine Reaches 650,000 Children In 3 African Countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said more than 650,000 children have been immunized with malaria vaccine across Ghana,…
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WHO Head Expresses Concern Over Rising COVID-19 Infection, Death Rates Globally
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday expressed concern over the rising rates of new COVID-19…
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WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Says COVID-19 Pandemic Is Long From Over
The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is long from over,…
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Africa CDC Drops Plan To Aquire AstraZeneca Vaccine, Which COVAX Will Supply
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Thursday said it has decided not to secure AstraZeneca…
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WHO Confirms Possibility Of COVID-19 Transmission From Humans To Animals
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic on Monday said the international health body has confirmed the…
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WHO’s Long-Awaited COVID-19 Origin Report Gets Criticized By 14 Nations
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) long-anticipated report on the origins of Covid-19 has been criticized by the United States and…
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WHO Head Urges Countries To Donate 10 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urged countries to immediately donate 10 million COVID-19 vaccine…
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WHO Africa Calls For Equitable COVID-19 Vaccine Access To African Countries
The World Health Organization (WHO) Africa on Thursday called for equitable COVID-19 vaccine access to African countries, reported Anadolu Agency.…
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African Union Urges Countries To Continue Using Astrazaneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine
The African Union (AU) on Thursday said African countries should continue their coronavirus vaccine campaigns with Astrazeneca’s vaccine, echoing the…
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Africa CDC Reviewing AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Over Blood Clot Fears
The Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa CDC) on Tuesday said it is reviewing its guidance on the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus…
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WHO Insists AstraZeneca Vaccine Is Safe For Use As Many Nations Suspend Rollout
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday ensured AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine is completely safe to use after several countries suspended…
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Africa CDC Says Africa Needs ‘Continental Capacity’ To Produce Vaccines
The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Director Dr. John Nkengasong on Thursday said Africa must develop…
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WHO Says Africa’s Epidemic Managing Experience Helped In Controlling Coronavirus
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom on Monday said Africa reacted better to the pandemic not only because…
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WHO Chief Says Global Coronavirus Infection Numbers Rise For First Time In 7 weeks
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said the number of new coronavirus cases globally rose…
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WHO Chief Slams Wealthy Nations For Hogging COVID-19 Vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) head on Monday slammed rich countries for hogging COVID-19 vaccines and hindering the pathway for…
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WHO Head Urges Vaccine Manufacturing Nations To Donate COVID-19 Vaccines To COVAX
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Adhanom, said governments need to donate doses for the world to fully realize…
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Africa’s COVID-19 Deaths Cross 100,000 Mark Amid Second Wave Of Virus Infection
Africa’s COVID-19 related deaths crossed 100,000 on Friday as the second wave of infections spreads to several African countries, reported…
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WHO Alerts Six African Countries To Check For Potential Ebola Virus Cases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert to six African countries to check for potential Ebola cases after…
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WHO Africa Backs Use Of Oxford/AstraZeneca Vaccine In African Nations
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Africa Director Dr. Matshidiso Moeti has assured that the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe for use…
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WHO Chief Urges Coronavirus Vaccine Manufacturers To Adjust Vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom on Monday urged coronavirus vaccine manufacturers to quickly adjust the vaccines to…
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Africa CDC: 16 African Countries To Secure COVID-19 Vaccines Via AU Plan
Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director, John Nkengasong, on Thursday, said sixteen African countries have shown interest…
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WHO Expects To Vaccinate At Least 20% Of Africans Against Coronavirus By 2021
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said it expects at least 20 percent of people of the African continent…
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WHO Expert Says Countries Facing Woes In COVID-19 Vaccine Supply, Distribution
A top World Health Organization (WHO) official on Monday said almost all countries are facing issues with the supply and…
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WHO Says Botswana, Gambia, Kenya, Zambia Detect S. Africa Covid-19 Strain
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said four countries including Botswana, Gambia, Kenya, and Zambia have detected the Covid-19 virus…
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