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Covid Cases Rise 9% in Europe: WHO
The number of new coronavirus cases has risen in Europe after six weeks of decline, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. 'Last week, new cases of COVID-19 in Europe rose nine percent to just above one million. This brought a promising six-week decline in new cases to an end, with more than half of our region seeing increasing numbers of new infections,' WHO Europe's regional director Hans Kluge told a news ...
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WHO Approves AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday listed AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, widening access to the relatively inexpensive shot in the developing world. “We now have all the pieces in place for the rapid distribution of vaccines. But we still need to scale up production,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, told a news briefing. “We continue to call for COVID19 vaccine developers to submit their dossiers to ...
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WHO Official Says Europe Faces “Pandemic Paradox”
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe said the continent is at present facing a 'pandemic paradox' as vaccines are rolled out while new strains are being discovered. Hans Kluge stressed on Thursday the need to urgently inoculate priority groups facing the highest risks. 'Continued high rates of transmission and emerging COVID-19 variants of concern, however, have raised the urgency of the task to vaccinate priority groups', Kluge said at a ...
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Moderna Says Its Vaccine Effective against UK, South Africa Mutant Strain
US biotechnology firm Moderna on Monday said lab studies showed its Covid-19 vaccine would remain protective against variants of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa. But out of caution, the company will test adding a second booster of its vaccine to make three shots in total and has begun preclinical studies on a booster specifically for the South African variant. 'We are encouraged by these ...
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WHO Cites Hopes of Victory over Coronavirus in 2021
The World Health Organization announced that there are signs of victory over the Coronavirus during this year, provided that hygiene and safety are adhered to. 'It is important to maintain low rates of infection during the vaccination process, but this depends on people's behavior, and a sense of responsibility towards the threat of the virus,' Margaret Harris, a spokeswoman for the organization, said in a statement to the BBC. She added: 'The ...
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WHO Warns against Worse Pandemics to Come, Urges Preparedness
The World Health Organization (WHO) has given warning to the public that it's more than possible the world could eventually face worse pandemics, in an effort to urge nations to prioritize preparedness for the future. 'This is a wake-up call,' executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Program Michael Ryan said at a press briefing, according to AFP. 'It has spread around the world extremely quickly and it has affected every corner ...
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Interpol Expects 'Dramatic' Jump in Crime over Vaccine Shipments
Interpol chief Juergen Stock predicted Monday a sharp rise in crimes with robbers seeking to get their hands on precious vaccines aimed at stopping the coronavirus pandemic. 'With vaccines rolling out, crime will increase dramatically,' Stock told business weekly WirtschaftsWoche. 'We will see thefts and warehouse break-ins and attacks on vaccine shipments.' The secretary general of the France-based global policing agency said he also expected more cases of graft related to Covid-19 ...
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UN Security Council Calls for Exit of Mercenaries from Libya
The UN Security Council on Tuesday called for all mercenaries and foreign fighters to leave Libya, in a unanimous statement that included Russia, which is accused of enabling a Russian contractor to send paramilitaries. Libya has been wracked by violence and chaos since the toppling and killing of dictator Moamer Kadhafi in 2011. Moscow has been accused of supporting mercenaries fighting against the UN-backed Tripoli Government of National Accord (GNA). All 15 ...
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WHO Says in Touch with Russia's Vector Center, Looking Forward to Covid Vaccine Data
'WHO has been in touch with the State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, who expressed interest in applying for WHO emergency use listing (EUL), and we look forward to receiving the data for their EpiVacCorona candidate vaccine,' WHO said. The peptide-based EpiVacCorona became Russia's second registered vaccine against COVID-19 on 13 October. In August, the Sputnik V vaccine, developed by Russia's Gamaleya research institute and based on adenoviral ...
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