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Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers should share production capacity: WHO
Reiterating the negative impact of inequitable access to Covid-19 vaccines worldwide at a press briefing here on Friday, Tedros said that although the number of vaccine doses administered globally has already exceeded the number of reported infections, more than three-quarters of those were administered in just 10 countries that account for almost 60 per cent of global gross domestic product (GDP).
World Health Organisation lauds China for submitting Covid-19 vaccines data for assessment
There are two Chinese-made vaccines, produced by Sinopharm and Sinovac respectively, currently under WHO's evaluation, said Katherine O'Brien, Director of WHO's Department of Immunisation, Vaccines and Biologicals. The data of the vaccines have been submitted to the WHO, but inspectors on the ground are still in quarantine waiting to go to the manufacturing sites for evaluation, she added.
WHO, China could have acted faster on covid 19 outbreak : Pandemic Response probe team
The panel also criticised WHO for dragging its feet at the start of the crisis, pointing out that the UN health agency had not convened its emergency committee until January 22, 2020. And the committee failed to agree to declare the novel coronavirus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) - its highest alert level - until a week later.
Covid-19 vax: WHO warns of 'catastrophic moral failure'
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it was not fair for younger, healthy people in richer nations to get injections before vulnerable people in poorer states, the BBC reported.
Expert claims 'Covid Tongue' on the rise, WHO yet to confirm
There is no mention of oral symptoms listed either by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the WHO. Spector is leading the 'ZOE COVID Symptom Study' app which allows people to sign up and self-report any of their Covid-19 symptoms. This is not the first time Covid-19 has been linked to mouth and tongue symptoms.
China blocks 2 WHO team members after failed Covid test
The WHO first tweeted that the international team of 13 scientists examining the origins of the virus that causes Covid-19 arrived in Wuhan.
WHO team investigating COVID-19 origins denied entry to China
Two members had already set out on their journey - one has now turned back and the other is in transit in a third country, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The WHO said the problem was a lack of visa clearances.
WHO approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
While many countries rely on their own regulatory systems for vaccine approvals, some countries with weak system depend on WHO's nod to a great extent for rolling out their national vaccination programmes. The WHO's emergency validation also enables Unicef and the Pan-American Health Organization to procure the vaccine for distribution to countries in need, the UN health agency said on Thursday.
WHO chief Tedros under self-quarantines
Taking to Twitter on Monday morning, he said: "I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for Covid-19. I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days, in line with WHO protocols, and work from home."
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