Cote d’Ivoire declared first Ebola outbreak in more than 25 years
On Aug. 14, 2021, the Ministry of Health of Cote d’Ivoire confirmed the country’s first case of Ebola…
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WHO’s Solidarity clinical trial entered a new phase with three new candidate drugs
On Aug. 11, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the next phase in its Solidarity trial that…
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West Africa’s first-ever case of Marburg virus disease confirmed in Guinea
On Aug. 9, 2021, health authorities in Guinea confirmed a case of Marburg virus disease in the southern…
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Moderna announced supply agreement with Argentina for 20 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine
On Jul. 12, 2021, Moderna announced a supply agreement with the government of Argentina for 20 million doses…
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WHO recommended interleukin-6 receptor blockers for COVID-19 and urged producers to join efforts to rapidly increase access
On Jul. 6, 2021, the World Health Organization announced updated patient care guidelines to include interleukin-6 receptor blockers,…
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From 30 million cases to zero: China certified malaria-free by WHO
On Jun. 30, 2021, following a 70-year effort, China was awarded a malaria-free certification from the World Health…
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India approves Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
On Jun. 29, 2021, India announced it had authorized the emergency use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine as it…
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WHO supported South African consortium to establish first COVID mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub
On Oct. 6, 2021, the World Health Organization and its COVAX partners are working with a South African…
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Ebola outbreak in Guinea declared over
On Jun. 19, 2021, the Ebola outbreak that emerged in Guinea in mid-February was declared over. It was…
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Pfizer and BioNTech provided 500 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to U.S. Government for donation to poorest nations
On Jun. 10, 2021, Pfizer and BioNTech announced plans to provide the U.S. government at a not-for-profit price…
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Moderna announced agreement to supply the Republic of Botswana with COVID-19 vaccine
On Jun. 3, 2021, Moder’s vaccine against COVID-19, to support the government’s ongoing efforts to secure access to…
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WHO $50 billion health, trade and finance roadmap to end the pandemic and secure a global recovery
On Jun. 1, 2021, the heads of the world’s predominant global financing, health and trade agencies united to…
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WHO validated Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
On Jun. 1, 2021, World Health Organization (WHO) validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries,…
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WHO and Switzerland launched global BioHub for pathogen storage, sharing and analysis
On May 24, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Swiss Confederation signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
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G20 leaders boosted support of the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator
On May 21, 2021, world leaders the Global Health Summit adopted an agenda to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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WHO listed additional COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use and issues interim policy recommendations
On May 7, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) listed the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving…
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WHO and Germany launched new global hub for pandemic and epidemic intelligence
On May 5, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Federal Republic of Germany announced a new…
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The 12th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared over
On May 3, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the end of the 12th Ebola outbreak in…
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WHO welcomed Sweden’s announcement to share COVID-19 vaccine doses with COVAX
On May 3, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed the Government of Sweden’s announcement to share 1…
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Moderna announced Emergency Use listing granted by the WHO for its COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 30, 2021, Moderna announced the World Health Organization (WHO) had listed the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA…
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COVID-19 science and reason
COVID-19 and it’s naysayers are attacking Science and Reason. The defenders must suffer the slings and arrows from…
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The WHO announced continued review of emerging evidence on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines
On Apr. 22, 2021, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization annouced updated interim guidance on…
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RTS,S malaria vaccine reached more than 650 000 children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi through pilot programme
On Apr. 20, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that two years on from the launch of…
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Global shortage of innovative antibiotics fueled emergence and spread of drug-resistance
On Apr. 15, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the world was still failing to develop…
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WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety reported on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
On Apr. 7, 2021, the COVID-19 subcommittee of the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) announed…
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WHO called for further studies, data on origin of SARS-CoV-2 virus
On Mar. 30, 2021, the report of the WHO international team on their Wuhan field visit, from 14…
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WHO COVID-19 subcommittee announced safety signals related to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
On Mar. 17, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine (including Covishield) continued…
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Research highlighted risks of separating newborns from mothers during COVID-19 pandemic
On Mar. 16, 2021, research from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners showed that the COVID-19 pandemic…
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WHO added Janssen vaccine to list of safe and effective emergency tools against COVID-19
On Mar. 12, 2021, The World Health Organization (WHO) listed the COVID-19 vaccine Ad26.COV2.S, developed by Janssen (Johnson…
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COVAX published first round of allocations
On Mar. 2, 2021, The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and the WHO,…
