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OpinionJun 16, 2021Read →

Sen. Ron Johnson Banned on YouTube for COVID Treatment Comments

Big Tech’s draconian censorship of any information violating the COVID-19 orthodoxy strikes again after YouTube banned Sen. Ron Johnson from uploading videos to its platform for seven days. The development, reported by…

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StoryMay 26, 2021Read →

Sen. John Kennedy Presses Fauci on Whether China Has an ‘Undue Influence’ Over the WHO

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) is pressing Dr. Anthony Fauci on whether China’s president is exerting “undue influence” over the World Health Organization (WHO). During a Senate hearing on Wednesday, Kennedy asked Fauci…

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StoryApr 12, 2021Read →

Coronavirus Pandemic ‘A Long Way From Over’, WHO’s Tedros Says

Confusion and complacency in addressing COVID-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

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NewsMar 29, 2021Read →

WHO Says COVID Likely Passed From Bats To Humans Through Another Animal: AP

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely”, the Associated…

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NewsFeb 17, 2021Read →

US To Pay WHO More Than $200 Million By End of Month

The United States will pay more than $200 million it owes to the World Health Organization by the end of the month, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday. (Reporting by…

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NewsFeb 9, 2021Read →

COVID May Have Taken ‘Convoluted Path’ To Wuhan, WHO Team Leader Says

The head of a World Health Organization-led team probing the origins of COVID-19 said bats remain a likely source and that transmission of the virus via frozen food is a possibility that warrants further investigation…

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StoryFeb 4, 2021Read →

WHO Investigator Pressed if COVID-19 Was Engineered and Leaked From Wuhan Lab

A World Health Organization investigator is weighing in on the agency team’s findings after visiting a lab in Wuhan, China, amid a probe into the origins of COVID-19. There has been speculation from former Secretary of…

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NewsJan 31, 2021Read →

WHO Team Visits Wuhan Market Where First COVID Infections Detected

A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of COVID-19 visited Huanan market on Sunday, the now-shuttered wholesale seafood centre in the Chinese city of Wuhan where the new coronavirus…

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NewsJan 28, 2021Read →

WHO Says Vaccine Makers Working Non-Stop To Plug Supply Gap, Urges Patience

The World Health Organization’s Europe director Hans Kluge said on Thursday vaccine manufacturers were working non-stop to plug shortfalls in supplies to countries struggling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and urged…

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StoryJan 21, 2021Read →

Fauci Shares US Will Remain a WHO Member, Reversing Trump’s Decision

The Biden administration is reversing a decision made by President Donald Trump’s administration to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO). During a virtual WHO Executive Board Meeting on Thursday around 4…

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NewsDec 21, 2020Read →

WHO Says No Need for Major Alarm Over New Coronavirus Strain

The World Health Organization cautioned against major alarm over a new, highly infectious variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in Britain, saying this was a normal part of a pandemic’s evolution. WHO officials…

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NewsDec 15, 2020Read →

WHO Sees ‘Strong Commitment’ From Pfizer on Affordable COVID Vaccine

A World Health Organization senior official said on Tuesday that the agency was in talks with Pfizer to include its COVID-19 vaccine as part of an early global roll out. Bruce Aylward, WHO senior adviser, said that he…

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StoryDec 8, 2020Read →

WHO Official: It Is the ‘Brutal Reality’ in the US To Say ‘Don’t Hug’ During the Holiday Season

The holidays will look different this year as the world combats the coronavirus pandemic, and the World Health Organization (WHO) is weighing in with some advice for the holiday season. Dr. Michael Ryan, WHO health…

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NewsDec 3, 2020Read →

WHO Looks at Possible ‘E-Vaccination Certificates’ for Travel

The World Health Organization does not recommend countries issuing “immunity passports” for those who have recovered from COVID-19, but is investigating the prospects of using e-vaccination certificates, a WHO medical…

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NewsNov 28, 2020Read →

WHO Says Would Be ‘Highly Speculative’ To Say COVID Did Not Emerge in China

The World Health Organization’s top emergency expert said on Friday it would be “highly speculative” for the WHO to say the coronavirus did not emerge in China, where it was first identified in a food market in December…

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NewsNov 20, 2020Read →

WHO Advises Against Gilead’s Remdesivir for All Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients

Gilead’s remdesivir is not recommended for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, regardless of how ill they are, as there is no evidence the drug improves survival or reduces the need for ventilation, a World Health…

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NewsNov 2, 2020Read →

WHO Chief Says He Is Identified as Contact of COVID-19 Positive Person

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday that he had been identified as a contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19, but added that he was feeling well and did not…

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NewsOct 12, 2020Read →

Pandemic Can Be Overcome Quickly With Right Tools: WHO

The global COVID-19 pandemic can be overcome quickly if countries use the right tools, the head of the World Health Organisation said on Monday, but warned that if those tools were not used it would remain for a long…

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NewsOct 6, 2020Read →

COVID-19 Vaccine May Be Ready by Year-End: WHO’s Tedros

A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, without elaborating. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for solidarity and…

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NewsOct 5, 2020Read →

Mental Health Services Disrupted During Pandemic, as Needs Grow: WHO

Services for mentally ill and substance abuse patients have been disrupted worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the disease is expected to cause further distress for many, the World Health Organization (WHO) said…

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