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WHO Director calls for international treaty to boost pandemic preparedness

Tue, 2021-06-01 17:56 — mike kraft

‘Time has come’ for pandemic treaty as part of bold reforms - WHO’s Tedros The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called on Monday for launching negotiations this year on an international treaty to boost pandemic preparedness, as part of sweeping reforms envisioned by member states. Stephanie Nebehay Reuters

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Second Chinese vaccine approved by WHO

Tue, 2021-06-01 17:20 — mike kraft

WHO approves Sinovac COVID shot in second Chinese milestone The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it has approved a COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech (SVA.O) for emergency use listing, paving the way for a second Chinese shot to be used in poor countries. Stephanie Nebehay Reuters

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Coronavirus variants get new names to simplify discussion --WHO

Mon, 2021-05-31 19:57 — mike kraft

Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma. Emma Farge Reuters

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Cautious Navajo Nation leaders are keeping mask restrictions and social distancing despite CDC relaxation

Sat, 2021-05-29 13:43 — mike kraft

Worried about COVID-19, Navajo Nation ignores CDC, keeps masks and social distancing Navajo Nation leaders are keeping mask restrictions and social distancing despite a high COVID-19 vaccination rate and CDC recommendations. Trevor Hughes

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WHO says Africa urgently needs 20 million second vaccine doses within six weeks

Thu, 2021-05-27 11:18 — mike kraft

WHO: Africa in 'urgent need' of 20 million second vaccine doses within six weeks The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa called on Thursday for at least 20 million second COVID-19 vaccine doses to be sent to the continent within six weeks, saying people Justine Coleman TheHill

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Biden asks intelligence community to redouble efforts to determine definitive origin of the coronavirus

Wed, 2021-05-26 13:41 — mike kraft

Biden asks US intel officials to investigate COVID-19 origin WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked U.S. intelligence officials to “redouble” their efforts to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the unlikely possibility that the origins of the virus trace to Chinese lab. AP NEWS

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Closer looks and background on Wuhan lab and origins of coronavirus

Tue, 2021-05-25 12:55 — mike kraft

NIH experts respond to questions about Wuhan lab at House committee hearing

Renewed interest in a lab-leak hypothesis prompted a few questions about the coronavirus’s origins at a House Appropriations subcommittee meeting Tuesday, amid discussion of the National Institutes of Health budget.

Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) held up a copy of the Wall Street Journal, referring to its recent story about workers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China who became sick in November 2019. Harris asked Francis S. Collins, who directs NIH, whether it was correct that $600,000 of $3.7 million in NIH funding, given to the research group EcoHealth Alliance, was directed to the Wuhan facility. That was accurate, Collins said.

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EU leaders agree to donate 100 million doses of vaccines, strengthen W.H.O.

Tue, 2021-05-25 10:29 — mike kraft

EU leaders agree to donate 100 million doses of vaccines EU leaders have agreed to donate at least 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to poorer nations by the end of the year ABC News ABC News

BRUSSELS -- EU leaders agreed Tuesday to donate at least 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations by the end of the year as supplies steadily rise across Europe.

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W.H.O. estimates two to three times more persons died of COVID-19 than officially recorded

Fri, 2021-05-21 11:19 — mike kraft

Virus deaths are probably two to three times more than official records, the W.H.O. says.

GENEVA — Deaths from Covid-19 and Covid-related causes are likely to be two to three times the number that countries have recorded in their official data, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

Some six to eight million people may have now died from Covid-19 or its effects since the start of the pandemic, compared with 3.4 million deaths recorded in countries’ official reporting, Dr. Samira Asma, assistant director of the W.H.O.’s data division, told reporters.

The W.H.O. also estimates that at least three million people may have died from Covid-19 in 2020, compared with 1.8 million recorded in official data, the W.H.O. reported in annual statistics released on Friday.

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Vaccine group buys 200 million J&J doses for distribution to poor countries

Fri, 2021-05-21 10:54 — mike kraft

Vaccine group buys 200 million J&J doses for distribution to poor A vaccine group has acquired 200 million Johnson & Johnson doses to distribute to poorer countries who are having trouble obtaining the coronavirus vaccines and richer countries that are part of the Lexi Lonas TheHill

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