A global license for serological technology that detects COVID-19 antibodies will be provided royalty-free to poor and middle-income countries under the first such agreement to boost production, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. The four existing tests, which check for the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 developed after an infection or a dose of vaccine, […]
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WHO alerts of 700,000 deaths from COVID-19 in Europe between now and spring
Around 700,000 people could die between now and spring from COVID-19 in Europe if the current contagion trend continues, warned the regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO forecasts suggest that 25 countries in the European region – which includes 53 from this continent and Central Asia – risk suffering from a lack […]
WHO warns of 500,000 deaths without urgent measures in Europe
Updated on 11/20/2021 11:59 am The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed great concern about the rise in Covid-19 cases in Europe and has warned of the possible death of some 500,000 people by March 2022 if there are no urgent measures, the organization’s regional director, Hans Kluge, told the BBC on Saturday. The manager […]
Europe is the only region where deaths from COVID-19 rise, WHO says
Updated on 11/17/2021 12:06 pm Deaths from coronavirus in Europe rose 5% last week, making it the only region in the world where they increased, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. The agency of the HIM-HER-IT He said confirmed cases were up 6% globally, driven by infections in the Americas, Europe and Asia. In its […]
COVID-19: How is the development of new treatments to combat this virus progressing?
It has been almost two years since the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the existence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and that caused a global pandemic. Since then, various studies have been launched to end this terrible disease that has already taken millions of lives with it. In fact, with the arrival of […]
WHO fears half a million more deaths in Europe until February from the virus
The World Health Organization (WHO) fears that the coronavirus pandemic could cause half a million more deaths in Europe until the beginning of February, at a time when the continent is registering increases in infections, compared to the global trend. The general director of the WHO for Europe, Hans Kluge, warned of the risk that […]
WHO awaits second generation of easier-to-administer COVID vaccines
The scientific director of the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that she was looking forward to the “second generation”Of COVID vaccines, which could include nasal or oral versions. Soumya Swaminathan indicated that these vaccines would have advantages over current ones, since they would be easier to administer than injections and even the same patient could […]
WHO warns that there may be a shortage of vaccine syringes
The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that there may be a shortage of the type of syringes used to inoculate vaccines due to the unexpected demand caused by the global immunization campaign against COVID-19, which could delay vaccination programs in different parts of the world. A few weeks after completing a year since the COVID-19 […]
WHO: in 2022 the pandemic can be controlled if concrete actions are taken
Updated on 11/04/2021 02:15 pm The world is in a position to control pandemic in 2022, but this will depend on the individual and collective decisions made in our societies, said the head of the anti-COVID technical unit of the World Health Organization (WHO), Maria Van Kerkhove. “What happens in 2022 depends on us, the […]
WHO warns that Europe is at a “critical point” of the pandemic
The World Health Organization (WHO) showed its “major concern“Due to the situation of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe due to the increase in transmission in recent weeks and urged countries to introduce social and public health measures in the face of a”real threat”. The WHO European region – which includes 53 countries in Europe and […]