Five Years Since WHO Declared COVID-19 a Global Pandemic
Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 a global pandemic.
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Five Years Since WHO Declared COVID-19 a Global Pandemic
Five years ago, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 a global pandemic.
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WHO Releases Disease-Agnostic Contact Tracing Guideline
The clinical practice guideline establishes definitions and strategies for improving contact tracing, addressing gaps revealed during the COVID-19 pandemic and other outbreaks.
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Measles Surge Infected 10.3M People in 2023
Inadequate immunization coverage globally is driving the surge in measles, with more than 22 million children estimated to have missed their first dose of the measles vaccine in 2023.
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WHO Authorizes First Mpox Vaccine for Children Over Age 1
The WHO has granted Emergency Use Listing for the LC16m8 mpox vaccine, making it the second mpox vaccine to be supported by WHO and the first for children over age 1.
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WHO Grants Emergency Use Listing to Mpox Diagnostic Test
The World Health Organization has granted Emergency Use Listing to a rapid PCR-based mpox test, enhancing access to point-of-care diagnostics.
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New WHO Summary Highlights Impact of Tobacco on Asthma Health
WHO releases a new knowledge summary highlighting the effects of tobacco use on asthma development and management.
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WHO Initiative Aims to Accelerate mRNA Vaccine Development for Avian Influenza
The project aims to enhance pandemic preparedness by accelerating the development and accessibility of mRNA-based avian influenza vaccines for low- and middle-income countries.
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WHO Seeks Experts to Update Guidelines for Asthma and COPD
Experts are invited to help the WHO develop updated global guidelines for the effective diagnosis and management of asthma and COPD.
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WHO Releases First Global Tobacco Cessation Guidelines
The new guidelines recommend a combination of behavioral support, digital cessation tools, and pharmacological treatments to aid tobacco cessation in adults.
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WHO Overturns Dogma on Airborne Disease Spread. The CDC Might Not Act on It.
The World Health Organization has issued a report that transforms how the world understands respiratory infections like COVID-19, influenza, and measles.
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WHO Updates Terminology for Airborne Pathogens
The report introduces the term “infectious respiratory particles” and advocates for moving away from the dichotomy of the previously used terms “aerosols” and “droplets.”
Read More1-in-5 Adults Uses Tobacco, a Global Decline Since 2000
One-in-five adults worldwide consumed tobacco in 2022, compared to one-in-three in 2000, according to the World Health Organization.
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PAHO Report on Respiratory Virus Circulation
News Brief: Pan American Health Organization The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) this week...
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COVAX Initiative Ending After 2 Billion COVID Vaccines Delivered
COVAX, an international initiative for equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines will end on December 31, after providing a total of 2 billion COVID vaccines to more than 90 countries.
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PAHO Issues Update on Mycoplasma Pneumoniae
The Pan American Health Organization reports on a WHO document outlining the rise of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in China.
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WHO Assesses the Benefits, Challenges of mRNA Vaccines
A WHO report conveys the importance of R&D efforts to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and outlines challenges of inequitable access.
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WHO Publishes Pandemic Preparedness Checklist
The World Health Organization has published a pandemic preparedness checklist that offers priority actions for countries to take immediately in order to be better prepared for the next pandemic.
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WHO Calls for Worldwide Ban on Flavored Vapes
WHO is calling for a worldwide ban on all flavored vapes, new taxes on devices, and reduced nicotine concentrations in existing products.
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WHO Recommendations on COVID-19 Vaccine Composition
WHO advises retaining the current COVID-19 vaccine antigen composition, one that uses a monovalent XBB.1.5 as the COVID-19 vaccine antigen.
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WHO Launches E-course on Pediatric Tuberculosis Management
On World Children’s Day (Nov 20), the World Health Organization launched a new e-course on the management of tuberculosis in children and adolescents.
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WHO Updates Non-severe COVID-19 Treatment Guidance
The World Health Organization updated its guidelines for COVID-19 therapeutics, with revised recommendations for patients with non-severe COVID-19.
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Exercise Offsets Mortality Risks of Abnormal Sleep Duration
Meeting the World Health Organization’s exercise recommendations may eliminate certain disease risks associated with sleeping too long or too little.
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UCalgary Study Offers New Insights into Deadly Fungal Infections of the Lungs
Two types of white blood cell work together to fight fungal infections. However, viruses impede the special B cells from doing their job.
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WHO International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) Goes into Effect
The World Health Organization (WHO) Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) has now come into effect, with the latest update going online Feb 11, 2022.
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