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Flu-like illness an expected side-effect of Covid vaccines, says WHO, with symptoms including fever and headache

Posted on March 10, 2021March 10, 2021By Editor

An influenza-like illness is a likely side effect of being inoculated against Covid-19, the World Health Organization’s global advisory committee on vaccine safety said in a statement on Monday. … Read More >Flu-like illness an expected side-effect of Covid vaccines, says WHO, with symptoms including fever and headache

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Johnson & Johnson submits its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine to WHO for emergency use

Posted on February 20, 2021February 20, 2021By Editor

Pharma giant Johnson & Johnson has submitted data on its coronavirus vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) as it seeks the agency’s greenlight for emergency use. Unlike other shots, this one comes in a single dose. … Read More >Johnson & Johnson submits its single-shot Covid-19 vaccine to WHO for emergency use

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WHO sends Ebola alerts to 6 countries after outbreak declared in Guinea, as nations hope to avoid 2014–2016 disaster

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned several African nations about possible Ebola infections after new cases were found in Guinea and DR Congo. The last major outbreak in the region killed more than 10,000 people. … Read More >WHO sends Ebola alerts to 6 countries after outbreak declared in Guinea, as nations hope to avoid 2014–2016 disaster

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WHO ‘ramping up readiness’ for new Ebola outbreak dubbed ‘EPIDEMIC’ in Guinea

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organization (WHO) is heightening its readiness and response to an Ebola outbreak in the West African nation of Guinea after eight infections and at least four deaths were linked to the deadly disease there. … Read More >WHO ‘ramping up readiness’ for new Ebola outbreak dubbed ‘EPIDEMIC’ in Guinea

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Russian & Chinese vaccines are necessary to win ‘world war’ against Covid-19 – Macron

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021By Editor

The world needs vaccines developed in Russia and China to win the war against Covid-19, French President Emmanuel Macron said, calling the global effort a race against time as the virus causing the disease is constantly mutating. … Read More >Russian & Chinese vaccines are necessary to win ‘world war’ against Covid-19 – Macron

Wuhan probe members blast NYT story for ‘misquoting’ them as Beijing mocks US bid to hold WHO ‘to higher standards’

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021By Editor

Experts sent to China by the WHO to investigate the origins of Covid-19 lashed out at the New York Times for allegedly twisting their words. Meanwhile, Beijing hit back at Washington’s skeptical remarks about the probe. … Read More >Wuhan probe members blast NYT story for ‘misquoting’ them as Beijing mocks US bid to hold WHO ‘to higher standards’

What are the real dangers of artificial intelligence? RT’s Boom Bust explores…

Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021By Editor

With artificial intelligence (AI) steadily progressing, concerns have been growing about how much innovation is too much. Cybersecurity expert Morgan Wright offers his forecast for the industry. … Read More >What are the real dangers of artificial intelligence? RT’s Boom Bust explores…

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South Africans being infected with Covid-19 variant AGAIN after recovering from virus – WHO chief scientist

Posted on February 13, 2021February 13, 2021By Editor

Some people in South Africa have been re-infected with variants of Covid-19 after they had already recovered from the virus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, said on Friday. … Read More >South Africans being infected with Covid-19 variant AGAIN after recovering from virus – WHO chief scientist

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Pompeo Slams WHO Findings That COVID-19 Did Not Come From Wuhan Lab Despite Demanding Investigation

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organisation on Tuesday concluded its investigation into the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, announcing that it was unlikely that the COVID-19 was released from laboratories at the Wuhan Institute for Virology. … Read More >Pompeo Slams WHO Findings That COVID-19 Did Not Come From Wuhan Lab Despite Demanding Investigation

WHO fact-finding mission: Animal source of Covid-19 still unidentified, Wuhan laboratory leak ‘extremely unlikely’

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021By Editor

The expert team has found no evidence to back up the theory that the Covid-19 pandemic was caused by a laboratory accident in Wuhan, China. At the same time, it has not identified any animal source of the virus either. … Read More >WHO fact-finding mission: Animal source of Covid-19 still unidentified, Wuhan laboratory leak ‘extremely unlikely’