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More than two-thirds of African nations fall short of 10% COVID vaccination goal: WHO

Following a World Health Assembly goal to fully vaccinate 10% of every country's population by Sept. 30, findings issued Wednesday saw 15 out of Africa's 54 nations reach the target, according to the World Health Organization.

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WHO to revive probe into COVID-19 origins, officials warn time is running out

The World Health Organization is developing a team of about 20 scientists who will be tasked with uncovering the origins of the COVID-19 outbreak-- and officials warned that time could be running out, according to a report.

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WHO: COVID-19 cases hit 1st 'substantial decline' in months

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported 4 million weekly COVID-19 cases, reflecting the first marked decline in more than two months.In recent weeks, there were about 4.4 million cases.

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WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year

The head of the World Health Organization is calling on rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines to refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year, expanding a call that has largely fallen on deaf ears.

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WHO investigating new COVID-19 variant named mu

The World Health Organization said it is monitoring another new COVID-19 variant with mutations that the agency fears could make it resistant to vaccines.

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WHO: Warns against COVID-19 boosters before 1st vaccines

The chief scientist of the World Health Organization is warning of “even more dire situations” worldwide in the coronavirus pandemic if high-income countries start administering vaccine boosters ahead of poorer countries without vaccines.

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WHO 'extremely concerned' about Afghanistan crisis

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is “extremely concerned” over the “evolving security and humanitarian situation” in Afghanistan and called for health workers to be “respected and supported.”

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Jamie Metzl: Expert committee 'essentially lied' about lab leak as part of 'deal' with China

World Health Organization Committee member Jamie Metzl sat down with "America's Newsroom" Friday, and discussed the W.H.O. looking into the origins of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus could ‘spread far and wide’ if not stopped: WHO

A man who died in West Africa has tested positive for the Ebola-like Marburg virus — with health officials scrambling to stop the killer disease before it can “spread far and wide,” the World Health Organization said.

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WHO calls for moratorium on vaccine booster shots

The head of the World Health Organization is calling for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their first shots.

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Sen. Tom Cotton slams China over the pandemic

Senator Tom Cotton joined ‘America Reports’ to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and weigh in on mask mandates.

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World is 'moving further away' from end of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO official

A top scientist at the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that the world is shifting further away from the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, owing to factors like viral variants, social mixing, the flouting of public health measures and vaccine inequities.

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WHO says it will fix multiple 'unintended errors' in report with China on COVID-19 origins: report

The World Health Organization has vowed to correct several "unintended errors" discovered in its joint report with China regarding the origins of COVID-19, according to a new report.

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COVID-19 saw millions miss childhood vaccinations, WHO warns

As many as 23 million children worldwide missed routine vaccinations last year due to COVID-19-related disruptions in health care, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Thursday.

Opinion 23 hours ago

Betsy McCaughey: COVID vaccine equity? US deserves answers on booster shots vs. donations to rest of world

Giving boosters to vaccinated people in rich countries, while millions in poor countries go unvaccinated, is nothing short of greed, the WHO director-general said

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WHO warns against COVID-19 vaccine 'mix and match' approach

A top scientist at the World Health Organization warned Monday against mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines amid uncertainty over safety and efficacy.

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WHO chief warns 'variants are currently winning the race against vaccines' as Delta spreads

On the same day that the world reached the grim milestone of 4 million COVID-19 deaths, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that variants are causing a “wave of death” in some parts of the world with less access to vaccines.

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WHO decision challenges West to recognize Chinese vaccines

The World Health Organization said Thursday that any COVID-19 vaccines it has authorized for emergency use should be recognized by countries as they open up their borders to inoculated travelers.

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Will one dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine protect me?

Experts recommend getting fully vaccinated, especially with the emergence of worrisome coronavirus mutations such as the delta variant first identified in India.

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As variant rises, vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’

Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot.

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WHO recommends masks -- even for vaccinated people -- because of delta variant

As the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus gained traction around the world, the World Health Organization urged vaccinated people to continue to wear masks and social distance, according to reports. 

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WHO flags concerns at Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine production plant

The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern about how one of the plants involved in Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine production fills the vials, and whether mitigation measures to reduce risk of cross-contamination are adequately implemented.

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In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans

Craig Elazer had struggled all his life with anxiety so bad his whole body would shake. But because he was Black, he was seen as unruly, she said, not as a person who needed help.

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Delta variant on the rise in US: What to know

What should I know about the delta variant? It’s a version of the coronavirus that has been found in more than 80 countries since it was first detected in India.

Opinion 23 hours ago

Tucker Carlson: The COVID vaccine is dangerous for kids, Big Tech doesn't want you to know that

'Tucker Carlson Tonight' host discusses new research that shows the COVID vaccine is bad for kids, and questions why Big Tech censors the information.

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COVID-19 gene data removed from NIH database on Chinese researchers' request

Chinese researchers directed the U.S. National Institutes of Health to delete gene sequences of early COVID-19 cases from a key scientific database, raising concerns that scientists studying the origin of the pandemic may lack access to key pieces of information.

Media 23 hours ago

New in-depth interview sees Trump call out Dems, WHO, mainstream media on Wuhan lab dismissal

Former President Donald Trump sat down with Dr. Nicole Saphier for an in-depth Fox Nation interview to discuss the recent findings surrounding COVID-19's potential origins, the dismissal of the Wuhan lab leak theory, and the release of her new book of the same name, ‘Panic Attack: Playing Politics with Science'

Opinion 23 hours ago

Tucker Carlson: Scientists want to use human engineering to solve climate change

'Tucker Carlson Tonight' host discusses how Google may have funded research that led to the coronavirus pandemic, and how scientists want to use human engineering to stop climate change and beef consumption.

World 23 hours ago

Philippines' Duterte threatens vaccine decliners with jail, animal drug

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, frustrated by the slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in his country, threatened people who refuse to get inoculated with jail or an injection of Ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug widely used to treat animals.

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Attorney sues to stop 'most severe' vaccine mandate at Indiana University

An attorney representing students at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, told Fox News' Tucker Carlson on Monday that it is unconstitutional for it or any institution to mandate a coronavirus jab in order to enroll in classes.

Opinion 23 hours ago

Rep. Mike Gallagher: Truth on COVID, China – here's why world needs answers about what happened at Wuhan

Just like the Soviet Union during the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown, from the earliest days of the pandemic when the virus emerged in Wuhan, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has engaged in a concerted campaign to pile lies on top of lies about the virus and its origins.