WHO grants emergency validation to Pfizer vaccine
World Health Organization says Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is the first to receive its "emergency validation" since the pandemic began.
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PA to receive first COVID-19 vaccines within two weeks
The PA has been in touch with the World Health Organization to ensure that it receives coronavirus vaccines.
WHO Director: Lockdowns should only be a “last resort”
Regional Emergency Director at the World Health Organization warns against overuse of lockdowns, calling them a 'last resort'.
World Health Organization: Stop the lockdowns
Top WHO envoy urges world leaders to avoid using lockdowns. 'They make poor people a lot poorer.'
WHO: COVID-19 vaccine may arrive by end of 2020
WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus says organization has "hope" there will be a vaccine for the coronavirus by year's end.
WHO: 760 million people have been infected with COVID-19
World Health Organization estimates that one in ten people worldwide have been infected with the coronavirus thus far.
WHO director-general to visit Israel
Israeli Ambassador to the UN in Geneva Meirav Elon Shahar meets World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
WHO official: Global death toll could reach 2 million
World Health Organization official warns the global COVID-19 death toll could double to 2 million before successful vaccine is used.
WHO hopes pandemic will last less than two years
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expresses hope the COVID-19 pandemic will be shorter than the 1918 Spanish flu.
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Professor Yoram Lass to Arutz Sheva: 'Pandemic psychosis'
Former HM Director: 'Pandemic psychosis virus is new means of communication; social networks never existed in previous viral pandemics.'
WHO demands Russia follow vaccine production guidelines
Russia claims vaccine will be ready for mass production by next month, but World Health Organization urges caution.
WHO warns pandemic will be lengthy
World Health Organization says coronavirus pandemic is likely to be "lengthy" and warns of risk of "response fatigue".
Record daily increase in global coronavirus cases
World Health Organization says the total number of cases of COVID-19 in the world rose by 284,196 in 24 hours.
WHO chief rejects 'baseless' allegation by Pompeo
World Health Organization chief rejects claim by Secretary of State that he owed his position to a deal with China.
Record daily increase in global coronavirus cases
WHO reports 237,743 new cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours.
WHO head: Many countries heading in wrong direction
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says 'too many countries' not doing enough to combat coronavirus or taking pandemic seriously enough.
Israel ranked third-highest in number of daily coronavirus cases
Health Ministry reports 1,360 new cases as WHO report ranks Israel as European country with third-highest number of daily coronavirus cases.
WHO reports record daily number of new coronavirus cases
228,102 new cases of COVID-19 reported around the world, more than 100,000 of which in the US and Brazil.
Biden: I'll rejoin WHO on my first day as President
Democratic presidential frontrunner renounces Trump's decision to withdraw from World Health Organization.
WHO admits: Chance of airborne spread of COVID-19
World Health Organization reverses position again on coronavirus after scientists say disease can be spread through the air.
WHO reports largest single-day increases in COVID-19 cases
WHO reports 8,708,008 cases of coronavirus with 461,715 deaths worldwide.
WHO: Coronavirus pandemic in a 'new and dangerous phase'
WHO chief urges nations and citizens to remain extremely vigilant as COVID-19 cases hit a new peak.
WHO: 40% of coronavirus cases spread by asymptomatic carriers
World Health Organization says 16% of people infected with coronavirus are asymptomatic.
WHO suspends clinical trials of hydroxychloriquine
World Health Organization temporarily suspends clinical trials of hydroxychloriquine as treatment for COVID-19 as a precautionary measure.
Trump threatens to withdraw from the World Health Organization
Slamming WHO's response to the coronavirus pandemic and its position vis-a-vis China and Taiwan, Trump gives 30-day deadline for reform.
WHO: The coronavirus may never go away
World Health Organization officials say that populations around the world may have to learn to live with COVID-19 long term.
Recovered COVID-19 carriers may not be immune
The WHO disputes claims that individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 have developed antibodies providing immunity from virus.
WHO chief: Worst of coronavirus is still ahead of us
WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus urges countries to work together, prevent further tragedies from coronavirus. 'We warned about this'
Israeli historian donates $1 million to WHO
Israeli author and historian Yuval Noah Harari pledges $1 million to World Health Organization to help mitigate halt in US funding.
The legacy of a Marxist failure and corona - Dr. WHO?
Senator calls to investigate WHO, questions CCP ties
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) calls on Congress to launch investigation into ties between World Health Organization and Chinese Communist Party.
Coronavirus officially declared a pandemic
World Health Organization officially declares coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.
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'It looks like Chinese Communist Party has bought the WHO'
Gordon Chang tells Simone Gao it seems WHO has been bought by the Chinese Communist Party as their narrative corresponds to President Xi's.
WHO declares international emergency over coronavirus outbreak
World Health Organization says coronavirus epidemic in China now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern.
WHO: Ban smoking e-cigarettes indoors
In report on global tobacco epidemic, World Health Organization notes progress, urges governments to ban marketing of e-cigarettes.
Smoking kills someone every 4 seconds
Every year, 165,000 children worldwide die due to secondhand smoke - and a whopping 20% of all cancer cases are linked to smoking.
UN's World Health Organization passes anti-Israel resolution
World Health Organization approves resolution accusing Israel of perpetuating health crisis in PA. WJC blasts body's double standards.
Measles cases up 300% year over year
World Health Organization warns anti-vaccination campaign has led to over 3 times as many measles infections compared to 2018.
Israeli elected to executive board of UN health agency
World Health Organization elects Israeli professor as a member of its executive board.
WHO head praises Hadassah Medical Center
WHO Director General Ghebreyesus arrives in Israel unexpectedly, praises Hadassah's hemato-oncology ward.
An Israeli doctor at the World Health Organization
Deputy Director-General of Israel's Health Ministry elected to Executive Committee of the World Health Organization.
Super-STD has no cure - and it's spreading
Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea can cause permanent damage - and it appears to be spreading.
WHO passes on anti-Israel resolution, UK, US oppose it
Britain joins US in opposing UN health body’s resolution singling out Israel.
UN: Chemical weapons attack victims show signs of nerve agent
World Health Organization says victims of Syrian chemical attack show symptoms of exposure to nerve agents.
Israeli army medics named world’s best in disaster relief
World Health Organization recognizes Israel as top emergency aid force in the world.
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Israel to participate in World Walking Day
180 Israeli municipalities to hold activities for World Walking Day on Friday.
How much does a kidney cost in Iran?
While western world citizens wait for years for a kidney transplant, Iran touts its own solution: Legal organ trade.
WHO: No evidence coffee causes cancer
World Health Organization downgrades warning on cancer following extensive review.
'This is anti-Semitism'
WHO singles out Israel as world’s only ‘health rights violator’
World Health Organization's UN resolution marks Israel as the world’s only violator of ‘mental, physical and environmental health.’
Israel in top ten for life expectancy
Israeli men can expect to live to 80.6; women, 84.3.
Zika virus declared a global emergency
WHO, criticized for being asleep at the wheel on Zika like Ebola, snaps into action as Brazil reports 4,000 birth defects and virus spreads.
Zika vaccine may be ready this year
If human testing successful, vaccine to be used during a public health emergency in October or November.
Zika virus spreading 'explosively' according to WHO
Scientists warn that it could take a decade to make a vaccine against the mosquito-borne virus
As siege continues, Madaya's situation worsens
City of Madaya is still under siege by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad. WHO not being allowed to help.
World Health Organization declares Sierra Leone free of Ebola
Following 42 days without any cases of Ebola, World Health Organization declares Sierra Leone out of danger.
Study: Bacon, sausage and ham 'as dangerous as smoking'
Israelis generally avoid pork products – and that's a healthy thing, the World Health Organization said in a new report.
WHO: One Million People Wounded in Syrian War
Lack of medical care is causing infectious disease crisis as Syria continues on road to ruin, WHO representative reveals.
Nigeria Declared 'Ebola-Free'
Nigeria has been declared officially free of Ebola virus after six weeks with no new cases, the World Health Organization says.
Doomsday Scenario: 1.4 Million Ebola Victims By January
US Centers for Disease Control reports case numbers higher than thought and growing fast, meaning crisis unless serious action taken.
Egypt Bans 'World Nargila Championship'
Nargila water-pipe smoking competition in Cairo banned due to breach of World Health Organization's anti-tobacco laws.
