May 27, 2023 | 12:03 PM
We asked, you answered: How do you feel about the end of the COVID-19 ’emergency’
We asked readers what was on their minds at this inflection point in the world’s pandemic response.
tag | World Health Organization
March 19, 2023 | 7:11 AM
WHO calls on China to share data on raccoon dog link to pandemic. Here’s what we know
The data was posted briefly on an international database but then abruptly taken down over the weekend.
November 29, 2021 | 12:48 PM
The World Health Organization warns of very high risk posed by the omicron variant
The WHO says the risk to vulnerable populations — especially in countries with low vaccination rates — could be “substantial.”
August 4, 2021 | 9:00 PM
Why WHO is calling for a moratorium on COVID vaccine boosters
WHO is saying that people who are fully immunized against COVID should hold off on getting a third shot until more people around the world can get their first dose of a vaccine.
June 1, 2021 | 1:23 PM
Alpha, Beta instead of Britain, South Africa. Why the WHO is renaming COVID variants
The WHO said it’s making the change to help avoid fueling stigma toward nations where new variants arise.
March 29, 2021 | 6:15 PM
WHO report: Wildlife farms, not market, likely source of coronavirus pandemic
In an exclusive interview with NPR, Peter Daszak, part of the investigative team that did two weeks of research in China, said it found evidence that wildlife farms may be a potential source of the main spillover event.
March 15, 2021 | 6:14 PM
WHO points to wildlife farms in southwest China as likely source of pandemic
A member of the World Health Organization investigative team says wildlife farms in southern China are the most likely source of the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 9, 2021 | 5:43 PM
Nearly 1 in 3 women experience violence: landmark report from WHO
The report, which WHO says is the largest-ever study of the prevalence of violence against women, draws upon data from 161 countries and areas on women and girls age 15 and up collected between 2000 and 2018.
February 18, 2021 | 6:00 PM
Biden to announce $4 billion for global COVID-19 vaccine effort
President Biden is set on Friday to announce a total of $4 billion in contributions to COVAX, the vaccine alliance trying to distribute COVID-19 vaccines to 92 low- and middle-income countries, a senior administration official told reporters.
February 14, 2021 | 7:47 AM
White House: China must release data from the ‘earliest days of the outbreak’
The White House is concerned over pandemic investigations in Wuhan
