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Africa: WHO Statement On Advancing the Next Series of Studies to Find the Origins of SARS-CoV-2
WHO, 12 August 2021
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO has been working with Member States and the scientific community to better understand how this pandemic began so that we can be better… Read more »
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Africa: WHO's Solidarity Clinical Trial Enters a New Phase With Three New Candidate Drugs
WHO, 11 August 2021
Solidarity PLUS trial for promising drugs will roll out in 52 countries, an unprecedented global collaboration for COVID-19 R&D Read more »
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Africa: Interim Statement On Heterologous Priming for Covid-19 Vaccines
WHO, 10 August 2021
WHO with support of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and its COVID-19 Vaccines Working Group is reviewing the emerging evidence on the use of… Read more »
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Africa: Interim Statement On Dose-Sparing Strategies for Covid-19 Vaccines (Fractionated Vaccine Doses)
WHO, 10 August 2021
WHO, with support of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization and its COVID-19 Vaccines Working Group, is reviewing the role of fractionating doses as a… Read more »
WHO Calls on Member States to Study Origins of Covid-19 Virus
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has been working with Member States and the scientific community to better understand how this pandemic began so that we can be better prepared for the next one.
Following the publication of the WHO-China joint report of the phase one studies on the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in March 2021, WHO has outlined the next series of studies that need to be undertaken and continues to be in discussions with Member States and experts on next steps.
To move forward, WHO calls for all governments to depoliticize the situation and cooperate to accelerate the origins studies, and importantly to work together to develop a common framework for future emerging pathogens of pandemic potential.
As of August 17, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 7,296,720 while over 55,904,582 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.
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