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WHO research shows COVID vaccines still crucial in preventing severe illness

·January 1, 2026·1 min read

Although COVID-19 no longer causes the widespread disruption seen during the global health emergency, the virus continues to hospitalize and kill people across Europe and neighbouring regions. Studies led by the WHO Regional Office for Europe confirm that people who receive timely booster doses are far less likely to develop...

WHO expert group reaffirms no link between vaccines and autism

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·December 12, 2025·1 min read

Meeting on 27 November, the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety examined 31 major research studies published between 2010 and August 2025. The analysis covered data from multiple countries and looked both at vaccines in general and at those containing thiomersal – a preservative sometimes used to prevent contamination...

Global measles cases surge as 30 million children miss vaccines, UN health agency warns

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·November 28, 2025·1 min read

Officials said global outbreaks are accelerating as millions of children remain under-immunized following years of COVID-19 pandemic-related disruption. “Measles remains one of the most contagious respiratory viruses,” said Dr. Kate O’Brien, WHO’s Director of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals. “One person can infect up to 18 others. Many people think measles...

Haiti battles rabies with vaccines and vigilance

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·October 5, 2025·4 min read

Last July, in the remote locality of Butête, in southern Haiti, nine-year-old Jonas* lost his life to rabies. When a stray dog bit the boy on the leg, the wound seemed minor. Like many families living far from any health facilities, his mother was unaware that immediate care was critical....

World News in Brief: Education suffers amid DR Congo violence, WHO greenlights RSV vaccines, more hurricanes ahead for Haiti

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·May 31, 2025·3 min read

According to UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, more than 290 schools have been damaged or destroyed in Ituri this year alone, bringing the total number of out-of-school children in the province to over 1.3 million. Protection crisis Between January and April 2025, a surge in violence displaced more than 100,000 people...

Gaza: Polio could spread unless vaccines reach war-torn north

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·October 24, 2024·4 min read

“It is imperative to stop the polio outbreak in Gaza before more children are paralysed and the virus spreads,” said Louise Wateridge, spokesperson for the UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA. “The vaccination campaign must be facilitated in the north through the implementation of humanitarian pauses.” To interrupt transmission, at...

World News in Brief: DPR Korea missile launch condemned, malaria vaccines for Cameroon, solidarity with Haiti

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·November 23, 2023·2 min read

The country, commonly known as North Korea, claimed to have carried out a third attempt to launch a ballistic missile on Tuesday, according to media reports. Comply with obligations Any such launch is contrary to relevant Security Council resolutions, Mr. Guterres said in a statement issued later that day by...

Refusal to waive IP rights for COVID-19 vaccines violates human rights: Experts

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·September 1, 2023·2 min read

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) adopted a decision under its “early warning and urgent action” procedures, stating that developed countries’ “persistent refusal” to waive COVID-19 vaccine IP rights – such as patents and trademarks – violated non-discrimination guarantees under international human rights law. CERD is...

World Immunization Week sees ‘big catch-up’ to get vaccines back on track

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·April 25, 2023·1 min read

Under the banner of ‘The Big Catch-Up’, WHO – the World Health Organization – and partners will support countries to get back on track so that more children and adults are protected from preventable diseases. The pandemic saw essential immunization levels decrease in over 100 countries, leading to rising outbreaks...

Doses of Ebola candidate vaccines expected to be shipped to Uganda next week: WHO |

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·November 17, 2022·2 min read

Uganda is going through a major outbreak of the deadly disease, and there have been 141 confirmed cases to date, and 22 probable cases. Confirmed deaths total 55, with probable deaths at 22, while 73 people have recovered from the disease. Global effort The outbreak was declared on...

Develop more vaccines to combat ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance: WHO |

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·July 13, 2022·1 min read

The UN agency has released its first-ever report on the pipeline of vaccines currently in development, geared at guiding further investment and research. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk...

Monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries warns Tedros; calls for more testing, vaccines to end COVID pandemic |

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·June 9, 2022·2 min read

At a press conference in Geneva updating on both the current Monkeypox outbreak and COVID-19, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted that 29 countries where the Monkeypox virus does not usually circulate, had confirmed cases. “The risk of #monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic countries is real. WHO is particularly concerned about the...