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WHO’s Science in 5 on COVID-19: developing WHO’s public health advice

Date: 12/03/2021

In this week’s episode, WHO’s Dr. John Grove explains how WHO brings the best evidence together to develop health guidance for the world.
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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, World Health Organization, Health Councils/organization & administration, 50207, Health Communication, COVID-19

WHO’s Science in 5 on COVID-19: vaccines-when and why?

Date: 19/03/2021

If you have been wondering when you would receive your vaccine, why you should get vaccinated and are concerned about what your are hearing about side effects, this episode of Science with 5 with WHO’s Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan is for you.
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Health Communication, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, COVID-19

COVID-19 & discrimination

Date: 22/03/2021

"COVID-19 has peeled back some of the covers we had over the existing prejudices in our society, existing stigma. We need to learn about how we educate and socialize our kids, because we create those systems of discrimination that the virus has exploited" said Dr Mike Ryan, WHO Executive Director of Health Emergencies
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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, Social Stigma, Health Communication, COVID-19

Live Q&A on pregnancy and childbirth during COVID-19. Ask your questions!

Date: 24/03/2021

Pregnant women or recently pregnant women who are older, overweight, and have pre-existing medical conditions such as hypertension and diabetes seem to have an increased risk of developing severe COVID-19. When pregnant women develop severe disease, they also seem to more often require care in intensive care units than non-pregnant women of reproductive age. Due to changes in their bodies and i...
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Betacoronavirus/pathogenicity, Coronavirus Infections/complications, Pneumonia, Viral/complications, Pandemics/prevention & control, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology, Maternal-Child Health Services/organization & administration, Health Communication, Social Isolation, Quarantine, Breast Feeding, Child Health Services/organization & administration, COVID-19

Media briefing on COVID-19 - 22/03/2021

Date: 22/03/2021

00:00:22 CL Good day and welcome wherever you are listening to us today. It's Monday 22nd March 2021. My name is Christian Lindmeier and I am welcoming you to today's global COVID-19 press conference. Simultaneous interpretation is provided in the six official languages, Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Spanish and Russian plus Portuguese and Hindi. Let me introduce the participants. In the room...
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Pandemics/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Health Communication, Americas/epidemiology, Tuberculosis/prevention & control, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Health Equity, Social Isolation, Quarantine, Masks, Schools/standards, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom , Covax

Media briefing on COVID-19 - 26/03/2021

Date: 26/03/2021

00:00:18 CL Hello. Good day to... wherever you are listening to us. Today is Friday 26th March 2021. My name is Christian Lindmeier and I'm welcoming you to today's global COVID-19 press conference. Simultaneous interpretation is provided in the six official UN languages, Arabic, Chinese, French, English, Spanish and Russian, as well as Portuguese and Hindi. The participants today are, p...
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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Health Communication, Risk Groups, Health Equity, Hospital Bed Capacity, Intensive Care Units, Americas/epidemiology, Betacoronavirus/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Vaccine Potency, Mutation/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, COVID-19, Ghebreyesus, Tedros Adhanom , Covax

WHO’s Science in 5 on COVID-19: vaccines explained

Date: 12/02/2021

Science in 5 series - episode #25 / If you have had COVID-19, should you still get vaccinated ? Why are we not vaccinating children under 16? WHO’s Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan explains these and other vaccine related questions in Science in 5 this week.
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Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Pandemics/prevention & control, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Health Communication, COVID-19

New COVID-19​ virus variant discussion with experts from WHO,COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium and Instituto Sanger

Date: 23/12/2020

New COVID-19​ virus variant discussion with experts from WHO, COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium and Instituto Sanger
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Betacoronavirus/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, Mutation/genetics, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Communication, Masks, Quarantine, Social Isolation, Polymerase Chain Reaction, COVID-19

COVID-19​ live Q&A with Dr Mike Ryan and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove. Ask WHO​ of 6 January 2021

Date: 06/01/2021

#AskWHO​ series: This was the live discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic of 6 January 2021 with Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Programme, and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO Technical Lead on COVID-19. Questions from the audience were taken.
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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Social Isolation, Quarantine, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Communication, Holidays, Americas/epidemiology, Risk Groups, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Masks, Betacoronavirus/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, Mutation/genetics, Vaccine Potency, COVID-19

COVID-19​ live Q&A with Dr Ryan, Dr Van Kerkhove, Dr del Rio & Dr Kraft. Ask WHO​ of 13 January 2021

Date: 13/01/2021

#AskWHO​ series: This was the live discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic of 13 January 2021 with Dr Mike Ryan, WHO Executive Director, Health Emergencies Programme, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO Technical Lead for COVID-19,
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Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Communication, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Viral Vaccines/immunology, Quarantine, Social Isolation, Masks, Vulnerable Populations, Communication, COVID-19, Infodemic