Date: 01/02/2021
Developing a vaccine is a long road full of checkpoints. Each phase designed to make sure it is both effective and safe. But with the whole world struggling to contain a pandemic, and unprecedented amounts of funding available, the road to finding the COVID-19 vaccine looks more like this.
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Date: 20/01/2021
#AskWHO series: This was the live discussion of 20 January 2021 about the COVID-19 vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics safety assessment and approvals for use.
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Date: 07/01/2021
AskWHO series: This was the live discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic of 7 January 2021 with Dr Alejandro Cravioto, Chair of the WHO Strategic Advisory Experts Group on Immunization and Dr Katherine O’Brien, Head of WHO Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals department answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines from the general public.
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Date: 21/12/2020
Making vaccines, tests and medicines available can take a long time, even when there’s a health emergency like COVID -19. To ensure rapid access for all, the World Health Organization has developed the Emergency Use Listing - EUL - and this video explains how EUL works.
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Date: 07/12/2020
WHO Chief Scientis, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, explains why COVID-19 vaccines are able to be developed so fast.
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Date: 05/03/2021
What is the latest information on the SARS-CoV-2 virus variants? How is WHO tracking these virus mutations globally and how do we know which ones are important? Answering these questions in this episode of Science in 5 is WHO's Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove.
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Date: 09/09/2020
In the context of COVID-19 vaccine research, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO Chief Scientist, talks about the pivotal role that vaccines have played in saving millions of lives. She also explains the rigorous process that vaccines must go through before being certified as safe.
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Date: 04/03/2021
Keyla Blair, médica anestesista, conta que teve receio de pegar a COVID-19 e não poder mais ajudar aos outros. Ela explica por que vai continuar com as medidas de prevenção após ter tomado as duas doses de uma vacina contra essa doença.
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Date: 04/03/2021
Ana Paula da Silva, técnica em enfermagem e dentista, tomou a segunda dose da vacina contra a COVID-19 e diz que vai continuar seguindo todas as medidas de prevenção.
Até que uma grande parte da população esteja imunizada, devemos continuar lavando as mãos frequentemente, usando máscara e mantendo o distanciamento físico para proteger as outras pessoas
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Date: 04/03/2021
Walker Costa, enfermeiro, trabalha na ala de internação do Hospital Regional de Planaltina, no Distrito Federal, e já tomou as duas doses de uma das vacinas contra COVID-19. Ele continuará com todas as medidas preventivas até que a vacinação chegue a todos.
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