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Live Q&A on tuberculosis with Tereza Kasaeva in time of COVID-19​. Ask WHO​ on how to end TB​!

Date: 23/03/2021


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Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Americas/epidemiology, Tuberculosis/epidemiology, Vulnerable Populations, Health Communication, Tuberculosis/prevention & control, Triage, Risk Groups, Health Services Accessibility, Health Human Resource Training, Health Personnel/education, COVID-19

Live Q&A on COVID-19 virus variants & control measures with Dr Mike Ryan & Dr Maria Van Kerkhove.

Date: 17/03/2021


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Epidemiological Monitoring, Betacoronavirus/genetics, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Mutation/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, Social Isolation, Health Communication, COVID-19

Experts and gamers join forces to fight COVID-19 via Plague Inc: the Cure game

Date: 31/03/2021

Ndemic Creations and WHO are launching a public awareness campaign bringing together gamers and experts to promote actions everyone can take to stay healthy and learn to detect and act upon misinformation. WHO and GOARN experts comment on decisions made by gamers in real-time and compare it with public health management in real-life scenarios. The game also showcases WHO health and safety COVID-19...
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Video Games, Coronavirus Infections/prevention & control, Pneumonia, Viral/prevention & control, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Promotion, Health Education, Epidemiological Monitoring, Health Communication, World Health Organization, Communication, COVID-19, Misinformation, Plague Inc

Live Q&A on COVID-19​ with Dr Mike Ryan and Dr Maria Van Kerkhove

Date: 31/03/2021


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Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology, Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology, Pandemics/statistics & numerical data, Epidemiological Monitoring, Americas/epidemiology, Health Communication, Risk Groups, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Betacoronavirus/immunology, Coronavirus Infections/immunology, Viral Vaccines/supply & distribution, Pneumonia, Viral/immunology, Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use, COVID-19

WHO’s Science in 5 on COVID-19: vaccines, variants & doses

Date: 26/03/2021

If you have already had COVID-19 do you still need both doses of the vaccine? Do these vaccines protect you against infection? Do they protect us against variants? WHO’s Dr Katherine O’Brien answers these 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, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Vaccine Potency, Betacoronavirus/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Mutation/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, Health Communication, COVID-19

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