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
COVID-19 live Q&A virus variants with Dr M. Ryan and Dr M. Van Kerkhove. Ask WHO of 27 January 2021
Date:
27/01/2021
#AskWHO series: This was the live discussion of 27 January 2021 about COVID-19 virus variants 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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Health Communication, Pandemics/prevention & control, Epidemiological Monitoring, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Betacoronavirus/genetics, Mutation/genetics, DNA, Viral/genetics, COVID-19
What causes a virus to change and how to stop stronger COVID-19 variants from emerging
Date:
04/03/2021
When a virus is widely circulating in a population and causing many infections, the likelihood of the virus mutating increases. The more opportunities a virus has to spread, the more it replicates – and the more opportunities it has to undergo changes.
Stopping the spread at the source remains key. Current measures to reduce transmission – including frequent hand washing, wearing a mask, physi...
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Betacoronavirus/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Communication, Mutation/genetics, COVID-19
To stop stronger COVID-19 variants from emerging we need to work together globally
Date:
04/03/2021
Ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines is more critical than ever to address the evolving pandemic. If some parts of the world eliminate the virus while it spreads widely in other areas, we all run the risk of stronger strains evolving. We’re only safe when everyone is safe.
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Betacoronavirus/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Communication, Mutation/genetics, COVID-19
Stopping the spread of COVID-19 variants
Date:
04/03/2021
When a virus is widely circulating in a population and causing many infections, the likelihood of the virus mutating increases. The more opportunities a virus has to spread, the more it replicates – and the more opportunities it has to undergo changes.
Stopping the spread at the source remains key. Current measures to reduce transmission – including frequent hand washing, wearing a mask, physi...
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Betacoronavirus/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Communication, Mutation/genetics, COVID-19
What causes a virus to change?
Date:
04/03/2021
When a virus is widely circulating in a population and causing many infections, the likelihood of the virus mutating increases. The more opportunities a virus has to spread, the more it replicates – and the more opportunities it has to undergo changes.
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Betacoronavirus/genetics, Coronavirus Infections/genetics, Pneumonia, Viral/genetics, Pandemics/prevention & control, Health Communication, Mutation/genetics, COVID-19
