Fecha: 26/02/2021
As new variants emerge people are wondering if they should wait until a more efficacious vaccine is available or if they should go ahead and get vaccinated now? Answering your questions on COVID-19 vaccines and variants in this episode of Science in 5 is WHO's Dr Soumya Swaminathan.
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Fecha: 19/02/2021
As the world rolls out COVID-19 vaccines, many people are asking what to expect – in particular, are these vaccines safe? The answer is yes, but here’s a bit more information you may find useful.
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Fecha: 19/02/2021
How far apart should the doses of vaccines be? What if I miss my second dose? Can I get two doses from two different manufacturers? How was safety of vaccines ensured?
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Fecha: 04/02/2021
From clinic trials and emergency use listing to production, transportation, storage and final administration by local health workers – follow the journey of a vaccine.
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Fecha: 03/02/2021
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is the first vaccine to receive WHO validation for emergency use. Here is how it should be used.
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Fecha: 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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Fecha: 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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Fecha: 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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Fecha: 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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Fecha: 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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