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WHO gives emergency approval to Sinopharm, first Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

WHO gives emergency approval to Sinopharm, first Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

  • Sinopharm becomes the first COVID-19 shot developed by a non-Western country to win the WHO's backing
  • First time WHO has given emergency use approval to any Chinese vaccine for any infectious disease
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WHO experts voice ‘very low confidence’ in some Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine data

WHO experts voice ‘very low confidence’ in some Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine data

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WHO worried COVID-19 rates could spike during Ramadan

WHO worried COVID-19 rates could spike during Ramadan

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World health body plans to vaccinate 20% of Syrians in 2021

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WHO has alerted six African countries after Ebola outbreaks

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Update No indication of COVID-19 virus in Wuhan before December 2019: WHO mission

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WHO probe team visits Wuhan market at heart of first virus outbreak

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WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients

WHO issues new clinical advice on treating COVID-19 patients

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WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate coronavirus pandemic origins

WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate coronavirus pandemic origins

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