Now playing Next Health COVID-19 pandemic 'far from over', warns WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned there will be more pandemics in the future. 25/10/2021
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Now playing Next United Kingdom Long COVID now has an official WHO clinical definition In September, there were more than one million people living in the UK who reported they were suffering from long COVID. 09/10/2021
Now playing Next Health WHO recommends world's first malaria vaccine for African children WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called it a "historic moment". 06/10/2021
Now playing Next Health COVID: EMA backs 3rd vaccine dose for people with weak immune systems The EMA has advised people with "severely weakened immune systems" to get a third dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna COVID vaccines. 05/10/2021
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Now playing Next Switzerland WHO chief will 'continue to call for vaccine equity until we get it' Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appealed again for drug companies to prioritise the UN-backed COVAX initiative designed to share vaccines globally. 14/09/2021
Now playing Next world news Vulnerable can get 3rd jab as Europe face 'worrying' COVID surge: WHO A further 236,000 people could lose their lives to the pandemic across Europe by December 1, the World Health Organization confirmed. 30/08/2021
Now playing Next Health Are COVID-19 vaccines safe for pregnant women? Euronews Next spoke to the World Health Organization to find out the impact of COVID vaccines on pregnant women, fertility and periods. 27/08/2021
Now playing Next world news WHO calls for COVID booster jab moratorium until the end of September The head of the UN agency stressed that "hundreds of millions" worldwide are still waiting for their first dose. 04/08/2021
Now playing Next world news Delta variant of COVID-19 now dominant in Europe, says WHO The World Health Organization has said that the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now dominant in much of the European Region and has urged governments to step up vaccination programmes. 23/07/2021
Now playing Next world news WHO calls for audit of Chinese labs where COVID was first identified The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Friday for an audit of Chinese laboratories where the first cases of COVID-19 were identified as part of the investigation into the origin of the pandemic. 16/07/2021
Now playing Next world news WHO calls on the West to donate extra vaccines to poor countries World Health Organization officials want rich countries to give their extra coronavirus vaccine doses to poor countries that haven’t yet immunised their populations, rather than using them as boosters. 12/07/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom Lack of care for COVID-19 at EURO 2020 final 'devastating', says WHO The World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus did not "take a break" during Sunday's EURO 2020 final. 12/07/2021
Now playing Next world news Europe could face COVID surge before autumn, WHO warns "Last week the number of cases rose by 10 per cent driven by increased mixing, travel gatherings and easing of social restrictions," WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said. 01/07/2021
Now playing Next world news WHO issues fresh warning to EURO 2020 fans in COVID-19 pandemic The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases in Europe has risen by 10% in the last week. 01/07/2021
Now playing Next The Cube Painkillers not recommended before a COVID-19 vaccine - health experts Misleading posts online have suggested that people should take antihistamines or painkillers before getting their coronavirus vaccine, but the WHO has warned against this. 23/06/2021
