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WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “WHO is aware that some countries have suspended the use of AstraZeneca vaccines, based on reports of blood clots in some people who received doses of the vaccine from two batches. This measure was taken as a precaution while a full investigation is finalized.” WHO

With 18 Ebola cases reported, 14 confirmed, and four deaths to date, the West African nation of Guinea is becoming the focus of an urgent public health response involving national health authorities, local communities, the WHO and its partners. An Ebola vaccine has been deployed for the first time in the country, with more than 1,600 people vaccinated so far. UNTV CH

World Health Organization (WHO) shipped on Thursday 11 000 doses of Ebola vaccines to Guinea, where a cluster of Ebola cases was reported by the country’s health officials.WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) shipped on Thursday 11 000 doses of Ebola vaccines to Guinea, where a cluster of Ebola cases was reported by the country’s health officials. WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) launched an Ebola ring vaccination in Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). WHO

Close to 300 Ebola contacts identified in the latest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 109 more in Guinea, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. UNTV CH

The World Health Organization (WHO) listed two versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for these vaccines to be rolled out globally through COVAX. The vaccines are produced by AstraZeneca-SKBio (Republic of Korea) and the Serum Institute of India. WHO

Today marks the end of the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), nearly six months after the first cases were reported in Equateur Province. WHO

The number of cases of Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Equateur province “have now reached 100, including 43 people who have died,” and cases “have spread from the city of Mbandaka to 11 of the province’s 17 health zones,” a UN spokesperson said. UNIFEED

After nearly two years and 2,280 deaths, the world’s second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is finally over, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. WHO