It is time for the international community to recognize COVID-19 as an endemic disease and end the pandemic health emergency, the World Health Organization announced Friday.
WHO adapts COVID vaccine guidance, keeps focus on at-risk older adults
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 29, 2023
The updated vaccine guidance is a response to the omicron era and high levels of population immunity, according to the WHO’s vaccine advisors.
WHO: Some superbugs became more antibiotic resistant during the pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Dec 12, 2022
Bacteria that cause healthcare-associated bloodstream infections gained increased resistance to last-resort antibiotics, according to a new report.
WHO: Nearly all surveyed healthcare facilities lack plans for improving environmental hygiene
May 26, 2022
A new global study finds “widespread challenges” in hygiene practices among healthcare facilities across income levels and geographic locations.
WHO backs Paxlovid for milder COVID-19 cases; users tell of rebound symptoms
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
Apr 25, 2022
The WHO’s guidance comes as some patients and clinicians report recurring symptoms after patients successfully finish a course of Paxlovid.