| No images? Click here  5 February 2021 | Issue 16 Vaccines explained Read and share this series of explainers on vaccine development and distribution: 1. How do vaccines work? AR EN ES FR RU ZH 2. How are vaccines developed? AR EN ES FR RU ZH 3. Manufacturing, safety and quality control of vaccines EN FR NEW: ES RU ZH 4. The different types of COVID-19 vaccines EN NEW: AR ES FR RU ZH 5. How will there be fair and equitable allocation of limited supplies? EN NEW: AR ES FR RU COVID-19 stories Amidst COVID-19, training caregivers to transform children’s lives in Argentina (EN ES) Seven things to know about COVID-19 variants in Africa (EN FR) India shares vaccination and clinical research know-how for countries to customize and adapt (EN) Georgia’s COVID-19 experience will inform future primary health care approaches (EN) WHO works to address health inequities in Syria (EN) Yang and Drew: A COVID-19 recovery story from the Philippines (video EN/Filipino) COVAX publishes first interim distribution forecast (EN) New photos and video for media New photos show the continuation of health services amidst COVID-19:
Video for broadcasters on the impact of COVID-19 on cancer care. The science of COVID-19 WHO experts explain the science related to COVID-19. This video and audio series is available weekly on WHO's social media channels and on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major podcasts platforms. Episode #23: If you already got your COVID-19 vaccine, are you wondering when the immunity kicks in and how long it lasts? Can you still catch COVID-19 and can you infect others? How long do you need to take precautions after vaccination? COVID-19 course updates WHO’s free online learning platform OpenWHO offers 25 courses for COVID-19 across 44 languages. In total, the platform has 4.9 million course registrations. All courses are available for free here. NEW A series of video conference seminars will launch starting 9 February 2021 that builds on the OpenWHO COVID-19 vaccination trainings for health workers and national, regional and global stakeholders. This is a joint effort of WHO, Project ECHO, Boost, TechNet-21 and the COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Project. Check the topics and register for the first sessions here:
Technical guidanceWHO recommends follow-up care, low-dose anticoagulants for COVID-19 patients EN NEW: AR ES FR RU ZH SARS-CoV-2 genomic sequencing for public health goals: Interim guidance EN NEW: AR ES FR RU ZH Infection prevention and control guidance for long-term care facilities in the context of COVID 19: Interim guidance EN NEW: ES FR RU Therapeutics and COVID-19: living guideline EN NEW: AR ES FR RU ZH Interim recommendations for use of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, BNT162b2, under emergency use listing: interim guidance EN NEW: AR ES FR ZH COVID-19 case definition EN NEW: ZH Rational use of personal protective equipment for COVID-19 and considerations during severe shortages: Interim guidance EN NEW: FR COVID-19 diagnostic testing in the context of international travel: Scientific brief EN AR FR RU NEW: ZH Maintaining surveillance of influenza and monitoring SARS-CoV-2: adapting Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS) and sentinel systems during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim guidance EN NEW: ZH More resourcesAll COVID-19 information AR EN ES FR RU ZH Case numbers dashboard and map You are receiving this email because you are included on a WHO mailing list. If you have been forwarded this update you can click here to subscribe. |
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