How will virus variants affect COVID-19 vaccines

View this email in your browser More Info on WHO's response to the pandemic Latest on COVID-19 Share Tweet Forward Share You can also find us on: Facebook messenger, Free Basics, Viber and WhatsApp COVID-19 data by country Find out how many vaccine doses have been given in your country using WHO's COVID-19 dashboard. Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 virus What is the latest information on the SARS-CoV-2 virus variants? How is WHO tracking these virus mutations globally and how do we know which ones are important? Dr Maria Van Kerkhove explains in Science in 5.  The effects of virus variants on COVID-19 vaccines The COVID-19 vaccines that are currently in development or have been approved are expected to provide at least some protection against new virus variants. Find out more. Inside the mammoth undertaking of global vaccine distribution WHO is at the centre of the largest simultaneous global vaccine drive in history, where speed and precision are of the essence to beating the COVID-19 pandemic. The life-saving power of medical oxygen The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated global demand for oxygen and made the delivery of oxygen supplies more urgent. WHO is working in the most vulnerable countries to scale up oxygen supply. More Info on WHO's response to the pandemic Other hot topics 1 in 4 people projected to have hearing problems by 2050 Nearly 2.5 billion people worldwide will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050, warns the WHO's first World Report on Hearing. At least 700 million of these people will require access to ear and hearing care and other rehabilitation services unless action is taken. Find out more Subscribe to the newsletter here. You can also find us on: Facebook messenger, Free Basics, Viber and WhatsApp Copyright © 2021 World Health Organization, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates at the WHO website (www.who.int). Thanks for helping to make the world a little healthier. Our mailing address is: World Health Organization Avenue Appia 20 Geneva 27 1211 Switzerland Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.