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WHO just finished investigating whether the coronavirus escaped from a Wuhan lab

February 9th, 2021

Chris Smith

The World Health Organization sent a team of experts to Wuhan to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic, and it has wrapped up the official investigation. Investigators concluded that the likeliest explanation for the pandemic is an infection from an unidentified animal. The WHO said that the hypothesis that the virus escaped accidentally …

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WHO’s official coronavirus investigation will begin in January

December 17th, 2020

Chris Smith

The highly anticipated WHO investigation of the coronavirus’s origin will begin as soon as January 2021. An international team of 12-15 experts is expected to go on a six-week mission to China to investigate the origin of COVID-19. Planning is underway, and the health experts might depart soon after New Year’s Day. More than a …

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There’s still hope that the mysterious origin of the coronavirus will be uncovered

November 20th, 2020

Chris Smith

The World Health Organization’s delayed investigation of the novel coronavirus’s origin in China has caused controversy, but scientists still expect the investigation to yield results. The WHO and China agreed on how to proceed with the coronavirus origin search, but the first phase will involve Chinese scientists doing the legwork in Wuhan. Experts think that …

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We might never know the true origin of the novel coronavirus

November 2nd, 2020

Chris Smith

The World Health Organization will soon reveal more details about the planned investigation of the novel coronavirus’s origin in China. The WHO negotiated the terms of the upcoming investigation with China over the summer, without revealing any of the conclusions to the public. A New York Times report reveals the first details of the WHO-China …

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Healthy young people might not get a coronavirus vaccine until 2022

October 15th, 2020

Chris Smith

The final results for multiple coronavirus vaccine candidates might be ready this winter, at which point the successful candidates could be available for emergency immunization campaigns. The World Health Organization warns that there won’t be enough vaccine supply to inoculate everyone and that healthy, young people might have to wait until 2022 for a COVID-19 …

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After supporting coronavirus lockdowns for months, the WHO just made the reversal of the year

October 11th, 2020

Andy Meek

After months of warning of the necessity of coronavirus lockdowns as a means of getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control, the World Health Organization has apparently had a change of heart. Lockdowns, one WHO official said in a recent interview, have done incalculable damage on their own and should really be avoided. The right way …

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WHO: 1 in 10 people have now been infected with the coronavirus

October 5th, 2020

Jacob Siegal

According to the World Health Organization, the latest estimates suggest that 1 in 10 people on the planet have now been infected with the novel coronavirus. This is a staggering milestone, but it also means that 90% of humanity has yet to catch COVID-19, which means “the vast majority of the world remains at risk.” …

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The WHO went to China to open its coronavirus origin investigation – and didn’t even visit Wuhan once

August 29th, 2020

Chris Smith

Mysteries surrounding the origins of the coronavirus pandemic have yet to be solved, as the World Health Organization’s investigation doesn’t seem to be advancing at all. Two WHO officials who spent three weeks in China preparing the terms for the upcoming investigation did not even visit Wuhan, the place where the virus is believed to …

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There’s still ‘no evidence’ that coronavirus is being transmitted by food

August 16th, 2020

Chris Smith

Coronavirus transmission via food isn’t a risk, the World Health Organization reassure. A number of reports from New Zealand and China indicated that the coronavirus might be present on frozen food packaging, prompting worries that the virus could spread via food. WHO officials explained that there’s no evidence to suggest food transmission is possible, and …

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WHO just reminded us of the worst-case coronavirus scenario

August 3rd, 2020

Chris Smith

There isn’t any “silver bullet” for stopping coronavirus transmission, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reminded the world on Monday. Even though several promising vaccine candidates have advanced to Phase 3, Tedros explained that people should still respect safety measures. People should still practice social distancing, wear face masks, and wash hands frequently to reduce the …