#COVAX announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech #COVID19 vaccine bit.ly/396cCjQ
Pending WHO emergency use listings, nearly 150 million doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford #COVID19 candidate vaccines are anticipated to be available by end of March 2021 bit.ly/396cCjQ
#COVAX is on track to deliver at least 2 billion #COVID19 doses by the end of the year, including at least 1.3 billion doses to 92 lower income economies in the @gavi COVAX Advanced Market Commitment bit.ly/396cCjQ
Lower your risk from #COVID19 by combining these 5⃣ precautions:
1⃣ Wear a mask 😷
2⃣ Clean your hands👐
3⃣ Keep physical distance 📏
4⃣ Cough/sneeze away into your elbow 💪
5⃣ Open windows as much as possible 🪟
3️⃣ factors that can help you make safe choices when you're in an area of widespread #COVID19 transmission: (1) Location (2) Proximity with others (3) Time you spend there
"Yesterday, the United States of America announced that it plans to retain its membership in WHO. I want to thank my brother Dr Tony Fauci once again for addressing the #EB148 so early in his morning"-@DrTedros
"40 years ago, a new virus emerged and sparked a pandemic. Life-saving medicines were developed, but more than a decade passed before the world’s poor got access to them"-@DrTedros#EB148
"12 years ago, a new virus emerged and sparked a pandemic. Life saving vaccines were developed, but by the time the world’s poor got access, the pandemic was over"-@DrTedros#EB148
.@KuzmanovicA went for a walk with a friend 12 days ago. The day after, her friend was feeling unwell & tested positive for #COVID19.
To break the transmission chain, Aleks immediately quarantined. She has been teleworking since & will continue for 14 days, following WHO guidance
WHO recommends that people who are identified as contacts of people infected with the #COVID19 virus stay in quarantine for 14 days to limit interactions with others and potential onward spread.
Quarantine of contacts is the restriction of activities and/or the separation of persons who are not ill, but who have been exposed to a person infected with the #COVID19 virus.
"The emergency committee met this week and made a series of recommendations about the #COVID19 outbreak.
It will come as no surprise to you that variants and vaccines were heavily discussed as well as the current epidemiological situation"-@DrTedrosbit.ly/2XIpAxP
"Some countries in Europe, Africa and the Americas are seeing spikes in #COVID19 cases with multiple factors driving transmission risk. This is because we are collectively not succeeding at breaking the chains of transmission at the community level or within households"-@DrTedros
The international team of 13 scientists examining the origins of the virus that causes #COVID19 arrived in Wuhan, #China, today.
The experts will begin their work immediately during the 2 weeks quarantine protocol for international travelers.
Two scientists are still in #Singapore completing tests for #COVID19. All team members had multiple negative PCR and antibody tests for COVID-19 in their home countries prior to traveling.
They were tested again in #Singapore and were all negative for PCR. But two members tested positive for IgM antibodies. They are being retested for both IgM and IgG antibodies.