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11 Mar, 11 tweets, 7 min read
One year ago today, #COVID19 was characterized as a pandemic by @DrTedros.

This followed the declaration in January 2020 of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the highest level of alarm 🚨 under international law.

By that time, WHO was already working closely with countries, sharing life-saving information on how to prepare and protect their people against #COVID19.

Timeline: WHO's COVID-19 response 👉bit.ly/3neFefP
WHO sent lifesaving supplies & equipment & reached billions of people around the 🌏🌍🌎 with vital information about how to protect themselves from #COVID19.

Learn more 👇bit.ly/3nMnA2S
WHO has provided technical support, virtual training, equipment and supplies to boost #COVID19 testing capacity around the 🌎🌍🌏. bit.ly/3neFefP
WHO also supports countries in detecting and tracking the emergence of new #COVID19 variants. More info 👇bit.ly/2Neb4wg
Much has been achieved by countries & communities with the support of WHO & partners in an unprecedented global 🌐 effort to fight against #COVID19.

More in detail 👉bit.ly/SPRP-WHO
WHO and partners have worked with scientists, donors and manufacturers from across the globe to speed up the development of vaccines against #COVID19.

In December 2020, WHO issued its first emergency use validation for a #COVID19 vaccine and stressed the need for equitable global access. #VaccinEquity

Thanks to support & contribution from donors & partners, WHO is helping countries around the 🌏🌍🌎 fight the #COVID19 pandemic and ensure #VaccinEquity for all.

Over 150 countries participate in the #COVAX Facility, the #COVID19 vaccine global access facility designed to guarantee rapid, fair & equitable access to life saving vaccines for every country in the 🌐, rich & poor, to halt the spread of COVID-19. 👇 bit.ly/38viG4Q
Nearly 3⃣0⃣ million doses of #COVID19 vaccines have already been shipped to 3⃣7⃣ economies through the #COVAX Facility. #VaccinEquity

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WHO today listed the #COVID19 vaccine developed by Janssen (Johnson & Johnson), for emergency use in all countries and for COVAX roll-out bit.ly/2OIy0nE Image
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Media briefing on #COVID19 with @DrTedros pscp.tv/w/cxo5SjI2MTAy…
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WHO is aware that some countries have suspended the use of AstraZeneca vaccines, based on reports of 🩸 clots in some people who received doses of the vaccine from 2 batches"-@DrTedros
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10 Mar
Viruses constantly change, and new variants are expected.

Follow this thread to learn more about the effects of virus variants on #COVID19 vaccines 👇
Q: What causes a virus to change❓

A: The more opportunities a virus has to spread, the more it replicates & the more opportunities it has to undergo changes.

More in detail 👉bit.ly/3l5ztjZ #COVID19
We are monitoring new virus variants closely. We work with researchers, health officials & scientists to understand how they affect the virus’ behavior, including their impact on #COVID19 vaccines.

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9 Mar
🆕data shows that violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive & starts alarmingly young. Across their lifetime, 1⃣ in 3⃣ 👧🧕👩 are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner.

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Violence against women starts early: 1⃣ in 4⃣ young women (aged 15-24 years) who have been in a relationship will have already experienced violence by an intimate partner by the time they reach their mid-twenties.
Let's #endVAW!

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Intimate partner violence is by far the most prevalent form of violence against women globally, affecting around 641 million women 👩 and girls 👧 around the 🌎🌍🌏

👉 bit.ly/2PJgeB7

Let's #endVAW!
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LIVE: Media briefing on the prevalence of violence against women with @DrTedros. #EndViolence pscp.tv/w/cxY4bDI2MTAy…
"WHO is launching a new report that represents the largest study ever conducted on the prevalence of violence against women"-@DrTedros #EndViolence

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As the 🌍🌏🌎 starts the largest vaccine roll-out against #COVID19, WHO, @UNICEF & partners are helping countries develop simulation exercises to prepare for vaccine arrival and deployment.

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In #LaoPDR🇱🇦, Ministry of Health, WHO & partners participated in a table-top exercise to

✅ discuss #COVID19 vaccination strategies
✅ identify main challenges

to enhance the National Deployment and Vaccination Plan. More info 👉bit.ly/3bX2Lgo Image
In #India🇮🇳, two simulation exercises were conducted in Uttar Pradesh to

✅ identify bottlenecks
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