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Report: W.H.O. Ebola Response Staff ‘Traded Sex for Water’ in Congo

An independent commission appointed by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) published a report on Tuesday revealing rampant sexual abuse of locals by at least 21 W.H.O. staffers responding to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from August 2018-June 2020, with one of the accused allegedly offering a woman sex in exchange for water.

A woman washes her hands from a tank of water bearing a World Health Organization (WHO-OMS

W.H.O. Chief Calls for Halt to Coronavirus Booster Shots Until 2022

World Health Organization (W.H.O.) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday urged countries worldwide to stop administering booster shots of Chinese coronavirus vaccines to their populations until at least the end of 2021 as part of his ongoing efforts to preserve the global vaccine supply for use in less developed nations.

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a pres

WHO Calls on World to Pause Coronavirus Booster Shots

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called on the world to pause on the distribution of coronavirus booster shots, contending that wealthier countries must first address “at risk people around the world who are yet to receive their first dose.”

A healthcare worker prepares to administer a CanSino vaccine for the island villagers duri

CDC Director: ‘If You Are Vaccinated, You Are Safe from the Variants’

Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said Wednesday that vaccinated individuals are “safe” from coronavirus variants following mixed messaging from local and World Health Organization (W.H.O.) officials, some of whom are now recommending vaccinated people to wear masks over fears of coronavirus variants.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 19: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle

Illinois Gov. Pritzker Urges Vaccinated People to Mask Up

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) on Monday urged residents to continue to take precautions and to wear masks even as vaccination efforts are underway, citing the World Health Organization’s (W.H.O.) recent warning about the Delta variant and subsequently mask guidance, urging fully vaccinated people to wear masks.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 17: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (R) tours one of the patient roo

W.H.O.: It Is ‘Less Urgent to Vaccinate’ Children than Older People

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) says it is “less urgent” to vaccinate children than older people — a stance that seemingly veers from the guidance of the Biden administration’s U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which recommends parents to vaccinate their children 12 and older amid concerns of heart inflammation conditions seemingly connected to the mRNA jabs.

An Indonesian doctor injects a dose of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to a man during a COVID-19