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No images? Click here Weekly hot topicMedia briefing with German Health Minister Jens SpahnAt our press conference this week, Jens Spahn, the Federal Minister of Health of Germany, announced an additional €260 million in funding to WHO for the development of COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines. Watch the press conferenceOther hot topicsCOVID-19 pandemic leads to major backsliding on childhood vaccinations23 million children missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunization services in 2020 – 3.7 million more than in 2019 - according to official data published today by WHO and UNICEF. Find out moreWHO warns that HIV infections increase the risk of severe and critical COVID-19People living with HIV face a 30% higher risk of developing severe or fatal COVID-19, and should be prioritized for vaccination. Find out moreThe pandemic year marked by a spike in world hungerThere was a dramatic worsening of world hunger in 2020, much of it likely related to the fallout of COVID-19. Find out moreLatest updates on COVID-19How do COVID-19 vaccines protect us?COVID-19 vaccines have proven to be safe, effective and life-saving. Like all vaccines, they do not fully protect everyone who is vaccinated, and we do not yet know how well they can prevent people from transmitting the virus to others. Find out moreDiabetes & COVID 19If you are living with diabetes, what is the risk that COVID-19 poses to you and how can you stay safe and healthy during the pandemic? WHO’s Dr. Gojka Roglic explains in Science in 5 Find out more Share Tweet Share Forward
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