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24 May 2021 | Issue 22

Seventy-fourth​ World Health Assembly begins

The World Health Assembly is taking place virtually from 24 May to 1 June 2021. Watch live AR EN ES FR RU ZH

Director-General's opening remarks EN

The World Health Assembly - an explainer EN

World Health Assembly to focus on ending COVID-19 pandemic and preparing for next one AR EN ES FR RU ZH

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Vaccines explained

1. How do vaccines work? AR EN ES FR PT RU ZH

2. How are vaccines developed? AR EN ES FR PT RU ZH

3. Manufacturing, safety and quality control of vaccines FR EN ES PT RU ZH NEW: AR

4. The different types of COVID-19 vaccines AR EN ES FR PT RU ZH

5. How will there be equitable allocation of limited supplies? AR EN ES FR PT RU ZH

6. Country readiness for COVID-19 vaccines AR EN ES FR PT RU ZH

7. The effects of virus variants on COVID-19 vaccines EN ES FR ZH NEW: AR PT

8. Safety of COVID-19 vaccines: EN ES ZH NEW: AR FR RU

9. Getting the COVID-19 vaccine: EN ES NEW: AR FR RU ZH

10. Side effects of COVID-19 vaccines: EN NEW: FR RU ZH

11. How to talk about vaccines NEW: EN

All 'vaccines explained' content AR EN ES FR RU ZH

COVID-19 stories

As COVID-19 cases surge, WHO provides over 340 MT of essential supplies to countries in the South-East Asia Region EN

Rapid tests up Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 diagnosis: EN FR

Refugees and migrants hosted in Serbian reception centres get COVID-19 vaccine: DE EN FR RU

Mongolia's COVID-19 vaccine roll-out (video): EN

PAHO steps up assistance to help countries cope with shortages of oxygen and health workers: EN ES PT

Strengthening ambulance services as part of the public health emergency response in Syria: EN

More stories

The science of COVID-19

WHO experts explain the science related to COVID-19. This video and audio series is available weekly on WHO's social media channels and on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major podcasts platforms.

Episode transcripts are available for download: AR EN ES FR PT RU ZH

Episode #39 - Update on virus variants: What are the variants circulating at this time? How are variants classified as variants of interest or concern? What does this mean for the public? Dr Maria Van Kerkhove explains.

COVID-19 course updates

WHO’s online learning platform OpenWHO has 5.3 million course enrolments in 52 languages. All courses are available for free, including 32 courses for COVID-19.

OpenWHO has also published COVID-19 courses in national and local languages, recently adding resources in Haitian Creole, Shona, Esperanto and Telugu.

The platform also hosts 56 courses on other topics addressing health emergencies and WHO areas of expertise.

New photos and video for media

New photo sets

WHO press briefings on COVID-19

WHO's Free Basics channel launched in Portuguese

WHO continues to provide COVID-19 information to the world’s most vulnerable people through Discover and Free Basics in a mobile-friendly format. The platform is now available in 7 languages, with the latest addition in Portuguese.

https://whofreebasics.org/

New COVID-19 vaccine resources

Live Q&A with Dr Kate O'Brien & Dr Alejandro Cravioto

Updated: AstraZeneca vaccine explainer EN ZH

Updated: COVID-19 vaccine introduction and deployment costing tool EN

Updated: COVAX No-Fault Compensation Program for AMC-Eligible Economies EN

Updated: Communications flow diagram EN

Guidance: Why are there extra doses of vaccine in the vaccine vial? AR EN ES RU ZH

Guidance: Supportive supervision for COVID-19 vaccination AR EN FR ZH

Intra-action review documents: trigger question database, note taking template, report template

Guidance: What is an intra-action review and how to conduct one EN ES FR RU

Instructional video: Janssen vaccine EN

Instructional video: How to identify and manage anaphylaxis EN

COVID-19 vaccine introduction toolkit AR EN ES FR RU ZH

All COVID-19 vaccine videos

All COVID-19 vaccine information

Technical guidance

Scientific brief: Asthma and COVID-19 EN NEW: AR

Priority medical devices list for the COVID-19 response and associated technical specifications: interim guidance AR EN FR RU ZH NEW: ES

COVID-19 global risk communication and community engagement strategy EN NEW: ES FR

All COVID-19 technical guidance AR EN ES FR RU ZH

More resources

All COVID-19 information AR EN ES FR RU ZH

Case numbers and vaccination data dashboard and map
Weekly epidemiological and operational updates

WHO epidemic information network

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