Japan's $800 million pledge is largest made to COVAX initiative

More COVID cases in past two weeks than in pandemic's first six months

Director-general says many other countries face fragile situations

The EU is pushing to have a shared digital health pass to allow tourists to travel freely this summe

Director-general says rate of new cases per week has doubled in last two months

The latest report by the UN agency confirms more than 133.5 million infections, including nearly 3 m

Fewer than 36,000 people received shots since 200,000 doses arrived in February

600,000 doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine purchased through World Health Organization's COVAX prog

600,000 doses of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine purchased through World Health Organization's COVAX prog

Hans Kluge says vaccines are offering hope, while virus variants are creating greater risks

Tedros says inoculation gap between rich, poor nations grows larger each day

Tedros urges wealthier nations to share COVID-19 vaccines with poorer countries

'Not right that younger, healthier adults in rich countries are vaccinated before health workers and

Funding shortfall could stop COVAX effort to bring vaccines to poorest nations 

Tedros says political division has led to disrespect for science, and a spread of the virus

There are now more than 39 million confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide

As deaths from the coronavirus surpass one million worldwide, Antonio Guterres says financial suppor

The comment comes as the current death toll approaches the 1 million mark

Europe Director Hans Kluge says societies need to learn to live with virus

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus voices concern countries are putting their own interests ahead of others

In this interconnected world it would be short-sighted of wealthy countries to keep vaccine supplies

I seriously doubt that they've done that,' Dr. Anthony Fauci says

All three U.S. indexes were trending positively in futures trading

But chief scientist says countries must come to a consensus on which populations would be prioritize

Pledge follows oversight advisory committee report

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opens two-day virtual WHO World Health Assembly

We're encouraged by this trend, but this is no time for complacency,' Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sa