Mike Ryan

WHO: over half of world's population vaccinated

WHO: over half of world's population vaccinated

Talking about the vaccination gap at the World Economic Forum's virtual Davos Agenda conference, World Health Organization's (WHO) Emergencies Director Mike Ryan said that over half of the world's population has received both doses of …

WHO expects global COVID deaths to top 100,000 a week

WHO expects global COVID deaths to top 100,000 a week

Global deaths from COVID-19 are expected to top 100,000 per week "very soon", from more than 93,000 reported last week, the World Health Organization's top emergency expert Mike Ryan said. In an epidemiological update …

WHO: second year of pandemic 'could even be tougher'

WHO: second year of pandemic 'could even be tougher'

The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic may be tougher than the first given how the new coronavirus is spreading, especially in the northern hemisphere as more infectious variants circulate, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. …

WHO expects first COVID-19 vaccinations in early 2021

WHO expects first COVID-19 vaccinations in early 2021

Researchers are making "good progress" in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, World Health Organization (WHO) expert Mike Ryan said. …

WHO: coronavirus may never go away

WHO: coronavirus may never go away

The coronavirus "may never go away", the World Health Organization (WHO) emergencies director Mike Ryan has warned. Speaking at a briefing, Ryan warned against trying to predict when the virus would disappear. …