In Texas, the secretary of state’s office has just officially announced that they are conducting an Arizona-style forensic audit of the 2020 election results—in four large Texas counties. Meanwhile, as trust in the World Health Organization (WHO) has been hit pretty badly over the last year, it’s not about to get any better. On Tuesday,…
Facts Matter (Oct. 1): New State Officially Launches Forensic-Style Audit of 2020 Election Results
WHO Reports Decline in COVID-19 Cases, Deaths Across the World
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a 10 percent global decline in new CCP virus cases and deaths. An estimated 3.3 million new COVID-19 infections and roughly 55,000 deaths were reported in the past week, WHO said Tuesday in a brief statement. The largest drop-off in cases and deaths was in the Americas, Middle East,…
WHO’s Tedros Wins German Backing for Second Term
BERLIN—German Health Minister Jens Spahn backed a second term for World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and called on other countries to support the former Ethiopian health minister ahead of a deadline this week. “We invite partner countries to join us nominating DG (Director General) Tedros,” Spahn told Reuters. The support is significant as…
WHO Demands US, Other Nations to Stop COVID-19 Boosters for Rest of 2021
The leader of the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on wealthy nations to issue a moratorium on COVID-19 boosters and instead provide initial vaccine doses to poorer nations. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has frequently said that wealthier countries should hold off on booster shots, said Wednesday that these nations need to wait…
WHO Says C.1.2. COVID-19 Variant Does Not Seem to Be Spreading
GENEVA—A new coronavirus variant that was first detected in South Africa in May does not appear to be spreading, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, adding it was monitoring the variant as the virus evolves. “It does not appear to be increasing in circulation,” WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris told a U.N. briefing, adding…
Experts on WHO Team Say Search for COVID-19 Origins Has Stalled
LONDON—The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the CCP virus came from said Wednesday the search has stalled and warned that the window of opportunity for solving the mystery is “closing fast.” Meanwhile, a U.S. intelligence review ordered up by President Joe Biden proved inconclusive about the…
WHO at Odds With China Over Virus Origins Research
The World Health Organization (WHO) said it hoped that China’s research into the origins of COVID-19 remained “scientific, transparent, urgent and inclusive” on Wednesday. Speaking from Geneva, top WHO official Maria Van Kerkhove said the organization had “heard from Chinese colleagues that studies are underway.” “We would have to ask them specifically what those studies…
WHO Criticizes US, Other Wealthy Countries Over COVID-19 Booster Shots
A senior World Health Organization (WHO) official reiterated the organization’s criticism against wealthy nations planning for COVID-19 booster shots, arguing that those nations should be working on producing and donating vaccine doses to poorer countries. “We’re planning to hand out extra life jackets to people who already have life jackets, while we’re leaving other people…
WHO Expert ‘Had Concerns’ About Lab Close to 1st COVID Cases
LONDON—When a World Health Organization-led (WHO) team traveled to China earlier this year to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, a top official said he was worried about safety standards at a laboratory close to the seafood market where the first human cases were detected, according to a documentary released Aug 12 by Danish…
WHO Expert ‘Had Concerns’ About Lab Close to 1st COVID-19 Cases
LONDON—When a World Health Organization-led (WHO) team traveled to China earlier this year to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, a top official said he was worried about safety standards at a laboratory close to the seafood market where the first human cases were detected, according to a documentary released Aug 12 by Danish…
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