Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak: rights,roles and responsibilities of health workers, including key considerations for occupational safety and health (WHO Technical Guidance)

Published on April 6, 2020

This document highlights the rights and responsibilities of health workers, including the specific measures needed to protect occupational safety and health. WHO

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EARLY RELEASE: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Among Residents and Staff Members of an Independent and Assisted Living Community for Older Adults --- Seattle, Washington, 2020

April 3, 2020
In the Seattle, Washington metropolitan area, where the first case of novel coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) in the United States was reported, a community-level outbreak is ongoing with evidence of rapid spread and high morbidity and mortality among older adults in long-term care skilled nursing facilities (SNFs).

Impact of HPV vaccine hesitancy on cervical cancer in Japan: a modelling study

April 6, 2020
The HPV vaccine crisis to date is estimated to result in around 5000 deaths from cervical cancer in Japan. Many of these deaths could still be prevented if vaccination coverage with extended catch-up can be rapidly restored. The Lancet Public Health