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World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reiterated that the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic will end in 2022 “if we end inequity” together. He gave the message in his New Year address, as the world…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticised the prevailing idea of blanket administration of booster doses of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), pointing out that undertaking such a policy will widen the…
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The head of the World Health Organization says rich countries are merely prolonging the pandemic by fueling vaccine inequality. “No country can boost its way out of the pandemic,” he says. World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General…
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The Omicron variant of coronavirus has once again brought fears to the hearts of people around the world heading for the holiday season. This is the second consecutive year that Christmas holidays will be held in the shadow of the…
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The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved a Covid vaccine made by US pharma giant Novavax for emergency use, after the European Union medicines regulator gave it the green light. The European Medicines Agency had assessed and…
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The European Union approved its fifth Covid-19 vaccine Monday, stepping up its battle against the omicron virus variant as the WHO called for greater efforts to ensure the pandemic ends next year. Europe is already far ahead of other parts…
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As Omicron spreads to different countries, experts across the world are trying to understand the potential danger likely to be posed by the new variant. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday warned that the new variant is…
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The Omicron coronavirus variant is more transmissible than the Delta strain and reduces vaccine efficacy but causes less severe symptoms according to early data, the World Health Organization said Sunday. The Delta variant, first…
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Omicron, a new Covid variant said to be “highly transmissible”, has spread to at least 59 countries. In India, as the new variant sparks fresh worry over a third wave, WHO Regional Director for South East Asia, Dr Poonam Khetrapal, says, “A…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it remained unclear whether additional Covid-19 vaccine doses are needed to protect against the new Omicron variant, and urged wealthy countries to avoid hoarding the jabs. The UN health…
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