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  WHO's technical advisory group to meet on Oct 26 over Covaxin approval: Soumya Swaminathan

  India | October 17, 2021 23:35 IST

  The technical advisory group of the World Health Organisation (WHO) will meet on October 26 to consider the emergency use listing (EUL) for Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, Chief Scientist at WHO, Soumya Swaminathan said on Sunday.

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  Decision on Emergency Use Listing of Covaxin likely in August first week: WHO

  India | July 10, 2021 16:33 IST

  Speaking at a webinar organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Friday, Soumya Swaminathan said the WHO is reviewing Covaxin as its manufacturer Bharat Biotech is now uploading its entire data on the health body’s portal.

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  WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan honoured with Tamil Nadu CM's special award

  India | August 15, 2020 17:47 IST

  Swaminathan received the award from Chief Minister K Palaniswami on the 74th Independence Day celebration at Fort St George in Chennai. The WHO representative has been offering suggestions to the state health department to step up measures in fighting the pandemic.

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  India's coronavirus testing rate lower than other nations, says WHO Chief Scientist

  India | August 04, 2020 17:17 IST

  The Chief Scientist of WHO, Soumya Swaminathan, in an interactive session through video conference said,as of now about 28 vaccine candidates for COVID-19 are under clinical trial, of which five are entering Phase-II and over 150 candidates are in pre-clinical trials across the globe.

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  Tendulkar Wins Cricketer Of The Year Award

  Cricket | October 31, 2010 9:09 IST

  Mumbai, Oct 30 : Capping a splendid season in which he scored the first-ever double century in ODIs and crossed 14,000 runs in Test cricket, iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar was today named the Indian Cricketer