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  WHO further delays Covaxin clearance over technical queries

  India | September 28, 2021 15:30 IST

  Bharat Biotech has already completed the Phase 2/3 trials of Covaxin for use in children under 18 years of age.

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  WHO to revive investigation into COVID-19 origins; team of 20 scientists to hunt for evidence

  World | September 27, 2021 9:32 IST

  A WHO-led team of scientists that travelled to China in early 2021 to investigate the origins of the virus struggled to get a clear picture of what research China was conducting beforehand, faced constraints during its visit.

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  WHO recommends antibody treatment for critical Covid patients

  India | September 24, 2021 12:36 IST

  The latest guidance adds to previous recommendations for the use of interleukin-6 receptor blockers and systemic corticosteroids for patients with severe or critical COVID-19.

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  India's decision to resume Covid-19 vaccine shipments important development: WHO chief

  India | September 22, 2021 11:38 IST

  India on Monday said that it will resume export of surplus COVID-19 vaccines in the fourth quarter of 2021 under the "Vaccine Maitri" programme and to meet its commitment to the Covax global pool 

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  WHO urges to halt booster shots for rest of the year

  India | September 08, 2021 23:47 IST

  WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said he was “appalled” after hearing comments Tuesday from a top association of pharmaceutical manufacturers that vaccine supplies are high enough to allow for both booster shots for people in well-supplied countries and first jabs in poorer countries that face shortages. He said that's already been the case.

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  WHO says monitoring new Covid variant named 'Mu' which shows signs of vaccine resistance

  World | September 01, 2021 15:36 IST

  The new variant 'Mu' has mutations that indicate a risk of resistance to vaccines and stressed that further studies were needed to better understand it, said WHO.

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  Vaccinate teachers, children to keep schools safe from Covid-19: WHO

  Education | August 30, 2021 17:08 IST

  WHO and Unicef directs all schools that are reopening to vaccinate teachers and students against Covid-19 to keep schools safe. 

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  One-third population facing acute hunger: WHO on worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan

  World | August 22, 2021 7:25 IST

  UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has expressed concern about the prevailing humanitarian needs within Afghanistan and urged for continuous support to ensure necessary assistance in the country.

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  'Vaccine injustice': WHO warns of dire situation in poorer countries as US mulls booster shots

  World | August 21, 2021 10:35 IST

  "We believe clearly that the data does not indicate that boosters are needed," Swaminathan said at a news conference in Geneva. She expressed more understanding for a recent U.S. decision to administer boosters to people with weaker immune systems.

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  WHO trial to study potential of 3 anti-malarial drugs against Covid

  Science | August 13, 2021 21:35 IST

  The drugs -- artesunate, imatinib, and infliximab -- were selected by an independent expert panel for their potential in reducing the risk of death in hospitalised Covid-19 patients, the WHO said in a statement.  

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  WHO expert ‘had concerns’ about lab close to 1st COVID cases

  World | August 13, 2021 15:41 IST

  The Wuhan branch of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention was handling coronaviruses “without potentially having the same level of expertise or safety or who knows,” Peter Ben Embarek said during a conference call in January, according to footage shown by TV2. 

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  Guinea confirms West Africa’s first Marburg virus death, reports WHO

  World | August 10, 2021 18:56 IST

  The Marburg virus belongs to the same family as Ebola, and previously outbreaks have erupted elsewhere across Africa in Angola, Congo, Kenya, South Africa and Uganda.

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  Comply for new probe: WHO to China amidst US' claim Covid-19 modified at Wuhan lab

  World | August 06, 2021 13:55 IST

  According to the new evidence, scientists at the WIV have been able to genetically modify coronaviruses without leaving a trace of that modification since 2005.

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  WHO: 4 million new coronavirus cases reported globally

  India | August 04, 2021 18:18 IST

  The UN health agency said Wednesday infections have been increasing for more than a month, although the worldwide number of deaths dropped by about 8%.

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  Bharat Biotech's Rotavac 5D receives WHO Prequalification

  India | August 02, 2021 17:36 IST

  WHO Prequalification enables the procurement of Rotavac 5D by agencies such as UNICEF and PAHO (Pan American Health Organisation) and will fast-track global access to this life saving vaccine.

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  WHO members oppose politicisation of COVID origin tracing: Report

  World | August 01, 2021 8:33 IST

  "So what we want to do for all parties, and everybody is calling for this, there's widespread agreement amongst all our member states, let's not politicise the process," the Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying.

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  Covid-19 delta variant driving 'fourth wave' in Middle East: WHO

  World | July 30, 2021 6:49 IST

  The Delta variant is becoming the dominant strain of the virus in several of these countries, with infections mostly being reported among people who have yet to be vaccinated.

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  Global Covid-19 caseload nears 19.6 crore, deaths 41.9 lakh

  World | July 29, 2021 15:03 IST

  Most of the new deaths were reported from the Americas and South-East Asia Regions, said the WHO.

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  Globally coronavirus deaths up 21% in last week, says WHO

  World | July 28, 2021 18:19 IST

  Most of the 69,000 deaths were reported in the Americas and Southeast Asia. The UN health agency also noted that COVID-19 cases rose by 8 per cent worldwide and that there are now nearly 194 million infections.

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  WHO commences emergency use listing review process of Covaxin: Govt

  India | July 27, 2021 23:30 IST

  Responding to a question on whether it has come to the notice of the government that Covaxin used in India is not recognised by many countries, Pawar said the government is aware that Covaxin at present is not part of WHO Emergency Use Listing (EUL).