World Health Organisation
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30 to 40 countries unable to give 2nd Covid shots: WHO
World | June 19, 2021 12:37 IST"We have a huge number of countries currently that have had to suspend the rollout of their second doses of vaccine," Xinhua news agency quoted Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to the WHO Director-General on Organizational Change, as saying on Friday.
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WHO official says 'urgently trying to work with Indian govt, AstraZeneca, SII'
World | June 19, 2021 10:24 IST“We are now urgently trying to work with AstraZeneca itself as well as SII, the Government of India to restart those shipments so that we can get those second doses into those populations because we are running” to a longer interval “than we would have liked,” a WHO official said.
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WHO chief says vaccine need outstrips G7 pledges
World | June 13, 2021 9:05 ISTThe head of the World Health Organisation has welcomed the vaccine-sharing announcements coming out of the Group of Seven summit but says "we need more, and we need them faster."
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Cannot compel China to give more info on COVID-19 origins: WHO official
World | June 08, 2021 9:15 ISTA top World Health Organization official on Monday said that the WHO cannot compel China to divulge more data on the origins of COVID-19
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Eradicating COVID globally not a reasonable target: WHO
World | June 06, 2021 20:42 ISTPeople will have to learn to live with the infectious disease, as there will be new variants emerging. This will be "the pattern for the futurea the Guardian quoted Nabarro as saying to Sky News.
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US, India, China account for 60% of 2 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed globally: WHO
World | June 05, 2021 12:53 ISTOf the two billion COVID-19 vaccine doses distributed globally till now, about 60 per cent have gone to just three countries - the US, India and China, a senior adviser at the World Health Organisation said.
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Delta variant of COVID predominant in Varanasi: Study
India | June 04, 2021 19:17 ISTThe two institutes sequenced genomes of coronavirus variants in Varanasi and adjoining areas. Their study reports at least seven major strains of coronavirus circulating in these regions.
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Vaccinating children against COVID not priority from WHO perspective: Vaccines expert
World | June 04, 2021 14:31 ISTThe World Health Organisation's top vaccines expert says that immunising children against the coronavirus “is not a high priority”
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WHO approves emergency use of China's CoronaVac vaccine
World | June 02, 2021 6:28 ISTWHO recommends that countries using the Sinovac vaccine in older age groups conduct safety and effectiveness monitoring to verify the expected impact and contribute to making the recommendation more robust for all countries.
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Dr VK Paul, member NITI Aayog, busts myths on vaccination process
News | May 27, 2021 16:10 ISTMember (Health) in NiTi Aayog, Dr Vinod K Paul on Thursday addressed seven myths on India's Covid-19 vaccination program. He said these myths are arising due to distorted statements, half-truths, and blatant lies. India is in talk with Pfizer and Moderna for earliest import of vaccine.
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COVID claimed over 3 million lives more than reported in 2020: WHO
World | May 21, 2021 18:42 ISTWhile the WHO's official death toll due to Covid is around 3.4 million so far, the actual number could be at least 6-8 million, showed the global health body's annual World Health Statistics report 2021.
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India logs 13 per cent fall in new COVID-19 cases in week; still highest globally: WHO
India | May 19, 2021 11:26 ISTThe highest numbers of new deaths were reported from India (27,922 new deaths; 2.0 new deaths per 100 000; a 4 per cent increase), Nepal (1,224 new deaths; 4.2 new deaths per 100 000; a 266 per cent increase) and Indonesia (1,125 new deaths; 0.4 new deaths per 100,000; a 5 per cent decrease).
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World at risk of 'vaccine apartheid': WHO chief highlights vaccination gap between nations
World | May 18, 2021 8:52 ISTThe WHO chief highlighted that at least 63 million doses of vaccines have been shipped to 124 countries and economies, but they represent just 0.5 per cent of the combined population of those nations.
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WHO donates 100 oxygen concentrators to Rajasthan government
India | May 17, 2021 14:40 ISTThe Jaipur unit of the World Health Organisation (WHO) donated 100 oxygen concentrators to the Rajasthan government here on Monday.
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North Korea continues to claim zero covid 19 cases, experts express skepticism
World | May 11, 2021 8:59 ISTNorth Korea has told the World Health Organization that it has tested 25,986 people for the coronavirus through April but still has yet to find a single infection.
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WHO chief scientist says India's COVID-19 figures worrying; calls to report actual numbers
India | May 11, 2021 8:04 ISTThe WHO on Monday said that the coronavirus variant first identified in India last year was being classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily.
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WHO to restart Covid drug trial with focus on immune responses
World | May 10, 2021 14:04 ISTBy October, the trial had enrolled more than 11,000 participants hospitalised with Covid-19 in 30 countries. But the researcher found that none of the four drugs saved lives or shortened hospital stays.
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WHO gives Emergency Use Authorisation to Moderna's COVID jab
World | May 19, 2021 12:03 ISTThe authorization comes as the world works to ramp up its coronavirus vaccinations to significantly curb the pandemic over a year after it broke out in Wuhan, China.
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WHO reserves judgement on Indian coronavirus variant; says 'not yet classified it as worrying'
World | April 27, 2021 8:36 ISTAccording to the WHO, a variant is considered worrying if it spreads more easily, causes more serious cases of the disease, bypasses the immune system or reduces the effectiveness of known treatments.
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Italy health chief distances himself from spiked WHO report
World | April 17, 2021 7:55 ISTDr Silvio Brusaferro was drawn into scandal after a leaked document from Bergamo prosecutors last week revealed transcripts of WhatsApp chats between Brusaferro and a WHO official.
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