- 17 November, 2024
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WHO chief says discussed collaboration on COVID origins with Chinese premier
ZURICH (Reuters) - The head of the World Health Organization said on Saturday he had discussed with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the need for stronger collaboration on the origins of…
Omicron BA.2 likely as severe as ‘original’ -WHO
The emerging BA.2 form of the Omicron coronavirus variant does not seem to be any more severe than the original BA.1 form, an official of the World Health Organization said…
Donors seek more WHO action on sexual abuse after Congo scandal
GENEVA (Reuters) - A group of more than 50 countries, led by Britain, asked the World Health Organization on Friday to strengthen its approach to dealing with sexual abuse, exploitation…
WHO examining allegations official abused staff, leaked vaccine data to Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it is looking into allegations a regional director in Asia bullied staff, used racist language and leaked sensitive vaccine data to…
WHO chief says world at ‘critical juncture’ in COVID pandemic
GENEVA (Reuters) -The head of the World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to work together to bring the acute phase of the pandemic to an end, saying that they…
Global vaccine-sharing programme reaches milestone of 1 billion doses
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The COVAX global vaccine-sharing programme has delivered 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses, one of the organisations which manages it said on Saturday. Supplies to…
Media reports claiming 15-18 yrs COVID Vaccination Guidelines mentioning that COVAXIN has WHO EUL for this age group are Misleading: Ministry of Health
Some media reports are suggesting that the approval for Covaxin vaccine for 15-18 yrs age group has been given despite WHO not having accorded Emergency Use Listing (EUL) to its…
India supplies next batch of humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan
On the New Year's Day, today, India supplied the next batch of humanitarian assistance consisting of 500,000 doses of COVID vaccine (COVAXIN) to Afghanistan. The same was handed over to…
Omicron rewrites the COVID plan for 2022
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - As the Omicron variant gains momentum in Europe and the United States, scientists are rewriting their expectations for the COVID-19 pandemic next year. Just…
COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron coronavirus variant, which also carries a higher risk of…
Pfizer set to oust AstraZeneca as top supplier of COVID-19 shots to poor nations
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Pfizer and BioNtech are set to displace AstraZeneca as the main suppliers of COVID-19 vaccines to the global COVAX programme at the start of…
Evacuation of Indians and Afghans under ‘Operation Devi Shakti’ and shipment of humanitarian assistance for the people of Afghanistan
A special flight from Kabul to New Delhi, chartered by the Government of India, arrived at the IGI airport at New Delhi on December 10. The flight brought 10 Indians…
