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Deliberations ongoing for a global treaty to deal with future pandemics: W
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], December 20 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Monday said that discussions are taking place at the global level on whether there is need for an in
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WHO's Soumya Swaminathan congratulates India for Covaxin emergency nod
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 3 (ANI): WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Wednesday congratulated India after the World Health Organisation (WHO) granted approval for Emergency Use Listing (EUL) for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin.
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WHO's advisory group to meet on Oct 26 to consider Covaxin's emergency usa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 17 (ANI): Dr Soumya Swaminathan, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist on Sunday informed that WHO's technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider emergency use listing (EUL) for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covax
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WHO chief scientist welcomes India's decision to restart COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): Chief scientist of World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Tuesday welcomed India's decision to restart COVID-19 vaccine exports. She said that the decision will go long way to achieve global Vaccine Equity.
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Dr Soumya Swaminathan lauds India for achieving 1 crore jabs
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 28 (ANI): As India administered over 1 crore vaccine doses against COVID-19 on Friday until 10 pm, which is the highest vaccination that happened in a single day, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist, World Health Organization (WHO), congratulated the country f
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Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya meets WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swami
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday met World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan and held a discussion over the world body's approval of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.
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School openings must be prioritized following COVID guidelines, says WHO c
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): School openings must be prioritized while maintaining proper health and hygiene, said World Health Organization chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan amidst the prevalence of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan cautions against lowering guard aga
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 6, (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist, Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Friday cautioned people against lowering their guard against the coronavirus and urged them to strictly follow Covid-appropriate protocols for another six months.
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'Caution folks': Top WHO scientist flags 'dangerous trend' of mixing COVID
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 12 (ANI): Mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers is a "dangerous trend" and could lead to chaos as there is limited data on it on the practice, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said on Monday.
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15 EU countries recognise Covishield vaccine, says WHO Chief Scientist
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 10 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Friday said 15 countries in the European Union (EU) now recognise Covishield vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India (SII) and developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University
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Apart from Delta, Delta Plus too should be treated as variant of concern:
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): Although there is no data as of now which shows that the Delta Plus variant of COVID-19 is spreading faster than Delta but the former should also be treated as a "variant of concern", said Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar, former Head Scientist of Epidemiology and Co
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Delta variant 'well on its way' to becoming globally dominant, says WHO Ch
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 18 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Friday said that the Delta variant is "well on its way" to becoming the dominant variant globally because of its significantly increased transmissibility.
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