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Covaxin trials on children show similar results as on adults, says expert
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): As India's largest COVID-19 vaccination drive is underway, an AIIMS professor has claimed that the latest trials show that the safety and immunogenicity of India's indigenous COVID-19 vaccine--Covaxin--are almost the same in children, as adults above 1
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International Day of Girl Child: Ayushmann Khurrana urges people to curb d
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 11 (ANI): On International Day of the Girl Child 2021, Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana, who has been appointed as UNICEF'S celebrity advocate for their global campaign Ending Violence Against Children (EVAC), said that "discrimination and violence aga
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5 of family killed in Telangana wall collapse
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Jogulamba Gadwal (Telangana) [India], October 10 (ANI): A couple and their three children died after the wall of a house collapsed in the Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana, police said on Sunday.
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2 children killed, 3 injured in bomb blast in Balochistan's Hoshab
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], October 10 (ANI): At least two children were killed and three others were injured on Sunday after a bomb explosion ripped through the Hoshab area of Balochistan's Turbat district, local media reported.
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Myanmar to launch COVID-19 vaccination program for schoolchildren
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Yangon [Myanmar], October 10 (ANI/Xinhua): Myanmar will launch a COVID-19 vaccination program for schoolchildren aged over 12 years next week, a media report said.
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One million malnourished Afghan children could face death, says UNICEF
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 10 (ANI): Without immediate action, an estimated one million children in Afghanistan are projected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2021 and could die, a top UNICEF official said after wrapping up a trip to the country, reported local media.
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Study: Baby products, common chemicals in electronics harm brain developme
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 10 (ANI): According to the findings of new research, chemicals increasingly used as flame retardants and plasticizers pose a larger risk to children's brain development than previously thought.
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T20 WC: Pak players make best use of quarantine by playing with their kids
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], October 10 (ANI): Pakistan cricket team members are currently undergoing quarantine back home before they depart for Dubai for the upcoming T20 World Cup, but the cricket practice has not stopped as children of these players have been providing them with a chance a fine-tu
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Vinay Sahasrabuddhe to head Parliamentary panel for education, women, chil
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 9 (ANI): Parliamentary standing committees have been reconstituted for a new term.
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UNICEF on the ground to respond to latest Ebola case in DRC
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], October 9 (ANI/Xinhua): The UN children's fund, UNICEF, said Saturday in a statement that it is working with health authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a new Ebola case was reported in the northeastern part of the country.
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Parental beliefs may impact child development: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): A new study has found that children's brain development can depend on their parents' knowledge and beliefs.
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FBiH government adopts an action plan to combat violence against children
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Sarajevo [Bosnia and Herzegovina], October 9 (ANI/FENA): The Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina adopted an action plan to combat violence against Children in the Digital Environment for the period 2021-2024, proposed by the FBiH Ministry of the Interior.
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