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Study reveals pediatric ER saw steep drop in asthma visits during Covid-19
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Boston [US], December 4 (ANI): A new study published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society discusses a steep drop off from prior years in the asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits at Boston Children's Hospital during the spring 2020 COVID-19 surge and lockdown.
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UN Children's Fund seeks record USD 6.4bn for 2021
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) is seeking USD 6.4 billion for next year (2021), to reach 300 million people, including 190 million children, for its largest emergency funding appeal, UNICEF said in a statement on Thursday.
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Hopeful India will get Covid-19 vaccine nod by Dec end or early Jan: AIIMS
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 3 (ANI): Director of the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Dr Randeep Guleria has said that he is hopeful of that by the end of this month or early next month, India will get emergency use authorisation for a coronavirus vaccine.
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Afridi to return to Pakistan from LPL for 'personal emergency'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Hambantota [Colombo], December 2 (ANI): Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is currently playing in the Lanka Premier League (LPL), will head back home to attend a 'personal emergency'.
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UK authorises Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines, delivery from next week
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 2 (ANI): The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the first country in the world to authorise use of Pfizer-BioNTech for emergency purpose, thus, paving way for the delivery of the vaccines from next week.
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COVID-19 emergency situation regime extended in Latvia until January 11
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Riga [Latvia], December 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The emergency situation regime has been extended in Latvia until January 11 as part of the coronavirus response, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said at a press conference.
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UN relief chief eyes USD 35 billion for 2021 humanitarian initiatives amid
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock on Tuesday said that the 2021 humanitarian budget needs USD 35 billion to cover aid for 160 million people in need worldwide.
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COVID-19: Moderna submits vaccine data to obtain emergency use authorisati
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 1 (ANI): US biotech company Moderna said that it has submitted the results of its coronavirus vaccine trials to the country's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in order to obtain emergency use authorisation for the vaccine.
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Moderna to request Emergency use authorisation, its vaccine 100% effective
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 30 (ANI): US biotech company Moderna on Monday announced that it plans to request an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and conditional approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) after the final results from a lat
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WHO interested in best practices, clinical data on vaccines getting emerge
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): Mariangela Simao, the World Health Organization's (WHO) assistant director-general for access to medicines and health products, said on Friday that the exchange of clinical data and best practices of COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing remained cru
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UN releases USD 25 million for women-led projects fighting gender-based vi
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 26 (ANI/Xinhua): The United Nations humanitarian chief has released 25 million US dollars from its emergency fund to support women-led organisations that prevent and respond to gender-based violence.
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Canadian study reveals high risk of death among those with alcohol-related
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], November 23 (ANI): The risk of death is high for people who visit the emergency department (ED) for alcohol use, and the risk increases with frequency, according to a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
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