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WHO establishes new group to study origins of coronavirus
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an expert group that will study the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
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WHO panel to discuss need for COVID-19 booster shots on November 11
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 12 (ANI): A advisory panel of the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to discuss the need for COVID-19 booster doses on November 11.
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WHO investigating new Ebola case in DR Congo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 10 (ANI): The World Health Organization is investigating a new case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the WHO chief said Saturday.
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WHO set to vaccinate 40 pc population of every country against COVID-19 by
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday announced an initiative to vaccinate 40 per cent of the population of every country against COVID-19 by the end of 2021 and 70 per cent by mid-2022, by prioritising vaccine delivery to low-income
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WHO says COVID-19 testing, vaccination decline in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that there has been a drop in COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in Afghanistan since August and nearly 1.6 million doses of vaccine could expire if not used quickly, local media has said.
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WHO says process of Sputnik V's approval about to be sorted out
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The process of approval of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V at the World Health Organization (WHO) is about to be sorted out following negotiations with Moscow, Mariangela Simao, the assistant director-general of the WHO, said on Thursday.
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Afghanistan records drop in COVID testing, vaccinations as crisis worsens
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Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): Amid the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that there has been a drop in COVID-19 testing and vaccinations in the troubled country and that around 1.6 million doses of vaccine could expire in near
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WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 7 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission.
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Russia's Sputnik V vaccine developer hopes to receive WHO approval before
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Moscow [Russia], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The developer of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, Gamaleya research institute, hopes that the drug will receive necessary approval from the World Health Organization (WHO) by the end of the year, Vladimir Gushchin, a senior researcher at the i
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WHO has lifted barriers for Sputnik V approval: Russian Health Minister
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 2 (ANI): All obstacles preventing the certification of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the World Health Organization (WHO) have been removed, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said at a briefing in Geneva.
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AIIMS Delhi Director hopes for early approval of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): With the data and studies regarding COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin submitted to the World Health Organization, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Delhi Director Randeep Guleria is hopeful that the authorisation for emergency use listing to the vacci
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Cannabis Wellness startup Awshad begins pan-India operations, aims to revo
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New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI/ThePRTree): As per the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 60% of all the factors related to individual health and quality of life are correlated to lifestyle.
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