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CCP spreading disinformation on Covid-19, obstructing WHO investigation: P
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 19 (ANI): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday slammed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for continuing to spread disinformation regarding Covid-19, and obstructing the investigation of the World Health Organization (WHO) in finding out the origin and spre
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COVID-19 vaccines "not a silver bullet": WHO
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for the Western Pacific on Thursday called for greater vigilance amid the roll-out of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, saying the vaccine is not a "silver bullet" that will end the nearly year-
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Number of Covid-19 vaccines growing but volume of doses remains concern, s
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is encouraged by the growth in the number of vaccines against COVID-19 that have performed well in clinical trials, although the organization remains concerned by the limited number of doses currently ava
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Maduro calls on UN, WHO to declare COVID-19 vaccines global public goods
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations and the World Health Organization (WHO) should declare COVID-19 vaccines global public goods, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said at the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
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WHO interested in best practices, clinical data on vaccines getting emerge
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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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High storage cost of Ultra-Cold COVID-19 vaccines should not hinder use: W
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Geneva [Switzerland], November 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The troublesome storing conditions of some candidate coronavirus vaccines and the associated high costs should not discourage countries from adopting them as an immunization means, Kate O'Brien, the director for Immunization, Vaccines and Biol
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WHO special envoy warns of danger of 3rd wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Euro
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], November 22 (ANI/Sputnik): David Nabarro, a special envoy of the World Health Organization (WHO), in an interview with the Swiss Badener Tagblatt newspaper on Sunday warned of the danger of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Europe in early 2021.
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Encouraged to hear Moderna's efficacy results of COVID-19 vaccine: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is encouraged to hear the announcement of the US biotech firm, Moderna, about the efficacy results of its coronavirus vaccine during its phase three clinical trials, its press office said on Monday.
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Low, middle income countries' access to Covid-19 vaccine crucial for econo
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New York [US], November 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The access of low and middle-income countries to vaccines against the coronavirus is important to fight the consequences of the pandemic, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
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May recommend Russian vaccine for emergency use if criteria met: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) may add Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V to the list of recommended vaccines for emergency use if the candidate meets necessary criteria, it has told Sputnik in a statement.
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Global COVID-19 tally rises by record 3.6 million in week: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed by a record 3.6 million globally last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
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WHO chief scientist says early to judge if COVID-19 mutation in minks can
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 6 (ANI/Sputnik): Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization Soumya Swaminathan said on Friday it was too early to decide whether the coronavirus mutation found in the farmed mink population in Denmark could impact the efficacy of vaccines.
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