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WHO Adds Moderna Vaccine To Emergency Use List
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday listed the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, making it the fifth vaccine to receive emergency validation from the WHO. ....
WHO Provides 100 Oxygen Concentrators To Punjab
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday provided 100 oxygen concentrators to Punjab. ....
Centre Asks Social Media To Remove Content Referring To 'Indian Covid Variant'
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked all social media platforms to immediately remove all content that refers to or implies "Indian variant" of coronavirus. ....
1,15,000 Healthcare Workers Died Due To Covid: WHO Chief
Nearly 1,15,000 health and care workers have died due to Covid since the pandemic began last year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday, hailing their sacrifice and asserting the need to protect and invest in healthcare workforce as a matter of urgency. ....
Covid-19 Variants To Be Given Greek Alphabet Names: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that Covid-19 variants of concern will be known by letters of the Greek alphabet, saying it will help avoid stigmatising countries where they first appear. ....
Time Has Come For Global Pandemic Treaty: WHO Chief
The Covid-19 pandemic has proved that the world needs a pandemic treaty to strengthen both the World Health Organization (WHO) and global health security, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday. ....
US To Soon See Explosive Outbreak Of Delta Variant: Epidemiologist
The US is set to witness an explosive outbreak of the Delta Covid variant in a month's time, if people are not fully vaccinated, warned Eric Feigl-Ding, an epidemiologist and a public health scientist. ....
Corona: European Union, WHO Launch New Tool For Contact Tracing
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have developed a tool to evaluate the public health effectiveness of contact tracing solutions, according to a statement. ....
Haiti President Assassination: Police Gun Down Four Suspects
Four persons suspected of assassinating Haiti's President Jovenel Moise have been killed in a shootout with the security forces, police said. ....
Vaccine Injustice Is A Shame On All Humanity: WHO
Vaccine nationalism by developed countries would prolong the Covid-19 pandemic, when it could be ended in a matter of months by sharing doses and scaling up manufacturing equitably, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. ....
