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WHO urges vaccination for health workers as over 115,000 have died
Updated : 4 days, 2 hours ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to prioritize vaccination for health workers in the light of its new paper estimating that 115,000 died from coronavirus between January 2020 and May 2021.
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Expecting 'one' additional information on Covaxin, decision on eme
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 18 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO), which is reviewing the data provided by Bharat Biotech for Emergency Use Listing of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, said on Monday that it is "expecting one additional piece of information from the company today".
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WHO's advisory group to meet on Oct 26 to consider Covaxin's emerg
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 17 (ANI): Dr Soumya Swaminathan, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist on Sunday informed that WHO's technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider emergency use listing (EUL) for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covax
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WHO calls for global investment in hand hygiene in underdeveloped
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A global investment of just USD 1 per person in hand hygiene annually could prevent thousands of deaths in the least developed countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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I'm sure approval of Covaxin from WHO will come at soonest possibl
Updated : 1 week, 4 days ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 15 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Thursday expressed hope that the World Health Organisation (WHO) will soon give approval to Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin.
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India says it has interest in further studies into origin of COVID
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New Delhi [India], October 14 (ANI): India said on Thursday that it has an interest in further studies and data on the origin of the coronavirus and called for cooperation by all concerned.
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WHO panel recommends COVID-19 vaccine booster shot for people with
Updated : 1 week, 6 days ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland] October 12 (ANI): People with weaker immune systems should receive an additional shot of approved COVID-19 vaccines, an advisory group to the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday.
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WHO calls for climate action to assure sustained recovery from COV
Updated : 2 weeks ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 12 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that countries must set ambitious national climate commitments if they are to sustain a healthy and green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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WHO decision on Covaxin nod extended to next week
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 5 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) has extended giving the emergency use authorization for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to next week.
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EU aid agency delivers 14.4 metric tonnes of medical supplies to W
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 3 (ANI): EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid has delivered 14.4 metric tonnes of urgently needed life-saving medical supplies to World Health Organisation in Afghanistan.
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WHO to give approval to Covaxin this month, say top health experts
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): The decision on Bharat Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin Emergency Use Listing (EUL) by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is expected in October, informed the top health experts in the country on Saturday.
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WHO to decide on Bharat Biotech's Covaxin emergency usage in Octob
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
New Delhi [India] September 30 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday informed that the final decision on Bharat Biotech's submission on emergency use listing (EUL) for its Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine will be made in October 2021.
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