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Misinformation about COVID-19, vaccine driving increase in cases: WHO official
Misinformation about the coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccines is leading to an increase in infections around the world, a World Health (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
During a livestream Q&A, WHO official Marian Van Kerkhove said the…
Study Gives Hope for ‘Dream’ Vaccine Against All COVID Variants
The key to it all lies in a coronavirus scare that happened nearly two decades ago.
People previously infected with SARS -- the original coronavirus pandemic from 2003 -- produced an incredibly powerful immune response when given the…
Biden said the U.S. will rapidly increase global vaccine trade
President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that a major and direct boost to COVAX's efforts, with only 76 million doses being transferred to countries in need. The announcement was made a few hours after World Health Organization officials…
In second wave, India r double the number of 2020’s active Covid-19 cases: Govt
"There are 21,57,000 active cases in India currently i.e. twice the number of maximum active 19 Covid-19 cases last year," Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in a press conference.
A Covid-19 patient wait inside an ambulance…
India turns from COVID vaccine exporter to importer
After gifting and selling tens of millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad, India is running low on vaccines as new infections rise in the world's second-most populous country.
on Thursday (Apr 15), India surpassed 200,000 daily…
India breaks record and COVID rise as rallies and Hindu festival attract large crowds
India battled a record surge in COVID-19 cases on Friday as hospitals ran out of oxygen and beds, while politicians held election rallies and hundreds of thousands of Hindu devotees attended a weeks-long festival, infuriating health…
As India’s COVID-19 crisis worsen, two people share a bed in Delhi hospital
Gasping for air, two men wearing oxygen masks share a bed in a government hospital in India's capital New Delhi, victims of the country's growing COVID-19 crisis.
From reporting under 10,000 new daily cases earlier this year, daily…
India has surpassed Brazil as world’s second worst-affected country by COVID-19
India reported a record 168,912 COVID-19 infections overnight, according to data from the health ministry showed on Monday (Apr 12), passing Brazil to become world’s second-most affected country by the Covid.
Reuters data show that…
Philippines to suspend AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 60
On Thursday, Philippine health officials suspended the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for people under the age of 60 in order to investigate reports of blood clots from other countries.
The temporary suspension came after the…
Tunisian Health Minister: The Vaccination Campaign is due on April
Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi in Tunisia illustrated that the Covid-19 vaccination campaign will start in April, which will cover 30% of Tunisians. He confirmed that the Ministry won’t receive any vaccines unless they were previously…