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New Delhi: Amid concerns over the effectiveness of Covid vaccines, the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has submitted phase III trial data of Covaxin to Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). Phase-III trial data is also required for…
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New Delhi: Indians who have been inoculated with Covaxin jabs manufactured by Bharat Biotech may not be able to travel abroad as and when the countries roll out their travel policies as it has not been listed under the World Health…
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New Delhi: The government clarified about the labelling of B.1.617 Covid variant as the 'Indian variant' and stressed upon the fact that the word 'Indian' has never been used by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Several media reports…
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Geneva: 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. In December 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration…
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against jumping to conclusions about a new coronavirus variant discovered in India, saying it had not yet classified it as worrying. A WHO spokeswoman said that it was not clear at…
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New Delhi: World Health Organisation is all set to release the most awaited report about the origin of COVID-19 on Tuesday. A draft report found that Covid-19 probably came to people through an animal, and likely started spreading no…
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New Delhi: Contrary to what some people think that the bird flu virus, also known as Avian influenza, is spread to humans via consumption of cooked poultry products, health experts on Sunday stressed that it usually does not infect people…
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Geneva: A World Health Organization (WHO) team due to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Wuhan city has been denied entry to China. Two members had already set out on their journey - one has now turned back…
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Geneva: Despite a number of mutations so far of the Covid-19, none of them, including the new mutant variant found in the UK, has made a significant impact on the susceptibility of the virus to any of the currently used therapeutics, drugs…
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said that as the COVID-19 cases were growing at an alarming rate in South Asia, there were risks of an explosion of the virus in the densely-populated region. "Particularly in South Asia, not…
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