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Hyderabad: The World Health Organization (WHO) tweeted on Tuesday that WHO and an independent group of experts will meet next week to carry out...

TS, which aims to eliminate the disease in two years, sees steady decline in cases

As per the new UAE travel guidelines, tourists will need to be vaccinated with one of the Covid-19 vaccine shots approved by the World Health Organization (WHO)

Don’t change immunisation schedule and adhere to age-specific recommendations on vaccines

Peter Ben Embarek said the Chinese researchers were against the theory that Covid-19 pandemic emerged from a genetically modified virus which leaked from the infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology

Equity groups need to be given priority access to vaccinations to ensure those already more vulnerable are protected

Ahead of the first World Drowning Prevention Day to be marked on July 25, the WHO, in a statement released on Friday, said at least 236,000 people drown every year.

Speaking at a webinar organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Friday, Swaminathan said the WHO is reviewing Covaxin as its manufacturer Bharat Biotech is now uploading its entire data

The death count is showing a clear declining trend in the countries with relatively better vaccination coverage, exposing the widening global health inequity

With the delta variant, a study by British researchers found people were well protected when they got both doses of either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines.

Africa has reported many new outbreaks of the variant as Tunisia, Mozambique, Uganda, Nigeria and Malawi are among the 11 countries targeted by Delta.

Keeping in touch with their families and loved ones is the what most doctors say help them stay calm even after working non-stop for long hours.

Given the virulence of Delta Plus variant, India needs to be extremely cautious about its unlocking measures

In 2019, more than 700,000 people died of suicide, one in 100 deaths, which was more than HIV, malaria, wars or homicide, the world body said in a statement issued on Thursday.

Vaccination rate must go up 3-fold to cover 80% of adult population by Sept, given the rapid mutation of the virus