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COVID vaccination for 12-14 year olds begins on March 16: Key points to know

The Union government has decided to expand COVID vaccination program for 12-14 year age groups. Children who were born in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and are above 12 years of age can get COVID vaccination from March 16 onwards.

The Times of India

How Obesity May Fuel A Health Crisis In India Soon

New Delhi: No country is on track to meet the World Health Organization's 2025 targets on obesity. The World Obesity Federation, which is a lead partner to global agencies on obesity, including WHO, has warned that by 2030, one in five women and one in seven men will be obese,…

The Times of India

Novartis's Data Reinforces Age-Appropriate Development With Zolgensma Gene Therapy Study

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) announced new data from the completed Phase 3 SPR1NT study of Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), a one-time treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The data demonstrated that children with three copies of the SMN2 backup gene who were treated presymptomatically achieved age-appropriate motor milestones, including standing and walking. In addition, a descriptive posthoc…

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Deltacron and Stealth Omicron variant differences explained as Covid cases rise

As Covid cases rise, Deltacron and Stealth Omicron are sub-variants making headlines.

Daily Record

What is the Deltacron variant and are there UK cases as WHO recognises new strain

A Covid hybrid strain that combines Delta and Omicron variants is on the rise. Here's everything you need to know about the Deltacron variant and where cases of the new hybrid have been found

Daily Mirror

New 'stealth' Covid is on the rise in the UK - the five common symptoms to look out for

'Stealth' Covid, a variant of Omicron can't be differentiated with simple tests and is more transmissible than other variants. The WHO prepares to give an update to the UK

Daily Mirror

Omicron sub-variant almost as infectious as measles, the most contagious disease on earth

Professor Adrian Esterman, a former WHO epidemiologist, said the sub-variant is more transmissible than Omicron

The Independent UK

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How drug companies are sidestepping the WHO's technology transfer hub in Africa

Pharmaceutical company Moderna announced on 7 March 2022 that it would develop a site in Kenya to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines. The company holds much of the key intellectual property relating to the messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines. Due to their higher efficacy, mRNA vaccines are the preferred option in developed countries.…

The Conversation

Omicron sub-variant almost as infectious as measles, the most contagious disease on earth

Professor Adrian Esterman, a former WHO epidemiologist, said the sub-variant is more transmissible than Omicron

The Independent UK

WHO exploring when and how to declare end of Covid emergency

GENEVA: Public health experts at the World Health Organization have begun discussing how and when to call an end to the global Covid-19 crisis, exploring what would be an important milestone more than two years after the emergence of the virus.

The Times of India

What are Russia’s biological weapons claims and what’s actually happening?

The UN security council met on Friday to discuss Moscow’s claims the US is funding ‘military biological activities’ in Ukraine

The Guardian - US

Covid Deltacron: WHO issues update as variant continues to spread

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued an update on the Deltacron strain of Covid-19, stating that it is 'tracking and discussing the variant amid ongoing research

Edinburgh Live

AP Was There: The surreal, first day of the pandemic

On the day the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic, Koloud “Kay” Tarapolsi reflected the views of many people when she told an Associated Press reporter: “If we avoid each other and listen to the scientists, maybe in a few weeks it will be better."

The Independent UK

WHO Recommended Ukraine's Health Ministry To Destroy High-Threat Pathogens To Prevent Disease Spread: Reuters

The World Health Organization advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in its public health laboratories to prevent "any potential spills," the

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Wales Online

Welsh morning headlines: News, Ukraine, Covid, sport, weather and road updates

The 40-mile long Russian convoy outside Kyiv is being repositioned

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO Frustration Two Years on Since Pandemic Declaration

Friday marks two years to the day since the World Health Organization first described Covid-19 as a pandemic, shaking countries into action as the disease ripped around the planet. The once-in-a-century pandemic has turned the world upside down, claiming more than six million lives and infecting at least 450 million…

Wales Online

WHO gives update on spread of Deltacron Covid mutant hybrid in UK

Deltacron is a hybrid variant of Delta and Omicron Covid

The Independent UK

WHO urges Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens to prevent ‘potential spills’ from bombed labs

Bombardment of Ukrainian cities could increase risk of disease spread if public health labs are damaged

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Reuters

WHO says it advised Ukraine to destroy pathogens in health labs to prevent disease spread

The World Health Organization advised Ukraine to destroy high-threat pathogens housed in the country's public health laboratories to prevent "any potential spills" that would spread disease among the population, the agency told Reuters on Thursday.

Evening Standard

WHO Foundation chief says decision to axe free Covid testing ‘very worrying’

A World Health Organisation (WHO) Foundation chief has said the UK’s decision to stop its Covid testing programme is “very worrying”.

The Independent UK

WHO Foundation chief ‘very concerned’ over UK dismantling Covid testing as pandemic ‘isn’t over’

Exclusive: UK’s choice to dismantle Covid-19 testing is “very worrying” says leading WHO head

The Conversation

COVID pandemic 2nd anniversary: 3 things we got wrong, and 3 things to watch out for

Exactly two years ago, on March 11 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic.

Al Jazeera

Is Russia committing war crimes by bombing hospitals in Ukraine?

And what happens when the principle of medical neutrality is abandoned during times of conflict?

Wales Online

Welsh morning headlines: News, Ukraine, Covid, sport, weather and road updates as at least three more Ukranian hospitals hit in invasion

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said it has confirmed 18 attacks on medical facilities since the Russian invasion began two weeks ago

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: Ukraine Health System ‘Engulfed’ by War

The war with Russia has sparked a health crisis in Ukraine, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, decrying at least 18 verified attacks on health care facilities and personnel. The UN health agency said Ukraine's health system was proving "remarkably resilient" following Russia's invasion on February 24. But WHO emergencies…

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