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Germany and Switzerland set to ease restrictions – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Short AstraZeneca Shelf Life Complicates COVID Vaccine Rollout to World’s Poorest

The relatively short shelf life of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine is complicating the rollout to the world's poorest nations, according to officials and internal World Health Organization documents reviewed by Reuters. It is the latest headache to plague the COVAX vaccine-sharing project, co-led by the WHO and aimed at getting…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: Omicron Threat Remains High in East Europe

A new wave of infections from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is moving towards the east of Europe, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, urging authorities to improve vaccination and other measures. Over the past two weeks, cases of COVID-19 have more than doubled in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Covid cases double in eastern Europe, triggering WHO warning

It includes Ukraine and Russia

Wales Online

WHO Europe warns of COVID rise in east, like Russia, Ukraine

The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office says it is turning its attention to growing rates of COVID-19 infection in eastern Europe

The Independent UK

Omicron threat remains high in east Europe - WHO

Reuters

WHO gets supplies to Ethiopia's Tigray but distribution lags

The U.N. health agency says it has been granted access to send medical supplies to Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region for the first time in six months, but fuel shortages are hampering distribution

The Independent UK

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What will the next generation of COVID vaccines look like?

The next generation of shots will offer a broader and more robust immune response.

Al Jazeera

Coronavirus live: UK records 41,648 new cases and 35 Covid-linked deaths; French protest convoy reaches Brussels – as it happened

UK cases down 30% on the previous week, with weekly deaths down 27.2%; 500 French vehicles arrive in Brussels to protest against Covid measures

The Guardian - AU

Helping hands in the Himalayas

A physician is one of the most respected careers, but like others, they also face difficulties. In a new book titled Himalai Tong Klub Pai Fung (Himalayan Health Exchange II) published by Salmon Books, Dr Kamphee Sruamsiri, a freelance emergency physician, wrote about his identity crisis which led him to…

Bangkok Post

Over 70% of youth between 15-18 age group have received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

WHO recommends tocilizumab only for patients diagnosed with severe or critical COVID-19.

The Hindu

Caesareans or vaginal births: should mothers or medics have the final say?

More babies are born by C-section than ever, causing alarm at the WHO. But some believe the option should always be offered

The Guardian - UK

Two doctors due to receive WHO awards

Two Thai doctors will be recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) for their contributions to the medical field, according to the Public Health Ministry.

Bangkok Post

Lassa fever: what are the symptoms and is it easy to catch?

As a person dies in the UK from a case of Lassa fever, what do we know about this potential deadly disease?

The Guardian - UK

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The Times of India

Coronavirus: COVID cases falling; before you think to drop guard, here are few things to remember

Don't let your guard down, this pandemic is anything but over. COVID-19 pandemic doesn't seem to be over anytime soon, as the virus is highly mutating in nature and many aggressive variants are coming to the fore, albeit few scientists have suggested it to be endemic soon.

Wales Online

Should Wales scrap-self isolation: What the science says and how people feel about it

Seven in 10 people are uncomfortable with the idea of being around someone who's tested positive for Covid

The Guardian - AU

‘We never seem to recover’: the Australians grappling with long Covid

Thousands who experience ongoing effects from the virus are crying out for integrated care to treat the myriad symptoms as they struggle to live with an interminable illness

Al Jazeera

COVID pandemic’s ‘acute phase’ could end by midyear: WHO

WHO head Tedros says acute phase of pandemic could end by middle of the year if 70 percent of the world gets jabbed.

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The Independent UK

WHO chief praises South Africa's work to make COVID vaccines

The visiting chief of the World Health Organization says that South Africa’s efforts to produce vaccines are key to helping the African continent become more self-sufficient in inoculations to combat COVID-19 and many other diseases

Reuters

Indonesia to urge G20 to establish global health fund

Indonesia will urge the Group of 20 leading economies to establish a global body that can dispense emergency funds during a health crisis, functioning in a similar way to international financial institutions, its health minister said on Friday.

Reuters

Exclusive-EU, Gates Foundation to support African medicines agency -source

The European Union and the Gates Foundation are set to announce financial support for nascent efforts to set up an African medicines regulator to boost the continent's drugs and vaccine production, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The Conversation

Winter Olympics 2022: do athletes have to contend with high levels of air pollution?

Thousands of athletes are now competing in Winter Olympics events across three places in China – Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou. But given that air pollution in many Chinese cities is high, does it pose a threat to the athletes?

The Guardian - AU

Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened

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The Hindu

Coronavirus updates | February 11, 2022

Pandemic has not ended as more variants expected: WHO chief scientist.

Benzinga

Preprint Suggests, Vir-GSK's COVID-19 Antibody Can Evade Omicron Sub-Variant

In January, amid the omicron surge, WHO's expert panel recommended GlaxoSmithKline Plc (NYSE

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