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While PCR tests can detect infection with Omicron, studies are looking to whether the Covid-19 variant of concern has any impact on other test types, the WHO said Sunday. "The widely-used PCR tests continue to detect infection, including…
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The European Medicines Agency said Tuesday it may decide "within weeks" whether to approve Merck's anti-Covid pill, Lagevrio, which could offer patients an easy at-home treatment for the disease. "EMA will assess the benefits and risks…
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The first case of Covid-19 identified in Wuhan, China and presented as such by the World Health Organization was actually days later than previously believed and at an animal market, a top scientist said in the journal Science Thursday.…
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Daily Covid infections hit an all-time high in Germany Thursday as the World Health Organization warned that another 500,000 people could die across Europe with cases once again on the rise. The dire projection came as the UK became the…
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REUTERS: Moderna Inc said on Monday its COVID-19 vaccine generated a strong immune response and was generally well-tolerated in children aged six to 11 years, and the company plans to submit the data to regulators soon.…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has administered more than a 100 million Covid vaccine doses, officials says. The country's vaccination drive began slowly but multiple restrictions on travellers and government officials have seen jabs accelerate.…
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The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly African children. The decision followed a review of a…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke with Mr. Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), on Tuesday, to discuss polio eradication efforts and the Foundation’s support towards improving nutrition as well as financial…
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A patchwork of campaigns for an extra COVID-19 shot are being rolled out across the European Union even before the region's drug watchdog rules on whether they are safe and effective. Italy, France, Germany and Ireland have already…
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Pakistan will vaccinate children aged 12 years old and above, a top health/ official said. Asad Umar, head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), announced the decision on Tuesday. "In today's NCOC meeting decided to…
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The Covid-19 pandemic had a "devastating" impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday. "To mark our 20th anniversary, we had hoped to focus this year's…
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The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu", which was first identified in Colombia in January. Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, has been classified as a "variant of interest", the…
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The world has passed the grim threshold of 4.5 million Covid-19 deaths, according to an AFP tally on Monday, as the virulent Delta variant wreaks havoc globally. Since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, the virus has…
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A new approach using existing medicines to prevent malaria has been shown to reduce severe cases of the parasitic disease among infants by more than 70 percent in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a study. The "dramatic" results,…
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The slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines will cost the global economy $2.3 trillion in lost output, a report released Wednesday found. The Economist Intelligence Unit's study found that emerging and developing economies, whose vaccine…
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