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CEO says AstraZeneca didn't overpromise on COVID-19 vaccine supplies  

-- 2021-04-30 15:52:49

Chief Executive Pascal Soriot said on Friday the drugmaker had not overpromised on the supply of COVID-19 vaccines around the world, as he defended big cuts in deliveries that prompted a lawsuit by...

What we know about the Indian variant as coronavirus sweeps South Asia

Reuters 2021-04-30 15:47:19

India has recorded the world’s sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines....

What we know about the Indian variant of coronavirus

Reuters 2021-04-30 11:56:25

India has recorded the world's sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicines. Scie...

PGP, UNICEF, Yale launches Vaccination Demand Observatory

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-04-29 19:49:59

To combat vaccine hesitancy worldwide, PGP, (The Public Good Projects), UNICEF and Yale Institute for Global Health launched a Vaccination Demand Observatory on Thursday. As countries begin rolling o...

World to spend $157b on Covid vaccines through 2025, report says

-- 2021-04-29 17:35:15

Total global spending on COVID-19 vaccines is projected to reach $157 billion by 2025, driven by mass vaccination programs underway and “booster shots” expected every two years, according...

UK to send medical equipment to India

-- 2021-04-26 19:23:26

The UK will send medical equipment to India as the latter continues to suffer from a record surge in coronavirus cases, the British government announced Sunday, reported Anadolu Agency. India set a n...

Moderna vaccine to be reviewed for WHO emergency listing on April 30

-- 2021-04-26 16:16:56

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine will be reviewed on April 30 by technical experts for possible WHO emergency-use listing, a World Health Organization spokesman said "We are discussing the Moderna COVID-19...

Fighting Coronavirus: Local nasal spray to ‘hit market soon’

-- 2021-04-25 20:41:49

As the race is on to find a way to get rid of the deadly Coronavirus, Bangladesh has developed a nasal spray which ‘can kill’ the virus on contact, raising hope among many. Bangladesh Ref...

Private caregivers charge high as public hospitals have dearth of ICU beds

JUBAIR HASAN AND SM NAJMUS SAKIB 2021-04-25 09:24:34

A dearth of ICU (intensive care unit) beds at public hospitals has prompted critical Covid-19 patients to move to private hospitals. But such private healthcare centres are reported to overcharge pat...

Vaccine stock in Bangladesh runs short, resupply uncertain

-- 2021-04-24 15:08:40

At the current rate of use, the government’s stock of COVID-19 vaccine doses could run out within two weeks. The current stock could be administered until the first week of May. A decision on p...

US lifts pause on J&J Covid-19 vaccine

-- 2021-04-24 11:10:52

US health regulators have lifted an 11-day pause on the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Covid-19 jab, but will add a warning label about the potential for extremely rare blood clots. A Centers fo...

More risks to pregnant women, their newborns from COVID-19 than known before

REUTERS 2021-04-23 18:34:51

Pregnant women infected with COVID-19 and their newborn children face higher risks of complications than was previously known, a study by British scientists showed on Friday. An infection of the new...

India's Serum institute to sell AstraZeneca vaccine to private hospitals at $8.0 per dose

-- 2021-04-21 16:09:25

The Serum Institute of India said on Wednesday it would sell the AstraZeneca vaccine to the country's state governments at 400 rupees or $5.30 per dose and to private hospitals at 600 rupees or $7.95,...

UNICEF says AstraZeneca supply issues outside India resolved

-- 2021-04-20 20:50:06

Issues related to the ramp-up of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot outside India for supplies to the COVAX vaccine-sharing facility have been resolved, UNICEF told Reuters on Tuesday, saying it should rec...

‘Fair distribution of resources can control pandemic within months’

-- 2021-04-20 20:06:54

The world can bring the global COVID-19 pandemic under control in the coming months provided it distributes the necessary resources fairly, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told a news...

J&J seeks approval to conduct vaccine trial in India

Reuters 2021-04-20 18:10:58

Johnson & Johnson is seeking to conduct a local clinical trial in India for its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine, which was paused in the United States last week on reports of rare blood clots. The c...

Why are food allergies on the rise?

BBC 2021-04-18 19:57:02

NHS figures reveal the number of people admitted to hospital as a result of allergies has more than doubled since 2013. There are estimated to be over 2 million people living with a diagnosed food all...

AstraZeneca likely to modify vaccine against new Covid variant by 2021

Reuters 2021-04-18 18:22:08

A modified version of AstraZeneca's (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine tailored to combat a coronavirus variant first documented in South Africa could be ready by the end of 2021, an AstraZeneca official in Aus...

Sleepless nights and their solutions

Imtiaz Ahmed 2021-04-17 19:41:27

For people of all ages, what is more pleasant than a sound and satisfying sleep at night? It takes away all the clumsiness of the body and refreshes us to continue with the same energy the next day....

Coronavirus is airborne. Experts give 10 reasons in support

Hindustan Times 2021-04-17 18:14:26

SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new study published in The Lancet journal. "There is consistent, str...

Johnson & Johnson asked rival COVID-19 vaccine makers to probe clotting risks

REUTERS 2021-04-16 18:51:52

Johnson & Johnson had reached out to rival COVID-19 vaccine makers to join in an effort to study the risks of blood clots, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with t...

WHO chief says Covid-19 infection rate approaching highest during pandemic so far

-- 2021-04-16 17:22:51

The number of new Covid-19 cases per week has nearly doubled globally over the past two months, approaching the highest rate seen so far during the pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization...

WHO expects decision on emergency listing for Chinese vaccines soon

-- 2021-04-16 16:03:14

The World Health Organisation will decide late this month or in May on emergency use listings for COVID-19 vaccines from Sinopharm and Sinovac following an extended review, a WHO European region offic...

UK scientists find higher risk of brain clots from Covid-19 infection compared with vaccines

Reuters 2021-04-16 10:51:43

There is a much higher risk of brain blood clots from Covid-19 infection than there is from vaccines against the disease, British researchers said on Thursday, after the rollout of inoculations was di...

Nobel winners, ex-leaders urge US to back Covid vaccine patent waiver to help all nations during pandemic

-- 2021-04-15 12:45:50

More than 60 former heads of state, including former leaders of Britain and France, and over 100 Nobel Prize winners called on US President Joe Biden to back a waiver of intellectual property rules fo...

WHO, agencies urge countries to suspend commercial sale of live wild mammals

-- 2021-04-15 10:07:32

International agencies including the World Health Organization urged countries on Tuesday to suspend the sale of live wild mammals in food markets, warning they may be the source of more than 70 per c...

US recommends 'pause' for J&J Covid-19 vaccine over blood clotting reports

-- 2021-04-13 18:50:20

The US is recommending a “pause” in the administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.In a joint stat...

UK variant of Covid-19 not as severe as feared, study finds

-- 2021-04-13 18:37:44

A highly contagious variant of Covid-19 first identified in the UK does not cause more severe disease in hospitalised patients, according to a new study published in the medical journal The Lancet Inf...

Chronic Blocked Nose? New Research Links It to Changes in Brain Activity

-- 2021-04-13 17:23:13

Chronic rhinosinusitis, which causes a persistent blocked nose and headaches among other symptoms, affects 11 percent of people in the US – and new research has found a link between the conditio...

Pandemic a long way from over, WHO chief says

Reuters 2021-04-13 08:36:04

Confusion and complacency in addressing Covid-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, WHO Director-General Tedr...