-- 2020-07-22 18:04:17
Many countries have recently reported development in their COVID-19 vaccine trials, bringing hope to the world amid the still raging pandemic, while health experts called for an objective, rational an...
-- 2020-07-21 20:50:42
The University of Oxford's possible COVID-19 vaccine could be rolled out by the end of the year but there is no certainty, the lead developer of the vaccine said on Tuesday. The experimental vaccine,...
REUTERS 2020-07-21 10:16:30
Early data from trials of three potential coronavirus vaccines released on Monday, including a closely-watched candidate from Oxford University, increased confidence that a vaccine can train the immun...
Xinhua 2020-07-19 20:17:16
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has passed 14 million globally as of Sunday morning, the World Health Organization's dashboard showed. WHO has received reports of 14,007,791 confirmed cases of...
REUTERS 2020-07-16 10:11:46
The leading US expert on infectious diseases, Dr Anthony Fauci, predicted on Wednesday the country will meet its goal of a coronavirus vaccine by year’s end and was unmoved by the prospect that...
FE ONLINE REPORT 2020-07-15 20:40:01
The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF on Wednesday warned of an alarming decline in the number of children receiving life-saving vaccines around the world amid coronavirus pandemic and called...
Reuters 2020-07-15 13:03:23
Moderna Inc’s experimental vaccine for Covid-19 showed it was safe and provoked immune responses in all 45 healthy volunteers in an ongoing early-stage study, US researchers reported on Tue...
-- 2020-07-15 12:10:33
The world is ill-prepared for the global crash in children being born which is set to have a "jaw-dropping" impact on societies, say researchers. Falling fertility rates mean nearly every country cou...
AP 2020-07-14 14:36:56
Politicians and public health leaders have publicly committed to equitably sharing any coronavirus vaccine that works, but the top global initiative to make that happen may allow rich countries to rei...
-- 2020-07-13 19:17:54
People who have recovered from Covid-19 may lose their immunity to the disease within months, according to research suggesting the virus could re-infect people year after year, like common colds. In...
REUTERS 2020-07-12 14:45:02
Thai researchers plan to begin human trials of a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus in November and are preparing 10,000 doses, a senior official said on Sunday, aiming for a vaccine that could...
FE Online Desk 2020-07-12 01:18:01
A scientific session on modern approach of a 3-layered protection to combat the airborne infectious disease was held recently at Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka. The session, organised by Integro Pha...
-- 2020-07-11 23:18:50
India's Biocon Ltd has received regulatory approval for its drug Itolizumab to be used on coronavirus-infected patients suffering from moderate to severe respiratory distress. The biopharmaceutical c...
-- 2020-07-11 22:12:28
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates called for COVID-19 drugs and an eventual vaccine to be made available to countries and people that need them most, not to the “highest bidder,” sayin...
-- 2020-07-11 20:31:36
CanSino Biologics, a Chinese vaccine developer, is in talks with Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia to launch a phase III trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its co-founder said on Saturda...
REUTERS 2020-07-11 16:00:22
Gilead Sciences Inc said on Friday an analysis showed its antiviral remdesivir helped reduce the risk of death in severely ill Covid-19 patients, but cautioned that rigorous clinical trials were neede...
-- 2020-07-11 12:12:55
The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that it will launch an initiative to help 1.3 billion tobacco-users worldwide kick the habit during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The Access Initiat...
REUTERS 2020-07-11 10:38:55
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a clash among medical experts over disease transmission that stretches back nearly a century - to the very origins of germ theory. The Geneva-based World Health O...
-- 2020-07-10 19:21:34
As the race to find a vaccine or cure for the novel coronavirus drags on, convalescent plasma therapy has gained a lot of traction after showing early promise in the fight against COVID-19. However, i...
-- 2020-07-10 17:30:15
Two World Health Organization experts were heading to the Chinese capital on Friday to lay the groundwork for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. An animal health expert an...
REUTERS 2020-07-10 10:03:21
The World Health Organization on Thursday released new guidelines on the transmission of the novel coronavirus that acknowledge some reports of airborne transmission of the virus that causes Covid-19,...
REUTERS 2020-07-10 09:51:08
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it was setting up an independent panel to review its handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and the response by governments. The announcement follows s...
Reuters 2020-07-09 18:39:09
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday that it was setting up an independent panel to review its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response by governments. The announcement foll...
Reuters 2020-07-08 13:19:56
Scientists warned on Wednesday of a potential wave of coronavirus-related brain damage as new evidence suggested Covid-19 can lead to severe neurological complications, including inflammation, psychos...
Reuters 2020-07-08 10:54:03
The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its g...
-- 2020-07-07 19:47:00
The World Health Organisation has urged travellers to wear masks on planes and keep themselves informed as COVID-19 cases surge again in some countries, prompting new restrictions in places like Austr...
REUTERS 2020-07-07 16:06:21
An apparent outbreak of bubonic plague in China is being “well managed” and is not considered to represent a high risk, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday. Local a...
REUTERS 2020-07-07 09:53:57
The World Health Organization (WHO) is reviewing a report urging it to update guidance on the novel coronavirus after more than 200 scientists, in a letter to the health agency, outlined evidence the...
REUTERS 2020-07-06 13:49:36
Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that the novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization to revise recommendations, t...
REUTERS 2020-07-05 10:41:57
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients w...
© 2024 - All Rights with The Financial Express