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Serum Institute’s COVID-19 vaccine Covovax gets WHO approval for emergency use
Covovax, a vaccine developed by SII and US-based Novovax, became the 9th Covid-19 vaccine to be approved by the WHO
Wuhan lab-leak the likely origin of Covid, virus most likey engineered: Biologist tells UK parliament
Dr. Alina Chan claimed that a leak from a laboratory in the Wuhan region of China was more likely the origin of this global pandemic.
WHO names new Covid-19 variant ‘Omicron’: Here is why they skipped the Greek alphabets Nu and Xi, drawing international ire
While Covid 19 cases were declining a new variant labelled as 'Omicron' (B.1.1.529) has left health experts and markets worried
United Kingdom: Covaxin to be recognised as a valid Coronavirus vaccine from November 22 onwards
Indians who have received double doses (fully vaccinated) of Covaxin and the associated Covid-19 certificate will be exempted from a pre-departure Covid-19 test.
Switzerland embassy fact-checks Chinese media story on Covid origins, says the ‘Swiss scientist’ they had quoted does not exist
Chinese State media outlets, including the Global Times, the People’s Daily, had carried articles with comments from one Wilson Edwards, on the origins of Covid-19 and the WHO's independence.
‘Govts, please open schools or we will have a generational catastrophe’: UNICEF, WHO chief scientist ask for reopening of schools on priority
School reopening cannot wait till cases go to zero, UNICEF said in a statement.
Covid-19: A third wave may come, but it is not going to especially target children. Facts Vs speculations
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Speculations that the next Covid wave in India is going to hit children are misleading. Here are the facts.
UNHRC, which tried to help Prashant Bhushan keep illegal Rohingyas in India, could be compromised by China, UK Parliamentary Panel finds
UK House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee is all set to release a report that says that China is on its way to breaking up multilateral organisations
US FDA rejects emergency use application for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, asks Ocugen to launch additional trial for full approval
The US FDA had asked Ocugen to pursue BLA submission and not Emergency Use Approval(EUA), paving the way for the vaccine's full approval in the United States.
From why send vaccines abroad to why not: Congress’ stand on vaccines is more confused than Rahul Gandhi
Shashi Tharoor attacked the Union Government for halting exports of Covid-19 vaccines in light of the second wave of the pandemic.