Need vaccines that fight transmission: Richard HatchettThere's still a high level of virus circulating in populations and every new person infected is an opportunity (for the virus) to mutate an...
03 Mar, 2023, 12.13 AM IST
Three years into Covid, are we ready for the next pandemic?All the experts who spoke to AFP emphasised that for the next pandemic, regions such as Africa, South America, South Asia and the Middle Ea...
16 Dec, 2022, 12.32 PM IST
Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust pledge $150 mn each for better pandemic responseThe pledges come ahead of a March 8 fundraising event sponsored by the UK govt.
19 Jan, 2022, 10.12 AM IST
Omicron brings COVID-19 vaccine inequity 'home to roost'Perhaps nowhere is the inequality more evident than in Africa, where under 7% of the population is vaccinated. South African scientists ale...
29 Nov, 2021, 10.38 PM IST
Omicron poses 'very high' global risk, countries must prepare: WHOThe UN agency, in technical advice to its 194 member states, urged them to accelerate vaccination of high-priority groups and to "ensure mi...
29 Nov, 2021, 06.45 PM IST
Country by country, scientists eye beginning of an end to the COVID-19 pandemicAs the devastating Delta variant surge eases in many regions of the world, scientists are charting when, and where, COVID-19 will transitio...
03 Nov, 2021, 03.45 PM IST
WHO mission finds no answers in Covid-19 probeDuring the closely-monitored visit -- which included a visit to a propaganda exhibition celebrating China's recovery -- reporters were larg...
09 Feb, 2021, 05.05 PM IST
Covid vaccine rollout urgent as new strains take holdThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Wednesday approved the US-made Moderna vaccine, having already given a green light December 27 to on...
06 Jan, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
Pfizer vaccine results leave questions about safety, longevityQuestions about production, distribution and, most importantly, the performance and capability of the shot itself still need to be answered...
10 Nov, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
Pharma sector needs global collaboration: Industry leaders, government officialsAhead of the 14th edition of the annual BioPharma and Healthcare Summit, that bring stakeholders from India and the United States on one pl...
31 Aug, 2020, 08.49 AM IST
Activists urge India to push for fair allocation of Covid-19 vaccine under COVAXThis week member states of the World Health Organisation including India have to send in their comments on their position regarding an agre...
17 Jul, 2020, 04.16 PM IST
Coronavirus exit strategy depends on getting vaccine to whole worldThe stakes are immense with the coronavirus sickening more than 3 million people.
02 May, 2020, 03.53 PM IST
In coronavirus battle, $10 billion fund-raising drive beginsFacebook Inc. will match as much as $10 million in donations, while Google will donate $5 million.
13 Mar, 2020, 11.02 PM IST