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Thursday, Jun 12, 2025
The WHO said the vaccine is effective and no safety concerns exist, but the suspension of production for export will result in the interruption of Covaxin supply.
Omicron cases have now been reported in India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and South Korea, and new cases are being documented with each passing hour.
In Africa, less than 5 per cent have been vaccinated, compared to 40 per cent on most other continents.
Since 2019, 2.3 million doses of Mosquirix have been administered to infants in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi in a large-scale pilot programme coordinated by the WHO.
The WHO had earlier called for a global moratorium on COVID-19 booster doses, aiming for a more equitable distribution of vaccines globally.
The first version was developed by patients, researchers and others, representing all WHO regions, with the understanding that the definition may change as new evidence emerges a
A joint WHO-China inquiry had dismissed the possibility that the virus had emerged accidentally from a laboratory as 'extremely unlikely'.
According to virologists, the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, might have already developed into extra threatening kinds which have, to date, evaded detection.
The delta variant is continuing to evolve and mutate, and it is becoming the predominant COVID-19 virus in many countries.
Ghebreyesus said that the defining characteristic of the pandemic is the lack of sharing: of data, information, pathogens, technologies and resources.
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