Wilmington: AstraZeneca, a joint pharmaceutical company of British and Sweden, has now started withdrawing its corona vaccine from the global market. According to media reports, the move by the company comes after the company admitted that its vaccine may cause a rare blood clotting disease. However, regarding the withdrawal of the vaccine from the global…
The Humanly Possible joint global communication campaign aims to boost vaccination programmes around the world, with support from the UN World Health Organization (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). “Thanks to vaccinations, more children now survive and thrive past their fifth birthday than at any other point in history,” said UNICEF Executive Director Catherine…
Delivering his first message of the new year, Dr. Hans Kluge stressed that without vaccines, the death toll on the continent “could have been around four million, possibly even higher.” More than 2.5 million COVID-19 deaths, and 277 million confirmed cases, were reported in the vast WHO European Region, which comprises 53 countries stretching from…
The country, commonly known as North Korea, claimed to have carried out a third attempt to launch a ballistic missile on Tuesday, according to media reports. Comply with obligations Any such launch is contrary to relevant Security Council resolutions, Mr. Guterres said in a statement issued later that day by his deputy spokesman Farhan Haq….
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) adopted a decision under its “early warning and urgent action” procedures, stating that developed countries’ “persistent refusal” to waive COVID-19 vaccine IP rights – such as patents and trademarks – violated non-discrimination guarantees under international human rights law. CERD is one of the UN’s human rights…
Japanese experts have achieved significant success in creating a 100% pure mRNA vaccine. Photo: File Tokyo: Japanese experts have developed a new method to obtain the purest mRNA that can be used to produce a 100% pure mRNA vaccine. This method is called ‘purecap’ method in which the purity is highest. Pure mRNA vaccines can…
A key method to extend vaccine efficacy for several years has been discovered. Photo: File Australia: Be it polio shots or the Covid-19 vaccine, we need repeated doses to maintain their effectiveness. Now experts have discovered a very basic thing after which a single dose of vaccine can be useful for many years if not…
Under the banner of ‘The Big Catch-Up’, WHO – the World Health Organization – and partners will support countries to get back on track so that more children and adults are protected from preventable diseases. The pandemic saw essential immunization levels decrease in over 100 countries, leading to rising outbreaks of measles, diphtheria, polio and…
Massachusetts: Experts say that vaccines for cancer and heart disease are likely to be ready by the end of this decade. Scientists at the pharmaceutical company Moderna believe that in the next five years, the company could potentially introduce new treatments that could save millions of lives. According to Moderna’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Paul…
Vaccines have been shown to be effective against H5N1, the most common type of bird flu. Photo: File Amsterdam Dam: A veterinary research center in the Netherlands has announced the development of two new vaccines that have been shown to be very effective against bird flu. The Dutch government has officially announced it after the…
