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Still too soon to say if Omicron more transmissible than Delta: WHO
The UN agency's experts regularly meet drugmakers to discuss the best composition of COVID-19 vaccines as the industry looks at whether shots need to be tweaked to tackle the coronavirus.
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LIVE: Kerala sees 9 more Omicron cases, 4 in Jaipur; India's tally now 226
Meanwhile, Haryana decides to allow only fully vaccinated people at public places; Delhi bans gatherings for Christmas, New Year celebrations
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'Another storm coming': WHO warns of Omicron variant surge in Europe
Omicron has been detected in at least 38 of the WHO European region's 53 members
WHO's chief Tedros Adhanom calls on world to end Covid-19 pandemic in 2022
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has called on the world to pull together to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year.
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Top Headlines: WHO warns on Omicron; public health infra priority in 2022
Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour.
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Covid-19: WHO sounds warning over fast-spreading Omicron variant
Says Omicron is evading some immune responses; China must share more data on virus origins
India among largest contributors of global solidarity trial: WHO on Covid
WHO Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan said India is one of the largest contributors of the global solidarity trial for Covid vaccines
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Omicron cases doubling in 1.5-3 days in areas with local spread: WHO
However, it is unclear if this is due to the virus' ability to evade immunity, its inherent increased transmissibility or a combination of both, the WHO said in an update
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WHO stresses on taking all measures to prevent further spread of Omicron
As the world witnesses the new coronavirus variant Omicron, WHO on Saturday emphasized an urgent scale-up of public health and social measures to curtail its further spread.
Urgent need to scale-up public health, social measures: WHO on Omicron
The World Health Organization on Saturday stressed on urgent scale-up of public health and social measures to curtail its further spread
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World cannot defeat pandemic in uncoordinated way: Antonio Guterres
Arguing that the world "cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
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WHO Europe urges caution during holidays amid double coronavirus surge
The WHO Regional Office for Europe has urged people to exercise caution this holiday season, as the region is now coping with two highly transmissible coronavirus strains
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Omicron variant spreading at unprecedented rate, says WHO's Tedros
"Omicron is spreading at a rate we have not seen with any previous variant. I need to be very clear: vaccines alone will not get any country out of this crisis," said Ghebreyesus.
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Protect the unvaccinated people, then offer booster vaccine doses: WHO
Initial course of Covid-19 vaccines should remain a top priority, said WHO
WHO expects increase in number of deaths, hospitalisations from Omicron
The UN health agency also said that more information is needed to fully understand the clinical picture of those infected with Omicron
30% of America's 43 Omicron cases had received booster shots, says CDC
Patest data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate that a third of the 43 cases of the super mutant strain in the country had taken the third dose.
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COVAX scheme needs rules to prevent vaccine hoarding: WHO advisor NUSA DUA
COVAX needs a new set of rules in the long term to prevent the hoarding of vaccines by high income and vaccine-producing countries, a WHO senior advisor said
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Covid vaccine hoarding will prolong pandemic, warns WHO amid Omicron spread
Amid the ongoing spread of Omicron, a UN health agency panel said that early laboratory data on the effectiveness of existing vaccines against the new COVID-19 variant is useful
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Follow WHO advice, rescind travel bans imposed due to Omicron fear: IATA
IATA called for governments to follow WHO's advice and immediately rescind travel bans that were introduced in response to the Omicron variant of coronavirus
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Omicron variant may change course of Covid-19 pandemic: WHO chief
Certain features of the Omicron variant, including its global spread and large number of mutations, suggest it could have a major impact on the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, WHO chief said