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Omicron sibling BA.2 remains variant of concern: World Health Organisation

The Omicron variant of concern is currently the dominant variant circulating globally, accounting for nearly all sequences reported to GISAID (an open access database), said the WHO in a statement

Omicron subvariant BA.2 may cause severe disease, lab study suggests

A Japanese team led by researchers from the University of Tokyo found that similar to BA.1, BA.2 subvariant of Omicron appears to largely escape the immunity induced by COVID-19 vaccines

Vaccinated people less likely to develop long Covid, shows UK study

It also found that vaccine effectiveness against most long-Covid symptoms was highest in people aged 60 years and over

WHO warns of Covid rise in eastern Europe, including Russia, Ukraine

Over the past two weeks, cases of COVID-19 have more than doubled in six countries in eastern Europe (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Russian Federation, and Ukraine)

Covid numbers still 'absolutely staggering,' says World Health Organisation

Many experts have argued that the pandemic is on its end stage and slowly moving towards becoming an epidemic but WHO has maintained that this is not the end and a more severe variant is expected

Ethiopia accuses WHO chief Tedros of misconduct after his criticism

Ethiopia has sent a letter to the World Health Organization, accusing its Ethiopian director-general of misconduct after his sharp criticism of the war and humanitarian crisis in the country.

WHO says more research needed on vaccine efficacy against Omicron

The global health agency's latest technical brief aims to answer some of the big outstanding questions about the heavily mutated Covid variant

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.

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.

Officials offer vaccine reassurance; WHO advises against travel bans

The questions over vaccine effectiveness came as cases of the new variant spread, with the first reported case in Latin America emerging in Brazil

Stop flights from countries with new Covid-19 variants: Kejriwal to Modi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday urged PM Modi to stop flights from South Africa, Botswana and Hong Kong where new Covid-19 variants have been detected

New Covid variant: Lanka imposes travel ban on 6 southern African nations

With effect from Sunday, arrivals from South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho and Eswatini are required to undergo mandatory quarantine

WHO hosts special meeting on worrying new Covid-19 variant found in Africa

World Health Organization is holding a special session to flesh out information about a worrying new variant of the coronavirus that has emerged in South Africa

Europe could see 500,000 more Covid deaths by February, says WHO

Relaxed prevention measures and low vaccination rates in some areas explain the latest surge, says WHO Europe chief

'WHO's EUL status to Covaxin to accelerate equitable access of vaccine'

In a tweet, the WHO said it has granted emergency use listing (EUL) to Covaxin

Emergency Use Listing nod to Covaxin expands availability of vaccines: WHO

On Wednesday, WHO issued an emergency use listing (EUL) for Covaxin

WHO director-general Ghebreyesus runs unopposed for 2nd five-year term

Tedros, an Ethiopian national who is the first African to head WHO, has overseen the agency's complex response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Pandemic will end when world chooses to end It, says WHO director-general

The coronavirus pandemic will come to an end when all the countries start using the available health tools effectively, the WHO chief said

Covid vaccine EUL recommendation process sometimes takes longer: WHO

As a decision is awaited on the Emergency Use Listing of Covaxin being manufactured in India, a top WHO official has said the process of thoroughly evaluating a vaccine for use and recommending it sometimes takes longer time but it has to be ensured that the right advice is given to the world "even if it takes another week or two". The World Health Organisation is very clear that we want all countries to recognise vaccines that have been given an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) by the WHO advisory process. But it's also very important that WHO, when it makes a recommendation like that, is making that globally, WHO Health Emergencies Programme Executive Director Dr Mike Ryan said. Ryan was responding to a question during a recent virtual Q&A on whether there will be a definitive answer on Covaxin EUL by October 26. WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan had said in a tweet earlier that the technical advisory group at WHO will meet on October 26 to consider the Emergency Use Listing for

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