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WHO experts voice "very low confidence" in some Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine data 05 May 2021 - 01:52 pm
Doses of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are seen , Serbia, May 4, 2021.  REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Don't pass the salt - WHO issues benchmarks for sodium content in food 05 May 2021 - 01:40 pm
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Moderna boosting COVID-19 vaccine-making capacity, targets up to 3 billion shots in 2022 29 Apr 2021 - 01:20 pm
FILE PHOTO: Vials of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are seen at Apotex pharmaceutical company as Humber River Hospital's mobile vaccine clinic vaccinate employees as part of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination campaign, in Toronto, Ontario, Canad
Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus 28 Apr 2021 - 01:47 pm
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Health care systems still disrupted by pandemic but some recovering: WHO 23 Apr 2021 - 02:51 pm
Nurses check the charts of two coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients inside the intensive care unit of Humber River Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada April 15, 2021. Picture taken on April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
Oxford Malaria vaccine becomes first to reach WHO efficacy goal 23 Apr 2021 - 01:20 pm
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How long does protection from Covid-19 vaccines last? 22 Apr 2021 - 04:40 pm
File photo of a person being vaccinated.
What you need to know about the coronavirus right now 20 Apr 2021 - 01:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: A 3D-printed coronavirus model is seen in front of a stock graph and the words Covid-19 on display in this illustration taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
New UK challenge trial studies if people can catch coronavirus again 19 Apr 2021 - 11:40 am
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Global officials urge rich countries to donate excess COVID-19 vaccine doses, money 15 Apr 2021 - 06:33 pm
Workers offload the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines under the COVAX scheme against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Aden Abdulle Osman Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Photo
WHO chief laments 'shocking imbalance' in COVID-19 shot distribution 09 Apr 2021 - 05:28 pm
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquar
Moderna vaccine lasts at least 6 months- Study 06 Apr 2021 - 07:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: An employee shows the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at Northwell Health's Long Island Jewish Valley Stream hospital in New York, U.S., December 21, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz/File Photo
British scientists discover rare genetic disease in children 06 Apr 2021 - 12:43 pm
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WHO's free films festival tells health stories from India, South Korea and other countries 05 Apr 2021 - 03:10 pm
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'More strains may emerge as virus prone to mutations' 03 Apr 2021 - 03:52 pm
A car, advertising for a company that makes test kits for both the flu and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) waits at a traffic light with a large model of the influenza virus on its roof, in Medford, Massachusetts, U.S., March 31, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Sn
Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus 01 Apr 2021 - 10:52 pm
People walk past a Pfizer sign amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., April 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Pfizer shot remains more than 91% effective after six months 01 Apr 2021 - 02:27 pm
A healthcare worker prepares a Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
WHO joins Europe, Merck in recommending against ivermectin for COVID-19 31 Mar 2021 - 07:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: Manuel Negrete holds the anti-parasite drug ivermectin after buying it with a medical prescription at a local pharmacy in Santa Cruz, Bolivia May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Rodrigo Urzagasti/File Photo