Friday, May 3, 2024

Topic: COVID-19

COVID crisis: Shortage of Oxygen, beds put Lucknow in megrim

Mohd Yasir Jamal Kidwai "We searched whole Lucknow with my father's Oxygen level deteriorating each passing minute but none of the hospitals admitted him," says...

Without access to vaccines, COVID will continue widening inequality everywhere

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented public health, economic and social crises, threatening the lives and livelihoods of millions and exacerbating inequalities throughout the world, the World Bank said at the COVID-19: Vaccines for Developing Countries event on Friday.

COVID-19 vaccine passports: Clarity still needed on effectiveness, says UN health agency

Being vaccinated against COVID-19 may not prevent transmission and vaccination passports may not be an “effective strategy” for restarting travel, the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned on Tuesday.

AstraZeneca charging South Africa more than double what Europeans pay for Covid-19 vaccine

According to a report by The Guardian, a Belgian minister leaked information revealing that European Union members are paying  €1.78 ($2.16) per dose for the AstraZeneca vaccine....

‘World on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure’, WHO warns against vaccine nationalism

World Health Organization chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday warned that "the world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure" after powerful...