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SWITZERLAND —In a sobering update, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has highlighted “concerning trends for COVID-19 ahead of the winter season in the northern hemisphere.” These…
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EGYPT – Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP) has deployed the national surveillance system following the confirmation of two cases of the new coronavirus strain EG.5. To prevent the…
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SAUDI ARABIA – The Saudi Ministry of Health is intensifying testing and tracing efforts to prevent the new coronavirus variant EG.5, also known as Eris, and reduce the chances of…
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SWITZERLAND — Amid a gradual resurgence of COVID-19 cases, including hospitalizations, in select European nations, Dr. Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Europe, issues a stern…
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SWITZERLAND — In a critical move, the World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a “variant of interest.” Despite…
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USA — The trajectory of Moderna, once heralded for its COVID-19 vaccine triumph, has encountered a significant pivot as the company grapples with a substantial decline in vaccine sales. Despite…
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USA — The US Small Business Administration (SBA), a federal watchdog, has disclosed that the US Government suffered substantial losses of nearly US$200 billion due to fraud within its COVID-19…
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USA — As preparations for the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccination campaign get underway, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) staff reviewers have recommended that the vaccines should target one of…
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KENYA — The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Kenya have jointly published a comprehensive report outlining the impact of their collaborative…
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GERMANY —German biotechnology company BioNTech is currently embroiled in a legal dispute as it faces a lawsuit filed by a German woman who alleges that she experienced adverse effects from…
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