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India considering to develop monkeypox vaccine; SII CEO says no rush
While 3 cases have been reported from Kerala, one was reported in the national capital. India has now started discussions with vaccine makers to develop a monkeypox vaccine
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Wuhan locks down 1 mn residents again in an echo of Covid pandemic's start
A district on the outskirts of Wuhan has been locked down, the first time the Chinese city that saw the world's first Covid-19 lockdown has imposed such a measure since 2020
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Huanan seafood market in Wuhan 'epicenter' of Covid-19 pandemic: Study
A study has revealed that the WHO advisory group suggested that the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, China played an important role in the amplification of the pandemic.
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Should India be worried about monkeypox?
The WHO has declared monkeypox as an international public health emergency. The last time it sounded such an alarm was when Covid-19 hit the world. Should India be worried about the monkeypox threat?
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Top Headlines: India working on monkeypox test kit; IDBI Bank divestment
Pakistan ramped up its imports from India despite Islamabad's ban on trade with its eastern neighbour in the April-May period. Read more on this in our top headlines
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India working on indigenous kit to test monkeypox as cases on the rise
At present, 15 VRDLs are equipped to test for monkeypox, including the National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune
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A reasoned response
Authorities must prepare for monkeypox
Strengthen surveillance, public health measures for monkeypox: WHO
Regional Director of WHO's South-East Asia Region on Sunday called on member countries to strengthen surveillance and public health measures for monkeypox
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White House calls for coordinated Int'l response to combat monkeypox
After World Health Organization (WHO) declared the MonkeyPox virus a public health emergency of international concern, White House said that coordinated international response is the need of the hour
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Covid cases triple across Europe, hospitalisations double, says WHO
WHO's Europe director Dr Kluge said super-infectious relatives of omicron variant were driving new waves of disease across continent and that repeat infections could potentially lead to long Covid.
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WHO's methodology for estimating Covid-19 deaths unscientific: Govt
India had objected to the 'one size fits all' approach adopted by the WHO as it might be true for smaller countries but cannot be applied to a huge and diverse country like India
Efforts needed to get routine immunisation back to pre-Covid times: WHO
Many counties have demonstrated that routine immunization can be maintained or scaled up along with COVID-19 vaccination, said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia.
25 million children missed out on one or more doses of DTP vaccines: UN
Data by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF recorded the largest sustained decline in global childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years
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No need to panic over monkeypox, have taken steps to curb it: Kerala govt
3,413 cases reported till June-end across the world, with only one death
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India, 4 others report least DTP vaccines given to children in 2021: UN
Data by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF recorded the largest sustained decline in global childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years.
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WHO chief warns of rising infections, deaths from new Covid wave
Europe is at the centre of a new wave of cases driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron sub-variants as people attend large gatherings and resume traveling after two years of staying close to home
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Monkeypox: WHO reports 5,322 lab-confirmed cases in 53 countries
Of these, 85% are in Europe, followed by the African region, the Americas, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Pacific, says WHO
Oxford University shifts focus to health threat triggering future pandemics
Oxford said the organization will seek to learn from the response to Covid and take advantage of the university's research and global partnerships
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WHO urges Southeast Asia to scale up Covid vaccination rate as case rise
"While scaling up vaccination coverage, it is also important how it is achieved," the Regional Director said.
India's first mRNA Covid vaccine will be priced competitively, says company
Gemcovac does not require sub-zero temperatures for storage and transport, unlike two other international doses
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