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India, Pakistan Fight Child Vaccination Backslide
COVID-19 restrictions caused backslide in child immunisations worldwide, but India and Pakistan saw the greatest drop in vaccinations – a backslide that both countries...
Children
WHO, UNICEF Say Largest Fall in Vaccinations in Three Decades Accelerated by Pandemic
It was hoped that 2021 would be a year of recovery during which strained immunization programmes would rebuild and the cohort of children missed...
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Vaccination Linked to a Decrease in Long COVID Symptoms
Vaccination after infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, is associated with a decrease in the likelihood of long COVID symptoms, finds a...
Afghanistan
Could 2022 Be The Endgame For Polio?
Polio close to eradication but vaccination must continue. COVID-19 restrictions brought down polio cases but disrupted routine immunisation systems, especially in Afghanistan and Pakistan,...
COVID-19
Misinformation Fuelling and Uptick of COVID-19 Worldwide, says WHO
Misinformation that the pandemic is over and other factors like the lifting of mask mandates and ending physical distancing – exaggerated by a more...
Afghanistan
Eight polio workers killed in Afghanistan
Eight people, all part of a polio vaccination drive, were killed in simultaneous attacks in Afghanistan on Wednesday, say reports arriving from Kabul.
Eight polio...
COVID-19
No takers for COVID-19 booster vials in Sri Lanka
There is a rise in COVID-19 hospitalisations in Sri Lanka. Yet, people are reluctant to take the vaccine booster.
Over 5000 cases of COVID-19 were...
COVID-19
Omicron has a growth advantage over Delta: WHO
Omicron has a substantial growth advantage over the Delta strain of COVID-19 and is rapidly replacing Delta globally, particularly because it is able to...
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Shrinking Himalayan Glaciers Spell Trouble Downstream
Researchers strive to better understand melting glaciers on Asian mountain peaks, the Earth’s ‘Third Pole,’ in light of devastating...
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Five Decades On, Bangladesh Debates If Its Constitution Retains the Spirit of Liberation War
Eminent citizens from all walks of life feel that successive constitutional amendments have been made for political, personal gains...
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Shrinking Himalayan Glaciers Spell Trouble Downstream
Researchers strive to better understand melting glaciers on Asian...
Five Decades On, Bangladesh Debates If Its Constitution Retains the Spirit of Liberation War
Eminent citizens from all walks of life feel that...
