Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022: UN report
Geneva, Switzerland – The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to...
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Speed up Covid-19 origin studies: WHO
Locating origins of the pandemic began important for establishing the origins of all future animal-human spillover events, WHO said.
- Locating origins of the pandemic began important for establishing the origins of all future animal-human spillover events, WHO said.
- Advises against blame game or politicizing the pandemic situation.
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Palestinians get 150,000 doses of Pfizer virus vaccine
A Health Ministry statement said that of 4 million doses ordered from the pharmaceutical giant, 1 million have been received...
- On Thursday, authorities identified 199 new infections in the West Bank, which is home to 2.8 million Palestinians.
- There have been 2,503 deaths from coronavirus in the West Bank out of a recorded 200,838 cases.
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Israel requires Covid tests for children
Israel already requires children aged 12 and over to be tested for Covid in order to enter many public places
- Israel already requires children aged 12 and over to be tested for Covid in order to enter many public places
- Israel is also considering lowering the age limit for its campaign of booster vaccinations
Unvaccinated kids below 12 can enter open Saudi recreational spaces
Such children must be accompanied by immunized adults, should be free from flu-like symptoms, and their health status in the...
- Earlier, only 40 percent of an open recreational space was allowed for recreational purposes.
- The kingdom reported nine more Covid-19-related deaths, taking the overall toll to 8,366.
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Iran’s Khamenei says halting Covid ‘urgent’ priority
The Islamic republic's Covid cases and fatalities have surged in recent weeks, in what officials have said is a "fifth...
- The Islamic republic's Covid cases and fatalities have surged in recent weeks, in what officials have said is a "fifth wave" caused by the highly infectious Delta variant
- Khamenei said the record number of casualties was "truly painful," and demanded greater efforts to boost vaccine "imports and domestic production"
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China approves first mixed-vaccine trial as Delta spread
The trial will test the efficacy of combining an "inactivated" vaccine made by China's Sinovac with a DNA-based one developed...
- The trial will test the efficacy of combining an "inactivated" vaccine made by China's Sinovac with a DNA-based one developed by US pharmaceutical company Inovio
- Preclinical work has found that "two different vaccine applications... produce an even stronger and more balanced immune response"
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UAE sends 300,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Comoros
An aircraft loaded with the supplies, which also included 600,000 injection needles, left the UAE for Comoros on Tuesday.
- With a population of nearly 890,000, Comoros has seen 4,031 cases of Covid-19 infection
- A total of 147 of these infections resulted in death, most of them in January-February this year
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Umrah permits for double-jabbed Saudis aged 12-18
Saudi nationals aged 12-18 can obtain Umrah permits if they have received two doses of Covid-19 vaccine, the ministry of...
- Hajj and Umrah ministry’s announcement follows the inauguration of 2021 Umrah season.
- Permits must be obtained through the Eatmarna and Tawakkalna apps.
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First West African case of deadly Marburg virus detected: WHO
The virus, which is carried by bats and has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, was found in...
- The virus, which is carried by bats and has a fatality rate of up to 88 percent, was found in samples taken from a patient who died on August 2 in southern Gueckedou prefecture
- The discovery comes just two months after the WHO declared an end to Guinea's second outbreak of Ebola
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Drug firms urged to seek UAE advance nod for products
This will allow health authorities a pre-study of the file to issue the marketing approval in the UAE for innovative...
- Factories in UAE can start manufacturing procedures and apply for marketing approval for similar products
- Local manufacturers can market their products in the UAE soon after expiry of the protection period for innovative products
Global child deaths reach historic low in 2022: UN report
Geneva, Switzerland – The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to...
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WHO may aid Iraq in a bid to localize pharmaceutical sector
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - The World Health Organization (WHO) affirmed it is likely to support Iraq in the localization of its...
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Children to be vaccinated in quake-hit northwest Syria
CAIRO/AMMAN, EGYPT/JORDAN - Measles and polio vaccination campaign will be launched on Saturday across northwest Syria to protect some 800,000...
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Regular, medium-risk adults don’t need extra Covid jabs: WHO
The WHO's vaccine experts are no longer recommending additional Covid-19 vaccine booster doses for regular, medium-risk adults because the benefit...
- The updated recommendations were issued after the UN health agency's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation had its regular biannual meeting
- The additional booster shots are recommended by SAGE after the first one only for people at the highest risk of developing severe Covid-19 disease
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Cancer-causing compounds found in everyday food
The 10 nitrosamines -- which are not intentionally added to food but which can form during its preparation and processing...
- Nitrosamines have been detected in foods including cured meat, processed fish, cocoa, beer and other alcoholic drinks, the EFSA said.
- The agency advised a balanced diet with a wide variety of foods to reduce consumption of nitrosamines.
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Global cocaine supply reaches record levels, says UN drug agency
VIENNA, AUSTRIA - Coca cultivation hit a record high by soaring 35 percent from 2020 to 2021, a UN report showed...
- Bolivia, Colombia and Peru altogether cultivated coca leaves in an area of more than 300,000 hectares in 2021.
- Demand for the drug, which is sold for about US$74 per gram, is concentrated in Americas and parts of Europe.