Health

WHO still reviewing safety data on AstraZeneca, but recommends Covid jabs to continue

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said Wednesday its experts were still reviewing safety data on the…

Moderna announces start of Covid-19 vaccine trials for children

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US manufacturer Moderna on Tuesday said it has started Covid-19 vaccine trials for children…

Countries halting AstraZeneca vaccine

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- More than a dozen countries including France, Italy and Germany have suspended AstraZeneca's Covid-19 shots…

WHO experts to meet on AstraZeneca shot as virus cases surge

  by Nina Larson with Agence France Presse bureaus GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- WHO safety experts prepared to meet Tuesday…

WHO insists AstraZeneca vaccine safe as jab faces new setbacks

  by Robin Millard, with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization said there…

UK says AstraZeneca vaccine is ‘safe and effective’

  LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- The UK government on Thursday defended the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine after Denmark suspended the…

Novavax Covid vaccine highly effective against severe Covid: company

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US biotech firm Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine was shown to be 100 percent protective against severe…

New and more contagious “Super-CoVid” variants possibly driving Covid-19 surge in NCR

by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News (Eagle News) -- In a virtual press conference held on March 3, 2021, the…

Pandemic having major impact on childhood cancer care: study

PARIS, France (AFP) -- The pandemic has had a "substantial" impact on childhood cancer care worldwide, with a marked rise…

More than 400 acts of violence against Covid health workers in 2020: report

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Insults, beatings, arrests -- health workers battling the coronavirus were subjected to more than…

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