Australia shortens COVID-19 booster vaccine interval

Dec 24, 2021

Canberra [Australia], December 24 (ANI/Xinhua): Australia has reduced the booster shot interval for COVID-19 vaccines in response to nationwide Omicron outbreaks.

Shortage of cholera vaccines forces WHO shift to single-dose approach

Oct 24, 2022

Since January this year, 29 countries have reported cholera cases, including Haiti, Malawi and Syria which are facing large outbreaks. In comparison, in the...

Global cholera surge likely accelerated by climate change, warns WHO

Dec 17, 2022

"The situation is quite unprecedented, for not only we are seeing more outbreaks, but these outbreaks are larger and more deadly than the ones...

Afghanistan gripped by multiple disease outbreaks

Aug 10, 2022

Washington [US], August 10 : Afghanistan is facing multiple disease outbreaks, including Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD), measles, Congo fever, dengue fever, and Covid-19, media...

China's strict Zero-COVID policy causes chaos

Apr 11, 2022

Hong Kong, April 11 : The other shoe has dropped for China, as it battles COVID-19 outbreaks in various locations, including Shanghai. In the...

WHO to identify pathogens that could cause future outbreaks, pandemics

Nov 22, 2022

In a statement, the WHO said that starting with a meeting held last Friday, November 18, WHO is convening over 300 scientists who will...