Health

Study finds obesity accelerates loss of COVID-19 vaccination immunity

The protection offered by COVID-19 vaccination declines more rapidly in people with severe obesity than in those with normal weight, scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh have found. more

COVID-19: China ‘making enormous progress’ to get every older adult vaccinated

New York: China is “making enormous progress and effort” to get every older adult vaccinated against COVID-19, the UN health agency said on Friday, while also cautioning that ...

COVID-19 vaccine access in conflict areas remains critical

New York: Although safe and effective COVID-19 vaccinations are available, the pandemic is still far from over, and countries affected by conflict are in danger of being left behind, the ...

WHO warns against blanket boosters, as vaccine inequity persists

New York: Blanket COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes could prolong the pandemic and increase inequity, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.

UN agency begins COVID vaccine rollout for 7,500 stranded migrants in Yemen

New York: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has begun a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for migrants stranded in Yemen. The goal is to inoculate around 7,500 people at its ...

Vaccines shown to induce lower levels of neutralising antibodies against Omicron coronavirus variant: Study

London: Researchers from the University of Oxford have analysed the impact of the Omicron COVID-19 variant of concern on one of the immune responses generated by vaccination.

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is safe for children aged between 5 to 11, show Clinical trial results

New York: Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE on Monday announced results from a Phase 2/3 trial showing a favorable safety profile and robust neutralizing antibody responses in children 5 to 11 y ...

North Korea declines COVID-19 vaccine manufactured in China

UNICEF said on Thursday that North Korea has rejected around three million doses of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine.

Vaccine inequity causes ‘dangerous divergence’ in COVID survival rates – UN agency heads

New York: The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is progressing at “two alarmingly different speeds”, UN agency leaders said in a statement on Friday, noting that less than t ...

Spanish doctors call for vaccinating pregnant women against COVID-19 after three deaths reported

Moscow/UNI/Sputnik: Spanish doctors called on regional authorities to accelerate the immunization of pregnant women following three reported cases of fatalities from COVID-19 in the categ ...