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Petropavlovsk Kamchatsky, Russia/Sputnik: Russian COVID-19 vaccines have not had any serious registered side effects so far, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. more
Greece weighing production of Moderna, Sputnik V vaccines: Reports

Athens/Sputnik: Greece is putting out feelers about possible production of Moderna and Sputnik V coronavirus vaccines on its soil, national media reported on Saturday, citing sources.

International equitable vaccine effort ships 32 million shots to 61 countries

New York: "COVAX works” the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, informing journalists that the UN-backed vaccine initiative has distributed more than 32 ...

COVID-19: Pakistan Minister warns country may soon cross peak seen during first virus wave

Islamabad: A senior Pakistani Minister has warned that the country's coronavirus situation could soon cross levels seen during the first wave in June last year.

Moderna delays shipment of about 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Canada

Moscow/Sputnik: Moderna pharmaceutical company has delayed the shipment of about 600,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to Canada due to a lag in the quality control procedure, Canada's Mi ...

Drug use among older persons a ‘hidden epidemic’, narcotics experts warn

New York: Drug use among older people globally has risen in recent years and countries must act to address this “hidden epidemic”, the International Narcotics Control Board (I ...

Global COVID-19 infections rise for fourth consecutive week, deaths level off

New York: COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to rise around the world for a fourth consecutive week, with around 3.3 million new cases reported in the past seven-day period, the UN health ...

Amid rising cases, ICUs may run out soon in Bangladesh’s major cities

Worried over the spike in Covid-19 infections, Bangladesh health authorities fear that intensive care units (ICUs) in major cities may soon run out of their full capacity, reported Dhaka ...

Some 300 migrant children in US care facilities test positive for Coronavirus: Reports

Washington/Sputnik: About 300 migrant children currently held in US federal care facilities have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the news website Axios reported on Wednesday ci ...

Bangladesh registers 25 COVID-19 deaths

Dhaka: Bangladesh recorded 25 COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, media reports said.