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WHO approves Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, saying world ‘desperately’ needs more jabs

Posted on June 3, 2021June 3, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved Sinovac’s CoronaVac vaccine, saying the Chinese-developed jab will help address the global inequality in Covid-19 inoculation rates. … Read More >WHO approves Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, saying world ‘desperately’ needs more jabs

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WHO proposes using Greek alphabet to label Covid-19 strains to avoid ‘stigmatizing’ countries with namesake variants

Posted on June 2, 2021June 2, 2021By Editor

The World Health Organization (WHO) has unveiled what it called “easy-to-say” Greek labels for coronavirus variants, set to replace designations based on the country of origin that are commonly used in the media. … Read More >WHO proposes using Greek alphabet to label Covid-19 strains to avoid ‘stigmatizing’ countries with namesake variants

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‘Proof we’re on right track’: Russian drug developer ‘delighted’ about ‘similar’ Aussie Covid-19 therapy, but says Russia ‘ahead’

Posted on May 30, 2021May 30, 2021By Editor

A team of scientists from Australia and the US has announced the development of an “experimental” Covid-19 treatment. Russia embarked on the same path months earlier, with a drug now undergoing phase-two trials, RT has learned. … Read More >‘Proof we’re on right track’: Russian drug developer ‘delighted’ about ‘similar’ Aussie Covid-19 therapy, but says Russia ‘ahead’

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Cutting-edge ‘Trojan horse’ tech that makes cancer tumors destroy themselves may work to treat Covid-19 too

Posted on May 21, 2021May 21, 2021By Editor

Researchers at the University of Zurich have developed a technology that could not only cause cancer tumors to kill themselves, but could also potentially eradicate Covid-19 in people’s lungs. … Read More >Cutting-edge ‘Trojan horse’ tech that makes cancer tumors destroy themselves may work to treat Covid-19 too

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Childhood BMI linked with risk of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and breast cancer in later life

Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021By Editor

Findings published at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) found major links between childhood body mass index (BMI) and the risk of developing eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia, as well as breast cancer in adulthood. … Read More >Childhood BMI linked with risk of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and breast cancer in later life

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WHO asks Big Pharma for more transparent vaccine data with fewer redactions to boost ‘public trust’ & scientific ‘integrity’

Posted on May 10, 2021May 10, 2021By Editor

The pharmaceutical industry must provide widespread access to clinical data for new medicines and vaccines, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Coalition of Medicines Regulatory Authorities (ICMRA) have said. … Read More >WHO asks Big Pharma for more transparent vaccine data with fewer redactions to boost ‘public trust’ & scientific ‘integrity’

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New malaria vaccine shows 77% efficacy in trial, becoming first to surpass WHO target

Posted on April 25, 2021April 25, 2021By Editor

Researchers behind a novel malaria vaccine have reported that it’s up to 77% effective against the disease, which claims over 400,000 lives a year, making it the first inoculation to meet the WHO’s target efficacy. … Read More >New malaria vaccine shows 77% efficacy in trial, becoming first to surpass WHO target

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‘One of the best protection rates’: Sputnik V maker reports over 97% efficacy after 3.8 million vaccinations

Posted on April 21, 2021April 21, 2021By Editor

The Russian Covid-19 vaccine has an even higher efficacy rate than previously reported in the Lancet journal, its developer has said after crunching infection data from the domestic immunization campaign. … Read More >‘One of the best protection rates’: Sputnik V maker reports over 97% efficacy after 3.8 million vaccinations

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Russian scientists plan to launch world’s first EDIBLE Covid-19 vaccine… and promise it will taste like fermented milky yogurt

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

With scientists warning regular Covid-19 jabs might become a feature of our lives for years to come, anyone with a fear of needles might soon be breathing a sigh of relief if a team of scientists from St Petersburg get their way. … Read More >Russian scientists plan to launch world’s first EDIBLE Covid-19 vaccine… and promise it will taste like fermented milky yogurt

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People getting more Covid scans leads to more lung cancers being detected – 1st Russian Honorary Fellow of top US surgical society

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

The coronavirus pandemic has seen more people taking chest CT scans and greater detection of early stage lung cancer, surgeon Igor Khatkov, the first-ever Russian Honorary Fellow of the American Surgical Association, told RT. … Read More >People getting more Covid scans leads to more lung cancers being detected – 1st Russian Honorary Fellow of top US surgical society