Vaccines Still Effective Against Omicron Variant – WHO Chief Scientist

December 30, 2021 Health Comments Off on Vaccines Still Effective Against Omicron Variant – WHO Chief Scientist

The World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan addressed the media on the Omicron variant on Wednesday. She said it appears that the vaccines are still proving to be effective against the new Covid-19 variant, Omicron. She explained that though the number of infections is rapidly increasing, the severity of the disease has not surged to a new ...

WHO Notes Rise In Tuberculosis Infections And Death Due To Covid

October 15, 2021 Health Comments Off on WHO Notes Rise In Tuberculosis Infections And Death Due To Covid

The World Health Organization (WHO) has noted a rise in Tuberculosis Infections and deaths. This has been attached to the existence of coronavirus. Most of the attention worldwide has been on the fight against coronavirus since last year. Due to this, WHO says around 4.1 million people have tuberculosis. However, they have not been diagnosed or officially declared, up sharply ...