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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released an update to its ongoing global Covid-19 strategy in order to reach individuals yet to be vaccinated.   The update to WHO’s Global Covid-19 Vaccination Strategy1, was made in response to the spread of Omicron subvariants, advances in vaccine evidence, and lessons from the global vaccination programme, the organisation […]

Urgent access to vaccines that can fight and prevent infections, and curb the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is needed to save lives, according to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO).  WHO has released the first-ever report1 looking at the pipeline of vaccines currently in development to fight infections caused by (AMR)  It […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has strongly recommended a combination of antiviral drugs for patients at a high risk of hospital admission due to Covid-19.   The WHO is recommending Pfizer’s oral antiviral drug (a combination of nirmatrelvir and ritonavir tablets) for patients with non-severe covid-19 who are at highest risk of hospitalisation, such as unvaccinated, […]