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Joyful moment or risky move? Europe divided over kids’ vaccines
As Europe starts vaccinating younger children, countries are pursuing very different strategies in what will be a major test of parents’ willingness ...U.N. suspends food distribution in two towns in Ethiopia after looting
The World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended food distribution in Ethiopia’s Kombolcha and Dessie towns after looting of supplies that staff were ...New Zealand to ban cigarette sales for future generations
By TOE Correspondent Wellington and Agencies | Re-editing by HUM KC Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products ...Pfizer says COVID booster ‘effective’ against Omicron variant
By News AgenciesPost and Editing by Hum KC Pfizer has said a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine was able to neutralise ...Top WHO, US scientists say Omicron no worse than other virus variants
The Omicron variant appears to be no worse than other coronavirus strains, top scientists from the WHO and the United States told ...Vaccines should work against Omicron variant, WHO says
Existing vaccines should still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe Covid cases, a World Health Organization (WHO) official says. ...South African official says children sick with COVID-19 have mild infections
Higher hospital admissions among children during a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections in South Africa that has been driven by the Omicron ...Omicron variant may have picked up a piece of common-cold virus
The Omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet ...Germany to ban unvaccinated people from shops and bars
Germany will impose sweeping curbs on people not vaccinated against Covid-19 to combat the latest surge in cases, Chancellor Angela Merkel said ...France to lift ban on Southern Africa flights from Saturday
France has said it will start allowing flights from Southern Africa to land on its territory from Saturday, but with “drastic” restrictions ...














