Childhood routine jabs pick up after COVID backslide: UN
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — Routine vaccination of children is picking up again after a dramatic drop during the COVID-19 crisis, the…
Inquiry Into UK’s COVID-19 Response: Matt Hancock expresses profound apology for every death caused
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — In a three-hour hearing at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, the former health secretary, Matt Hancock, expressed…
Cheap diabetes drug reduces risk of long COVID: study
PARIS, FRANCE — People who took a cheap diabetes drug after testing positive for COVID-19 had a 40 per cent…
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong tests positive for COVID-19 again in ‘post COVID rebound’
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 again, attributing the occurrence to a “post…
Critics say treaty text in international accord by WHO member states on pandemic is ‘step backwards’
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — As negotiations towards a new pandemic treaty pick up pace, observers warn of watered-down efforts to ensure…
Travel industry looks to Chinese tourists to cap post-COVID rebound
DOHA, QATAR — The return of Chinese tourists to destinations worldwide will top off a spectacular post-coronavirus global tourism revival…
Global dividends hit first quarter record US$326.7 billion
PARIS, FRANCE — Companies worldwide doled out a record US$326.7 billion in dividends to shareholders in the first quarter, pushed…
WHO chief hopes for ‘historic’ pandemic accord
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — A new pandemic accord under negotiation must be a “historic agreement” marking a dramatic shift in the…
US becomes first country to approve Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES — The United States on Wednesday approved the world’s first vaccine for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV),…
Elderly COVID-19 patient dies from anaphylaxis, allegedly caused by Lianhua Qingwen
SINGAPORE — A 61-year-old elderly COVID-19 patient reportedly suffered from a life-threatening anaphylaxis after taking traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), Lianhua…