Soumya Swaminathan

Decision on emergency use listing of Covaxin likely in 4-6 weeks, says WHO chief scientist

Soumya Swaminathan said Bharat Biotech has now started uploading data on the WHO portal and Covaxin is the next vaccine that will be reviewed by the health body's experts committee

Benefits of opening COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women outweigh theoretical risks, here's why

The health ministry factsheet says that "the vaccines available are safe and vaccination protects pregnant women against COVID-19 like other individuals"

You have to learn from history, but we don't seem to, says WHO scientist Soumya Swaminathan

She watched HIV patients die horrible deaths when treatments were already available in the West.

Goa prescribes Ivermectin for all above 18 to fight COVID-19 even as experts flag concern: All you need to know

Ivermectin is an oral drug used to treat parasitic infections. The World Health Organisation has warned against the general use of Ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19

WHO top scientist lauds India's capacity to innovate, produce vaccines at Global Bio-India 2021

The three-day Global Bio-India 2021 was inaugurated Monday by Harsh Vardhan, the minister of Science & Technology, and Health & Family Welfare.

WHO recognises 'concerning news' of COVID-19 vaccines not working against variants

Booster shots will likely be needed, since new virus variants are spreading globally and likely to become the predominant strains.

WHO's COVAX facility aims to have 500 mn Covid-19 vaccine doses ready by early 2021

Pfizer and BioNtech are currently in late stages of talks with the WHO to join the COVAX vaccine alliance.

India's COVID-19 testing rate lower compared to other nations, says WHO chief scientist

Apart from this, Soumya Swaminathan added that so far 28 COVID-19 vaccine candidates across the world are under clinical trial

COVID-19 herd immunity will take time, easier to achieve with vaccine, says WHO’s Soumya Swaminathan

The chief scientist at the global health body said that more waves of coronavirus would be required to get to a stage of natural immunity

Despite thriving during COVID-19 pandemic, chess will not remain online for long, says FIDE official Emil Sutovsky

Sutovsky also said India was a key partner in the growth of chess and added that there was a need to popularise the sport at the school level