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Geneva, April 8 : A causal link between the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and the rare occurrence of blood clots with low platelets is “considered plausible but not confirmed,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said.Earlier on the day, the European …

Ottawa, April 8 : As Covid-19 cases rise due to more transmissible variants spreading across Canada, populous provinces in the country are reinstating public health restrictions to stem the pandemic.Canada on Wednesday afternoon reported 4,800 new ca…

Rome, March 30 : In the last 24 hours, Italy reported a total of 12,916 new Covid-19 cases, which took the overall tally to 3,544,957, as over half of its 20 regions turned into red zones, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Health.In t…

Ottawa, March 30 : Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has recommended that the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine should not be used in adults under 55 years of age at this time, while rare cases of serious blood clots were being f…

Helsinki, March 30 : Finland has resumed the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, but only for people over the age of 65, as per the guidelines issued by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).In a statement on Monday, the THL said th…

Toronto, March 30 : Researchers have found that children of the pre-school age-group, whose mothers were exposed to select toxicants, including metals, pesticides during gestation, are more likely to show autistic-like behaviour.In this study, publis…

London, March 30 : A major study of care home residents in England has found that their risk of infection with coronavirus fell by 62 per cent five weeks after they received their first vaccine dose.The study, funded by the UK Department of Health an…

Islamabad, March 30 : Pakistan President Arif Alvi announced that he has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, about two weeks after he was inoculated against the disease.In a tweet on Monday evening, the President wrote: “I have tested positive…

Washington, March 30 : US President Joe Biden has said 90 per cent of adult Americans will be eligible to get Covid-19 vaccination in three weeks.He told a White House briefing on Monday that while 90 per cent of adult Americans will be eligible to g…

Washington, March 30 : The US has so far recorded more than 10,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus variants leading to health experts warning of another resurgence in the worst-hit country in the world.Among the total 10,985 variant cases reported by …