Pfizer COVID vaccines termed safe and effective for small children
US Food and Drug Administration staff reviewers on Sunday said Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccines were effective and safe for use in children aged …
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Mass COVID testing announced for Beijing amid ‘ferocious’ outbreak
BEIJING: Beijing’s most populous district Chaoyang announced three rounds of mass testing to quell a “ferocious” COVID-19 outbreak that emerged at a…
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Beijing warns of ‘explosive’ COVID outbreak
SHANGHAI: China’s capital Beijing is experiencing an “explosive” COVID-19 outbreak connected to a bar, a government spokesman said on Saturday, as t…
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Monkeypox cases harder to detect, say experts
US health experts said Friday that cases of monkeypox that are being detected at the moment do not necessarily display the usual symptoms, making th…
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US health authority says Moderna vaccine effective in under-fives
WASHINGTON: US health authorities confirmed on Friday that data provided by drug-maker Moderna on the efficacy of its Covid-19 vaccine among very yo…
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Parts of Shanghai impose new COVID lockdown measures
Parts of Shanghai began imposing new lockdown restrictions on Thursday, with residents of the sprawling Minhang district ordered to stay home for tw…
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WHO warns of ‘real risk’ as monkeypox cases surpass 1,000
GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned that the risk of monkeypox becoming established in non-endemic nations is real as mo…
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