WHO is extremely concerned that -- as occurred with COVID-19 vaccines -- low- and middle-income countries will again be pushed to the end of the queue when it comes to accessing this treatment.

Pfizer has, and continues to, strike deals to sell the treatment in a number of countries, but details around pricing remain largely confidential.

The originator product, sold under the name Paxlovid, will be included in the WHO prequalification list, but generic products are not yet available from quality-assured sources according to WHO.

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Sharon Osbourne feels like her family is ‘cursed’ after Ozzy tests positive for Covid-19

Sharon Osbourne says that she feels ‘cursed’ after hearing the news that her husband Ozzy Osbourne had tested positive for Covid-19. The 69-year-old talk show star, who revealed her husband’s diagnosis in tears earlier today, shared an update with her friend Piers Morgan as she rushed back to Los Angeles. On Thursday evening, Morgan read out a text from Ms Osbourne as she opened up about enduring the ‘nightmare’.

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IIT Madras turns Covid cluster; College campus remains open

IIT Madras. These all are part of our saturation test. There is nothing to panic about. We have not closed the institution. We are ensuring that the cluster doesn't spread to other places," Radhakrishnan said.

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Chester County parents split on Moderna vaccine for children under 6

DEVON, Pa. - Parents of little kids have been waiting and waiting for news on a COVID vaccine. Thursday, Moderna said it is asking for authorization for its vaccine for kids under six, though there is no timetable for when that will happen."This is big news, because Moderna’s data looks great," Dr. Jennifer Coren, with Hatboro Pediatrics, said.Dr.

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Alberta patients, advocates call for increased access to COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid

COVID-19 for the past two years.In late 2021, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder requiring immune-suppressing prescription drugs.In mid-2020, he had his gallbladder removed for a mass that turned out to be not cancerous.That surgery came less than a year after he started treatment for thyroid cancer. Alberta hospitals under ‘significant pressures’ as 6th COVID-19 wave wears on And in May 2018, he was diagnosed with stage 3 lymphoma.Fear of catching COVID-19 was very real for Lindsey and his family.“My family obviously has been on pins and needles because they don’t want to bring something home – they don’t want to get me sick,” the Cochrane, Alta., father said.“They don’t want to bring that into the house cause they’re like, they’ll be fine, but they don’t want me to go through any more sickness.”Reanne Booker, president of Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology and Calgary oncology and a palliative care nurse practitioner, said COVID-19 presents a significant threat for cancer patients.“The case fatality rate in the general population is in the neighbourhood of 1 to 2 per cent.

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Sharon Osbourne Tearfully Reveals Ozzy Has Tested Positive For COVID-19

Sharon Osbourne got emotional over concerns about her husband Ozzy Osbourne‘s health.

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64% of employees would rather quit their jobs than return to the office full-time, survey finds

LOS ANGELES - As pandemic restrictions lift across the country, more and more companies are asking their employees to return to the office. But a recent survey found that 64% of workers would rather quit their jobs than return to an office full time. The survey, published by the ADP Research Institute, a data analytics organization, found that workers have become more comfortable with their work from home environments following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Resistance to returning to an office full-time is more prevalent with younger workers.

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Emotional Sharon Osbourne breaks down in tears as she jets home to US after Ozzy is struck down with Covid

EMOTIONAL Sharon Osbourne today broke down in tears as she revealed she is flying to LA to be with husband Ozzy after he was struck down with Covid. The brave presenter said the 73-year-old rockstar, who has suffered with health issues including Parkinson's, was diagnosed overnight.

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Officers pull woman from overturned car in Delaware River

GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J. - Three New Jersey police officers pulled a woman from an overturned car in the Delaware River Thursday afternoon. Officers from the Gloucester City Police Department were called to the Freedom Pier just after 1 p.m. for a water rescue, according to authorities. Police found an overturned vehicle in the Delaware River just south of the Freedom Pier.

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COVID rises in Africa and the Americas, Moderna submits EUA for use in young kids

Though COVID-19 cases are still declining globally, they are rising again in Africa and the Americas, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly pandemic report.

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Initial vital signs, labs better predict COVID severity than chronic conditions

COVID-19 patients' vital signs, lab results, and need for supplemental oxygen when they arrive at the hospital can better predict illness severity than underlying illnesses and differ by age-group, suggests a modeling study published today in Scientific Reports.

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Ozzy Osbourne has tested positive for COVID-19, Sharon “very worried” about his condition

Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with COVID-19, his wife Sharon Osbourne has revealed.The TV host shared the news during an interview on her show The Talk noting that she’d be flying from the UK to the US after discovering that Ozzy had tested positive for the virus.Back in 2020, as cases were rising, the Black Sabbath frontman said that catching the coronavirus would be risky for him due to his weak respiratory health. He told GQ at the time, “I’ve got emphysema, so if I get this virus, I’m fucked.”“I am very worried about Ozzy right now,” Sharon said in an emotional interview with Talk TV.

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Quebec to decide next week if mask mandate will be lifted on May 14: top doctor

COVID-19 indicators are starting to improve and that it appears the peak of the sixth wave is behind the province.While the news is “quite positive,” Boileau said he will provide an update on the situation next week — and confirm whether the mask requirement will be lifted in public spaces next month.“We are following the situation very closely,” Boileau said, referring to the health crisis. Quebec tallies 23 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations drop by almost 50 The provincial government has largely nixed most health measures in recent months, with officials saying it was time to find a way to live with the novel coronavirus.

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COVID-19: N.S. says peak of 6th wave behind us, reports 24 new deaths

COVID-19 cases, however hospitalizations have gone up and there are 24 new deaths to report in the weekly epidemiologic update.For the seven-day period ending April 25, the province recorded 5,436 new PCR-confirmed cases. That’s compared to 7,508 positive tests in the previous report.In addition to the 24 deaths, there were 91 new hospitalizations due to the virus. The update states increases in hospitalizations and deaths are “not unexpected” because severe outcomes lag behind new infections.

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COVID-19 Scan for Apr 28, 2022

Using excess mortality data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers from Georgetown University found significant regional differences in mortality rates due to COVID-19, with a disproportionate number of virus deaths in Southern states.Excess deaths were analyzed for the period between Jan 3, 2020, to Sep 26, 2021

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KISS’ Gene Simmons calls out COVID “conspiracy idiots”

KISS‘ Gene Simmons has once again called out those who are sceptical about getting the coronavirus vaccine.The bassist has long been a staunch advocate for the vaccine, and in a new interview he’s explained that he’s still of the opinion that anti-vaxxers are posing a risk to themselves and to all those around them.“Look, I’ve always been a safe guy. I’ve never been run over by a car. But then whenever I get to the street corner, I do what I was taught, which is look both ways, cross at the green, not in between, and all that stuff.

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Sharon Osbourne Flying Home After Ozzy Osbourne Contracts COVID: ‘I’m Very Worried’

Ozzy Osbourne is dealing with COVID-19 following other serious health issues.

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Chrishell Stause calls out Christine Quinn for 'lying' about Covid to skip Selling Sunset reunion

Selling Sunset star Christine Quinn has come under fire from her co-stars for allegedly “lying” about having Covid-19 to avoid filming the reunion. The luxury real estate agent pulled out of the highly-anticipated reunion of the hit Netflix series, after telling fans she tested positive for the virus over the weekend. Yet only three days later, the 33-year-old was spotted on a film set with Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga.The mother of one was snapped relaxing on a sun lounger next to Melissa, and neither of them wore a mask.

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412 Covid patients treated in hospital, 36 in ICU

The number of patients with Covid-19 in hospitals has reduced to 412 today, official figures show.

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More protection could be on the way as Manitoba reports weekly COVID-19 numbers

Manitoba reports another increase in new COVID-19 hospitalizations, 12 more deaths Thirteen more Manitobans were reported as casualties to the virus that’s now killed 1,792 in the province since March 2020.Manitoba’s ICUs continue to deal with roughly 90 people at a time, a number that’s been largely unchanged for months.However, admissions are still up significantly compared to a month ago, when 111 were reported at the end of March.The latest wastewater data from the province shows “ongoing activity of COVID-19, with a generalized stabilization in activity,” according to the report.Meanwhile, one of the province’s foremost voices on COVID-19 vaccination expressed some hope in response to the news that Moderna is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to review its vaccine for use in children under the age of six.Dr.

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Delhi records 1,490 new Covid-19 cases in a day, 123 more than yesterday

Covid cases in the last 24 hours with 1,070 recoveries and 2 deaths.

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Howie Mandel Says Contracting COVID-19 Sent Him Into A Mental Health Crisis!

Howie Mandel is opening up about an unexpected side effect of contracting COVID-19 earlier this month.

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Ontario COVID numbers: 1,661 people in hospital, 202 in intensive care

COVID on Thursday, with 202 in intensive care.This is down by 73 for hospitalizations and a decrease of nine for ICUs since the previous day.Last Thursday, there were 1,662 hospitalizations with 203 in ICU. This is a 2.1 per cent increase and a 2.4 per cent decrease, respectively, to the figures this week.According to latest data for hospitalizations from the weekend, 55 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 33 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

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Quebec tallies 23 new COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations drop by almost 50

COVID-19 as hospitalizations dropped again Thursday.There was a 46-patient decrease for a total of 2,326 pandemic-related hospitalizations. This comes following 191 admissions and 237 discharges in the last day.Intensive care unit cases fell by seven to 85.The province recorded 1,768 new official cases of the novel coronavirus, though the daily count is based on results from PCR testing, which remains accessible only to certain groups.On that note, 19,286 tests were conducted at screening sites on Tuesday, the latest day for which that information is available.

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Omicron BA.4, BA.5 is more…: Epidemiologist on new strains as Covid surges in South Africa

associated with a resurgence in infections in South Africa approximately four months on fromthe start of the Omicron wave. Pre-print - https://t.co/llcagIwEtI

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Sharon Osbourne forced to pull out of TalkTV after husband Ozzy contracts Covid

This is a breaking showbiz story and is being constantly updated.

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Sharon Osbourne issues health update on husband Ozzy

Sharon Osbourne has issued a health update on husband Ozzy. The TV presenter, who is married to Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy and has three children Aimee, Kelly and Jack, spoke out amid his health battle. Ozzy revealed he has Parkinson's disease in 2020.

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Homes Under The Hammer's Martin Roberts undergoes further tests in health update

Homes Under The Hammer presenter Martin Roberts has taken to Twitter to share a health update with his followers a week after being rushed to hospital "with hours to live".

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Karnataka issues new Covid vaccination guidelines amid surge in cases. Check new rules

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Brandi Carlile cancels festival show after testing positive for COVID-19

Gallery: ‘Jeen-Yuhs’ : 10 revelations from Kanye West’s Netflix documentary (BANG Showbiz)Her followers flooded the comments with messages of support as many of Brandi's fans wished her a "speedy recovery". One fan wrote: "So sorry you got it, sending healthy vibes and love, hope you’re feeling much better soon!" Another added: "You got this @brandicarlile !!!! Don’t rush it and get a lot of rest.

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Not the right time: India on resumption of tourist visas for China amid Covid surge

Pointing to a spurt in Covid-19 cases in China, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi on Thursday said that this is not an opportune time to talk about resumption of tourist visas for China.

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COVID symptoms: Suffering from lingering joint pain? Here's how to understand it is long COVID

One of the biggest concerns regarding coronavirus infection is its long-term effects. World Health Organisation (WHO) has time and again pointed out that a lot is still unknown about post-COVID syndrome or long COVID. What is known is that the disease can affect several organs of the body at once making day-to-day functioning difficult. Some recent reports suggest that people who are suffering from the long COVID are complaining of shoulder, neck, back, and knee-related ailments.

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Nicola Sturgeon accused of 'ducking and diving' over 'shameful' covid care homes policy

Anas Sarwar has accused Nicola Sturgeon of "ducking and diving" for failing to take accountability for discharging untested patients in care homes during the covid pandemic.

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Moderna files for US authorisation of Covid jab for children under 6

Moderna has said it asked US regulators to authorise its Covid-19 vaccine for children under the age of six.

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Moderna asks FDA to approve COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6

FILE IMAGE - A health worker draws the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic. (Photo by Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Moderna on Thursday asked U.S.

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Kenneth Tsang, 'Rush Hour 2' and 'Die Another Day' actor, dies at 87

Actor Kenneth Tsang Kong poses with his trophy backstage during the 34th Hong Kong Film Awards on April 19, 2015, in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images) HONG KONG - Veteran Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang has died while in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in the southern Chinese city, local media reported.Tsang was best known internationally for his action roles in the 2002 James Bond film "Die Another Day," John Woo’s "The Killer" in 1989, "Rush Hour 2" in 2001 starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, and 1998′s "The Replacement Killers" alongside Chow Yun-Fat and Mira Sorvino.Tsang had been undergoing seven days of quarantine after returning from Singapore on Monday and was found collapsed on the floor of his hotel room by staff on Wednesday, according to the South China Morning Post and other media.The South China Morning Post said Tsang was 87 but other sources gave his age as 86.No cause of death was given and the paper said he had tested negative for the virus and had no underlying medical conditions.In all, Tsang had some 237 acting credits, mainly in Hong Kong film and television productions, and especially in detective and martial arts movies, according to his IMDb page.Born in Shanghai, Tsang began acting after obtaining an architecture degree at the University of California, Berkeley, making his debut in 1955.

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Covid vaccination for 5-12 age group: NTAGI likely to take decision tomorrow

Centre on Thursday notified that a decision regarding vaccination of children will be taken on the basis of the recommendation by an expert committee. This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed vaccination of all eligible children at the earliest with “special campaigns" in schools is a priority for the Government.

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Africa seeing uptick in Covid cases driven by South Africa - WHO

Africa is seeing an uptick in Covid-19 cases largely driven by a doubling in cases reported in South Africa, the World Health Organization has said.

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4 Republicans claw for an edge in live TV Pennsylvania governor's debate

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Leading candidates for the Republican nomination for Pennsylvania’s open governor's office made big promises in Wednesday night’s debate about how they’ll ramp up the economy and spend state dollars, as they clawed for an edge in a huge nine-person field.Four of the nine candidates appeared at the live-televised prime-time debate, spending part of the hour in the studio of WHTM-TV in Harrisburg trying to establish an identity or an edge on a rival.The four met the polling threshold set by the station’s parent company as they vie for the nomination to succeed the term-limited Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat.

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Health Ministry to wait for NTAGI nod to begin Covid vaccination of 5-12-year-olds

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday said that the Ministry of Health will wait for recommendation from the Covid working group of NTAGI to begin the vaccination of kids aged 5 to 12.

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Covid cases rising in Delhi: Satyendar Jain says ‘no need to panic’

Delhi, people are not developing severe disease and the hospitalisation rate is low. This is because our population is fully vaccinated and a large number of people have had the disease in the past," Jain told reporters.

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Crude oil falls on rising Covid cases in China

₹105.41 per litre, while diesel costs ₹96.67 per litre. Prices were last hiked by 80 paise a litre each on 6 April. Petrol and diesel prices rose a total of Rs10 per litre each during 22 March-6 April.

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China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case

The Chinese megacity of Guangzhou cancelled hundreds of flights today and launched mass testing of 5.6 million people after one suspected Covid case, as the battle to contain the coronavirus sweeps across the country.

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Covid-19: India logs over 3,000 new cases, nearly 13% rise in 24 hours

India recorded 3,303 fresh infections in a day which pushed the case tally to 4,30,68,799while the active caseload increased to 16,279, according to Union Health Ministry data on Thursday.

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'Critical resource': Philadelphia officials actively recruit lifeguards for all community pools

SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia community pools are on top of officials minds as they make every effort to properly staff the pools in time for summer."We’re looking for lifeguards," Kathryn Ott Lovell said.Philadelphia’s Commissioner of Parks and Rec, her staff and City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson going door-to-door in Southwest Philly to recruit lifeguards. It’s an all-out effort to make sure the city can open 65 of its pools, after so many challenges last summer."We have 65 pools we can open this summer and we are working every single day to try to identify people young and old who are inclined to be lifeguards this summer," Ott Lovell explained.RELATED HEADLINES:The city looking to hire more than 350 lifeguards, with pay at $16 to $18 an hour.

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Howie Mandel Recalls ‘Mental Pain’ Of Isolating For 10 Days After Contracting COVID-19

Howie Mandel has recovered from a bout of COVID-19, revealing that the most difficult thing for him was having no human contact for 10 days while he isolated.

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America Ferrera shares her experience of being a mother during the COVID-19 pandemic

America Ferrera is among the “army of moms” participating in a national campaign to spread accurate information about COVID vaccines for children. The Department of Health and Human Services‘ We Can Do This/Juntos Si Podemos COVID Vaccine Public Education Campaign has partnered with the actress to tell her story of what it’s been like raising her young children during these challenging times.According to Ferrera, she thinks differently about certain things she did before the pandemic.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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