Officials offer vaccine reassurance; WHO advises against travel bans The World Health Organization warned countries on Tuesday not to impose blanket travel bans over the new Omicron coronavirus variant as governments and scientists try to determine how much protection current vaccines would offer against the strain. COVID-19 01 Dec, 2021
US tightens COVID-19 travel rules as countries race to quell Omicron threat Air travellers to the United States will face tougher COVID-19 testing rules as several countries moved to seal-off their borders amid growing uncertainty around the virulence of the Omicron variant and its ability to dodge existing vaccines. World 01 Dec, 2021
Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year With an expanded definition to reflect the times, Merriam-Webster has declared an omnipresent truth as its 2021 word of the year: vaccine. World 29 Nov, 2021
As Omicron looms, Nepal grapples with indecision, bureaucratic inertia While many countries of Europe and Americas are scrambling to deal with the challenges posed by the new variant of the COV- ID-19 pandemic known as Omicron, the Government of Nepal does not appear to be fully prepared to deal with the challenge, least of all vaccinate all of its citizens quickly. Nepal 29 Nov, 2021
COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread. World 28 Nov, 2021
EU proposes booster jabs for 2022 travel, opens to WHO vaccines The EU has so far authorised vaccines produced by Pfizer-BionTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca (when produced in Europe), and Johnson & Johnson. World 25 Nov, 2021
US opens COVID boosters to all adults, urges them for 50+ The US on Friday opened COVID-19 booster shots to all adults and took the extra step of urging people 50 and older to seek one, aiming to ward off a winter surge as coronavirus cases rise even before millions of Americans travel for the holidays. World 20 Nov, 2021
EDITORIAL: Meet the target Nepal will have immunised its eligible population aged 12 and above by mid-April next year if everything goes according to the government’s plan. Opinion 12 Nov, 2021
India's first homegrown COVID-19 shot wins WHO emergency use listing India's first homegrown COVID-19 shot wins WHO emergency use listing Nepal 03 Nov, 2021
FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. World 30 Oct, 2021
FDA panel backs Pfizer's low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids The US moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's shots for 5- to 11-year-olds. World 27 Oct, 2021
US details new international COVID-19 travel requirements US details new international COVID-19 travel requirements World 26 Oct, 2021
