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Pandemic prevention: World must learn from past mistakes, PM Hasina tells UN meet

"Equity and solidarity must form the core of our efforts," she told a high-level meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response held at UN Headquarters.

  • Published: September 21, 20232:39 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Moderna, Pfizer say updated Covid-19 shots generate strong response against newer subvariant

Moderna said its shot generated an 8.7-fold increase in neutralising antibodies against BA.2.86, compared with an untreated natural antibody response in clinical trials in humans.

  • Published: September 7, 20234:09 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Covid-19 vaccination to resume in Kathmandu

Officials say the drive aims to avert the risk of a surge of newer Omicron variants.

  • Published: September 7, 20234:08 pm
  • Author The Kathmandu Post
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Seoul to pay up to 30 million won each for post-COVID jab deaths

Families can now get up to 20 million won even if autopsies were not conducted.

  • Published: September 7, 20234:07 pm
  • Author So Ji-hyeon
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Japanese government panel discussing action plan for next pandemic

Based on the lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government plans to study how to provide medical services, among other measures, and aims to revise the plan around next summer.

  • Published: September 6, 20234:47 pm
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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South Korea ends free COVID-19 testing

After Covid-19’s reclassification to class 4, most people, with the exception of high-risk individuals, must pay for the entire cost of the test, ranging from 20,000 won to…

  • Published: August 31, 202312:09 pm
  • Author Lee Jaeeun
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Indonesia to stop paying for Covid-19 treatments, vaccines on Sept 1

Additionally, starting next year, people not deemed at high risk of developing severe illness must also pay for their own vaccination as well as Covid-19 treatments.

  • Published: August 25, 20231:46 pm
  • Author Dio Suhenda
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South Korea to downgrade Covid-19 to flu level

Subsidies such as financial aid and paid vacation expenses to low-income patients will be axed, but authorities stressed that it would continue to provide free vaccinations for…

  • Published: August 24, 20231:24 pm
  • Author Lee Jaeeun
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New Covid-19 vaccine on the way as ‘Eris’ variant on the rise in US

Demand for Covid-19 vaccines has dropped sharply since 2021 when they first became available.

  • Published: August 15, 20232:33 pm
  • Author Ann Asianews Network
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Pandemic pushed Japan’s social security costs to record high in FY21

The surge was due to increased costs for countermeasures against the novel coronavirus and other factors, including the ageing population.

  • Published: August 11, 202311:33 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun

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