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In her words: Dr Soumya Swaminathan

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Updated 63 days ago

‘Can be done, but…’: Ex-WHO chief weighs in on 90-hour workweek debate

'You can work hard, let's say for a few months...But could we have continued that for years together? I am not sure,' the former Chief Scientist of WHO said.

Published 512 days ago

WHO picks Jeremy Farrar as chief scientist, replacing Soumya Swaminathan

Jeremy Farrar: Jeremy Farrar will join the WHO in the second quarter of 2023.

Published 1329 days ago

WHO’s Chief Scientist sees long road ahead after pandemic: Q&A

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan.

Published 1634 days ago

‘Let’s listen to scientists & not panic’: WHO’s Soumya Swaminathan on B.1.1.529

"Meanwhile, we need to focus on strengthening vaccination coverage and public health measures," said Soumya Swaminathan as the B.1.1.529 variant alarmed countries globally.

Updated 1711 days ago

Covid in children mostly mild, but good to be prepared: WHO's Soumya Swaminathan

“We should not panic about thousands of children crowding into ICUs" said World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan

Published 1804 days ago

'Let's be careful for 6 months': WHO chief scientist on India Covid situation

The six month period is not for the virus to disappear, but for vaccine coverage to increase, Dr Soumya Swaminathan has explained.

Published 1823 days ago

Mixing and matching Covid-19 vaccines ‘dangerous trend’: WHO’s chief scientist

"There is limited data on mix and match. There are studies going on, we need to wait for that," WHO's Dr Soumya Swaminathan said.

Published 1848 days ago

WHO chief scientist warns coronavirus pandemic is not over. Lists main reasons

Soumya Swaminathan said that the delta variant is behind an increase in the number of cases being reported in five out of six WHO regions,

Published 1850 days ago

Covid not slowing down, Delta variant spreading rapidly: Dr Soumya Swaminathan

WHO's Dr Soumya Swaminathan said that the slow rate of vaccination rollout has been one of the reasons behind the increase in Covid-19 cases.

Published 1851 days ago

Covaxin to get WHO nod soon? Chief scientist says trial data 'looks good'

World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan

Published 1851 days ago

'Vaccines that don't require needles may be out by year-end': WHO expert

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan

Published 1965 days ago

WHO chief scientist says India showed capacity to innovate, manufacture vaccines

"India has shown the capacity to be a manufacturer at the global scale and also be an innovator when it came to vaccine development," WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said.

Published 1980 days ago

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