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Updated on Jun 01, 2026 08:16 am IST

‘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.

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Published on Mar 09, 2025 10:34 am IST

WHO picks Jeremy Farrar as chief scientist, replacing Soumya Swaminathan

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

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Published on Dec 13, 2022 04:25 pm IST

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

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan.

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Published on Feb 11, 2022 12:51 pm IST

‘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.

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Updated on Nov 27, 2021 03:36 am IST

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

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Published on Aug 25, 2021 02:33 pm IST

'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.

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Published on Aug 06, 2021 08:10 pm IST

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.

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Published on Jul 17, 2021 10:53 pm IST

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,

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Published on Jul 10, 2021 03:27 pm IST

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.

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Published on Jul 09, 2021 08:48 pm IST

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

World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan

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Published on Jul 09, 2021 08:36 am IST

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

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan

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Published on Mar 17, 2021 12:37 pm IST

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.

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Published on Mar 02, 2021 03:35 pm IST

Covid-19 vaccine: Healthy young people may have to wait till 2022, says WHO

WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan says the first Covid-19 vaccine will be available in limited quantities.

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Updated on Oct 15, 2020 03:59 pm IST

Covid-19 infections near 38 million-mark: Latest updates from across the world

In this combination of photos, New Yorkers pose for photos during the coronavirus outbreak in New York.

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Updated on Oct 13, 2020 11:43 am IST

Covid-19 vaccine expected in early 2021, distribution plan in works: Harsh Vardhan

Union health minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan speaks during the release of a compendium 'CSIR Technologies for Covid-19 Mitigation', in New Delhi.

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Updated on Oct 13, 2020 12:38 pm IST

AstraZeneca vaccine trial pause a ‘wake-up call’, says WHO

More than 27.95 million people have been reported infected globally, according to a Reuters tally.

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Updated on Sept 10, 2020 10:39 pm IST

Covid-19 vaccine distribution not expected until mid-2021: WHO chief scientist

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan said large-scale global distribution of vaccines against Covid-19 is not expected until mid-2021

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Updated on Sept 05, 2020 06:48 am IST

WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan honoured for helping Tamil Nadu fight Covid-19

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan attends a press conference organised by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the Covid-19 outbreak.

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Published on Aug 15, 2020 06:15 pm IST

Covid-19 shaping up to be battle for years even with vaccine

There are 29 different vaccines in human trials around the world, according to a World Health Organization report released Thursday.

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Published on Aug 14, 2020 08:53 am IST

India’s Covid-19 testing rate lower than other nations, says WHO Chief Scientist

According to Swaminathan, the number of tests being conducted is not adequate if the Covid-19 test positivity rate is above five per cent.

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Published on Aug 04, 2020 04:59 pm IST

Create army of Covid-19 contact tracers: WHO official to Allahabad Municipal Corporation

Dr Swaminathan also appreciated the AMC’s strategy of using Aarogya Setu Data Intelligence for focussed surveillance and testing

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Published on Jul 31, 2020 07:06 pm IST

Tobacco-based Covid-19 vaccine may start clinical trials in weeks

Leon McFarlane a research technician works with blood samples from volunteers in the laboratory at Imperial College in London, Thursday.

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Updated on Jul 31, 2020 03:17 pm IST

No Covid-19 herd immunity yet, says WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan

World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said herd immunity is still a long way ahead for Covid-19.

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Updated on Jul 25, 2020 07:57 am IST

The big questions, and answers, on Covid-19, writes Karan Thapar

India needs to keep expanding testing till the positivity rate is below 5%

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Updated on Jul 12, 2020 05:37 am IST

AstraZeneca, Moderna ahead in Covid-19 vaccine race: World Health Organisation

A WHO led coalition fighting the pandemic on Friday asked government and private sector donors to help raise $31.3 billion in the next 12 months to develop and deliver tests, treatments and vaccines for the disease.

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Published on Jun 26, 2020 09:14 pm IST