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India’s Bharat Biotech gets official approval to test nasal COVID-19 shot as booster

India vaccine manufacturer Bharat Biotech on Wednesday got ‘in principle’ approval from the country’s drug regulator to test nasal COVID-19 vaccine as a booster shot.
The drug regulator DCGI granted approval to Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech for conducting late-stage trials of its nasal COVID-19 vaccine to be used as a booster shot, according to news agency ANI.

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Meanwhile, India on Wednesday reported 58,097 new COVID-19 cases, 124 deaths in last 24 hours. The government said that the country has reported 2,135 omicron cases so far.

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Europe: Report highlights direct link between pandemic and childhood obesity

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to increased obesity in school-aged children in Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) office for the region said in a new report issued on Wednesday, sounding the alarm for action.

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‘Just in case’ use of antibiotics was rife during COVID-19, says UN health agency

Antibiotics saw “extensive overuse” globally among hospitalized COVID-19 patients during the pandemic without improving clinical outcomes, while also potentially exacerbating the already serious and growing threat of antimicrobial resistance, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

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Teen alcohol and nicotine use in Europe is up, WHO urges preventive measures

Substance use is on the rise among teenagers in Europe, Central Asia and Canada and girls now match or even exceed boys when it comes to smoking and drinking, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report on Thursday.