This biography of the former WHO Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan presents her journey

Anuradha Mascarenhas

· Apr 02, 2024 · 08:30 am

Covid-19: Omicron XBB subvariant could lead to increase in cases across world, says WHO

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· Oct 21, 2022 · 10:30 am

Omicron: ICU occupancy in South Africa is 6.3%, lower than rate during Delta peak, says WHO

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· Dec 09, 2021 · 01:25 pm

Covaxin emergency use: WHO seeks ‘additional clarifications’ from Bharat Biotech

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· Oct 27, 2021 · 08:13 am

Top 10 Covid updates: India might have reached endemic stage, says WHO chief scientist

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· Aug 24, 2021 · 11:06 pm

Coronavirus: Mixing and matching vaccines a ‘dangerous trend’, says WHO chief scientist

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· Jul 13, 2021 · 08:06 am

Covid: Pandemic ‘is not slowing down’, says WHO chief scientist, raises concern about Delta variant

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· Jul 10, 2021 · 04:08 pm

Top 10 Covid updates: WHO says decision on emergency approval for Covaxin likely in 4 to 6 weeks

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· Jul 09, 2021 · 10:24 pm

WHO is holding talks with EU to include Covishield in vaccine passport programme: Chief scientist

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· Jul 01, 2021 · 10:19 pm

Too early to say if Covid vaccine booster shots needed for more infectious strains: WHO scientist

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· Jun 21, 2021 · 11:57 am

Top 10 coronavirus updates: WHO says delta variant is becoming dominant across the world

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· Jun 18, 2021 · 10:55 pm

Coronavirus: Delta variant becoming globally dominant, says WHO chief scientist

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· Jun 18, 2021 · 10:32 pm

India’s Covid vaccine export ban has affected 91 countries, says WHO chief scientist

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· Jun 01, 2021 · 09:55 am

Virus strain in India has mutations that increase transmission, says top WHO scientist

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· May 09, 2021 · 12:26 pm

WHO defends AstraZeneca vaccine after France, Germany, Italy join countries suspending its use

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· Mar 16, 2021 · 10:30 am

Coronavirus: Adar Poonawalla warns of raw material shortage for vaccine production due to US law

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· Mar 05, 2021 · 01:12 pm

Coronavirus: Herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccine roll out, warns WHO

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· Jan 12, 2021 · 11:54 am

Coronavirus: Maharashtra’s tally crosses 10 lakh with nearly 25,000 new cases in a day

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· Sep 11, 2020 · 08:33 am

Covid-19: WHO chief scientist says India’s testing rate is very low compared to many other countries

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· Aug 04, 2020 · 06:55 pm

Covid-19: Could take six to nine months to complete vaccine trials, says WHO’s Soumya Swaminathan

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· Jul 05, 2020 · 06:01 pm