Henri P. Kluge
The Untold Story: New Report Reveals 7,000 Additional TB Deaths During COVID-19 Pandemic
Nearly 7,000 excess deaths from tuberculosis occurred in the WHO European Region in the three years of the pandemic from 2020 - 2022, compared to what experts had expected based on pre-2020 estimates. This increased mortality was a direct result of the pandemic and would not have occurred if TB diagnosis and treatment efforts had not been disrupted during the pandemic.
Vaccines Slash COVID-19 Deaths by Over Half in WHO European Region Study
COVID-19 vaccines have significantly curbed pandemic-related deaths, saving 1.4 million lives in the WHO European Region, according to a recent study.
Authorization for Turkey’s locally-made COVID-19 vaccine sought
The emergency authorization application for the domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine, Turkovac, has been submitted to the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TİTCK), Health Minister Fahrettin Koca has announced.