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A delegation of representatives of Belarus’ healthcare system is taking part in the work of the 152nd session of the WHO Executive Board ...

There are 26 items on the session's agenda, including prevention of non-infectious diseases, infection control, liquidation of meningitis, rehabilitation, standardization of the nomenclature of medical goods and other items.

First the vaccine should undergo preclinical tests, then clinical trials, including those at Gomel State Medical University.

The two people who contracted the ‘ninja' subvariant are showing mild symptoms. According to the deputy minister, the stealth omicron is going away, it accounts for 8% of all cases. At the same time, the dominant strain in Belarus is omicron, BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants (92%). All these subvariants were detected in South Africa.

The Healthcare Ministry has decided to expand the vaccination coverage and include children ages five years and older into the COVID-19 vaccination program, Belarusian Deputy Healthcare Minister, Chief Sanitary Inspector Aleksandr Tarasenko said.