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Amid sharp increase in measle cases, UK officials urge millions of parents to get their kids vaccinated

Mon, 2024-01-22 17:51 — mike kraft
Millions in the UK are being urged to get vaccinations during a surge in measles cases U.K. health officials are urging millions of parents to book their children for missed measles, mumps and rubella shots during a sharp increase in the number of measles cases and the lowest vaccination rates in a decade. AP News

 

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Disease X: WHO raises warning of a possible new global pandemic

Mon, 2024-01-22 17:32 — mike kraft
World health leaders warn of pandemic 20 times worse than COVID Scientists say a future pandemic could be caused by an unknown pathogen already circulating in animals. Stephanie Whiteside NewsNation
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Analysis: Why demand for Covid shots is lower than for flu vaccinations

Mon, 2024-01-22 10:47 — mike kraft
Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a Covid vaccine Americans who regularly get a flu shot are just the type of people you’d expect would routinely get vaccinated against Covid. And yet many are not. Helen Branswell STAT
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First malaria vaccine program for children starts in Cameroon

Mon, 2024-01-22 10:10 — mike kraft
Cameroon starts world's first malaria vaccine program for children Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa. AP News

 

Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa.

The campaign due to start Monday was described by officials as a milestone in the decades-long effort to curb the mosquito-spread disease on the continent, which accounts for 95% of the world’s malaria deaths.

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Advice on staying health during cold, flu and COVID season

Fri, 2024-01-19 18:16 — mike kraft
How to stay healthy during cold, flu and COVID-19 season Getting through winter healthy means trying to protect yourself from respiratory viruses. January can be the worst month for these illnesses and vaccination rates are low. AP News

January can be the worst month for these illnesses. With vaccination rates low, what can you do to protect yourself from respiratory viruses, including influenza, COVID-19 and RSV?

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US and UK announce biosecurity alliance to counter pandemics and bioterrorism

Fri, 2024-01-19 10:16 — mike kraft
US and UK announce biosecurity alliance to counter pandemics and bioterrorism The two nations have entered into a new strategic dialogue on biological security. Sophie Wingate The Independent

 

The UK and US have agreed to work together to counter growing biological threats such as pandemics, antimicrobial resistance and bioterrorism.

The two nations announced a new strategic dialogue on biosecurity on Tuesday.

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An estimated 14 million lives saved in Europe by COVID vaccines--study

Fri, 2024-01-19 10:00 — mike kraft
Experts estimate 1.4 million lives saved by COVID vaccines in Europe through March 2023 Most lives (67%) were saved during the Omicron period. CIDRAP

 

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Improved ventilation, masks and other measures prevented most COVID transmissions in A california heathcare system--study

Thu, 2024-01-18 10:47 — mike kraft
Study: Infection-control measures stemmed COVID spread in hospitals from 2020 to 2022 US Navy, Ryan M. Breeden / Flickr cc CIDRAP
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Gates Foundation plans record spending to counter wider drops in health funding for developing world.

Wed, 2024-01-17 09:54 — mike kraft
Record budget for Gates Foundation as wider global health funding stalls The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend more this year than ever before -- $8.6 billion -- as wider health funding for the lowest income countries stutters after the COVID-19 pandemic. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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UK study says thousands of Covid deaths could have been avoided if people were fully vaccinated

Tue, 2024-01-16 17:54 — mike kraft
Older people urged to get Covid jab as UK study shows avoidable deaths More than 7,000 hospital admissions and deaths could have been avoided if people had been fully vaccinated The Guardian
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