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Updated boosters expected t work against the COVID-19 XBB variant

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2023-08-18 19:13

‘Eris’ COVID strain leaves vaccine strategy mostly unchanged Welcome to The Hill’s Health Care newsletter{beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story ‘Eris’ strain leaves vaccine strategy mostly unchanged The updated COVID-19… emartin The Hill

The updated COVID-19 booster shots were designed to target the XBB variant, and they’ll still likely work just as well against the new dominant strain.

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Mpox cases rise in Africa, new infections reported in Europe

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2023-05-08 09:18

Mpox cases rise 7% in Africa as Europe reports 17 new infections Africa has had a 7.4% case increase, with 111 new infections in the most recent 2 weeks. CIDRAP

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More African countries set to approve malaria shot, even before WHO approval

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2023-04-21 10:53

More African countries set to approve malaria shot; 20 million doses ready in 2023 African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20 million doses available for them to buy this year, the shot’s manufacturer told Reuters. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Promising new malaria vaccine for kids receives first approval in Ghana

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2023-04-14 17:30

Promising new malaria vaccine for kids approved in Ghana Ghana became the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children that may offer better protection against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year. Preliminary results from early testing of the new vaccine, developed at the University of Oxford, have suggested the vaccine is far more effective than the only malaria vaccine now authorized for use by the World Health Organization.

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EU drug regulator has not seen signal of possible Pfizer COVID shot stroke link

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2023-01-19 10:20

EU drug regulator has not seen signal of possible Pfizer COVID shot stroke link The European Union's drug regulator has not identified any safety signals in the region related to U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech's updated COVID-19 shot, the agency said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Demand for COVID shots drops in Africa as supply rises

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2022-05-18 09:35

When Africans asked for COVID shots, they didn't get them. Now they don't want them Demand for COVID shots drops in Africa as supply rises. Edward Mcallister,Cooper Inveen Reuters

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Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time--White House

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-03-14 19:14

White House: Omicron BA.2 COVID variant has circulated in U.S. for some time The White House said on Monday that the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant of COVID-19 had been circulating in the United States for some time, with roughly 35,000 cases at the moment, and more money was needed to help fight it. Reuters Reuters

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Analysis: Is WHO's aim to vaccinate 70% of world by June still realistic?

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2022-02-28 09:47

Analysis: Is WHO's aim to vaccinate 70% of world by June still realistic? Vaccinating 70% of the population in every country in the world against COVID-19 by mid-2022 has been the World Health Organization's (WHO) rallying cry to end the pandemic. Jennifer Rigby Reuters

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Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine production technology

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2022-02-18 10:00

Six African countries to receive mRNA vaccine technology BRUSSELS (AP) — The first African countries selected to receive the technology necessary to produce mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 are Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia, a summit meeting of European Union and African Union nations heard on Friday. AP NEWS

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Poorer nations reject over 100 million COVID shots because many close to expiry

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2022-01-13 11:47

Poorer nations reject over 100 million COVID shots as many close to expiry Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines distributed by the global programme COVAX, mainly due to their rapid expiry date, a UNICEF official said on Thursday. Francesco Guarascio Reuters

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