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Mpox vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-11-06 19:36

Vaccine doses allocated to 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox surge The Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox has allocated an initial 899 000 vaccine doses for 9 countries across the African region that are hit hard by the current mpox surge.

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Mpox: WHO approves a vaccine for adolescents, Zimbabwe reports first cases

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-10-14 10:59

WHO approves Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents The World Health Organization said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group considered especially vulnerable to outbreaks of the disease that has triggered global concern. Reuters Reuters

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Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35% , lower than in past -- CDC

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-10-07 10:08

Flu vaccine lowered risk of hospitalization in Southern Hemisphere by 35%: CDC This year's flu vaccine reduced the risk of hospitalization in the Southern Hemisphere but wasn't as effective as the one used in the prior season, a new CDC study found. ABC News ABC News

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WHO’s Africa mRNA Vaccine Hub Faces Uncertainty and Shortfalls --report

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-09-30 13:15

WHO’s MRNA Vaccine Hub Faces Uncertainty And Shortfalls - Health Policy Watch The establishment of an “mRNA hub” in South Africa to build the capacity of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to develop vaccines during the COVID-19 Health Policy Watch

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South Africa passes its first sweeping climate change law

Submitted by mike kraft on Tue, 2024-07-23 11:26

South Africa passes its first sweeping climate change law South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law a broad climate change act that will set caps for large emitters and require every town and city to publish an adaptation plan. Nellie Peyton Reuters

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Mpox remains global health threat,WHO warns; Dengue persists in Caribbean

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-07-12 11:13

WHO warns mpox remains global health threat The WHO warned Thursday that mpox remains a global health threat, voicing particular concern at a swelling outbreak of a new deadlier strain of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Science X Medical Xpress

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The World Health Organization said it had received reports of cases from 26 countries in the past month alone....

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Mpox: South Africa records first mpox death after five cases confirmed

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-06-12 10:13

South Africa records first mpox death after five cases confirmed A 37-year-old man has become South Africa's first recorded death from mpox after five laboratory-confirmed cases of the viral infection were recorded in the past month, the health minister said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Southern Africa: Tens of millions face hunger and water shortages from drought in the region

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-04-08 11:06

Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought and floods sweep southern Africa | CNN More than 24 million people face hunger, malnutrition and water scarcity as experts warn the crisis could become an “unimaginable humanitarian situation” Sarah Dean CNN

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The warning from Oxfam on Wednesday came as Zimbabwe joined other southern African nations in declaring its drought a national disaster, following earlier declarations by Zambia and Malawi....

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One-in-three chance 2024 will see another global heat record--US scientists

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-01-12 14:55

US scientists say one-in-three chance 2024 another year of record heat This year has a one-in-three chance of being even hotter than 2023, which was already the world's hottest on record, scientists from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Friday. Gloria Dickie Reuters

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Exercise could make COVID vaccinations more effective--study

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2023-09-08 10:21

This One Thing Could Make Your COVID Vaccine More Effective Here's what doctors say about the results of a study related to vaccines. Yahoo Life

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