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COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa ; now cases are surging

Mon, 2022-10-24 22:56 — mike kraft

COVID disrupted measles vaccinations in Africa and now cases are surging | Reuters

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted measles vaccine campaigns globally in 2020 and 2021, leaving millions of children unprotected against one of the world's most contagious diseases, whose complications include blindness, pneumonia and death.

After what health experts call the biggest backslide in a generation, 26 large or disruptive measles outbreaks have sprung up worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. A devastating outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed more than 700 children this year, chiefly among religious sects that do not believe in vaccinations.

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Uganda Ebola outbreak ‘rapidly evolving’ after 1 month--WHO

Thu, 2022-10-20 15:11 — mike kraft

WHO: Uganda Ebola outbreak 'rapidly evolving' after 1 month KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's Ebola outbreak is “rapidly evolving” a month after the disease was reported in the East African country, a top World Health Organization official said Thursday, describing a difficult situation for health workers on the ground. AP NEWS

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COVID-19 is still a global health emergency--WHO

Wed, 2022-10-19 22:14 — mike kraft

WHO says COVID-19 is still a global health emergency The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that COVID-19 remains a global emergency, nearly three years after it was first declared as one. Reuters Reuters

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Cholera: shortages of vaccines prompts WHO to urge using only one dose instead instead of twoe

Wed, 2022-10-19 17:41 — mike kraft

WHO advises using 1 dose of cholera vaccine due to shortage GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners are recommending that countries temporarily switch to using a single dose of the cholera vaccine instead of two due to a supply shortage as outbreaks of the water-borne disease surge globally. AP NEWS

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Vaccine trials on Sudan Ebola strain to start in weeks - WHO chief

Thu, 2022-10-13 22:07 — mike kraft

Vaccine trials on Sudan Ebola strain to start in weeks - WHO chief World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday a clinical trial of vaccines to combat the Sudan strain of Ebola could start within weeks as an outbreak of the disease in Uganda reached the capital, stirring alarm. Elias Biryabarema Reuters

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Europe likely entering another COVID wave --WHO and ECDC

Wed, 2022-10-12 14:34 — mike kraft

Europe likely entering another COVID wave, says WHO and ECDC Another wave of COVID-19 infections may have begun in Europe as cases begin to tick up across the region, the World Health Organization and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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US Covid recovery in ‘jeopardy’ unless poorer countries helped, Congressional group tells Biden

Fri, 2022-10-07 15:12 — mike kraft

US Covid recovery in ‘jeopardy’ unless poorer countries helped, group warns Congressional group writes letter urging Biden to extend WTO agreement aimed at easing generic vaccine exports the Guardian

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U.N., Haiti government call for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege the country

Thu, 2022-10-06 23:52 — mike kraft

Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations is proposing a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti's capital to help people get gasoline and aid amid a mounting crisis as gangs keep blockading roads and access to some areas, including to one key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince. AP NEWS

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WHO expects cholera to spread n Haiti; will request cholera vaccines

Tue, 2022-10-04 14:51 — mike kraft

WHO to request cholera vaccines for Haiti, expects further spread A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday it was setting up tents to treat cholera in Haiti and would also request the supply of oral vaccines against the disease, which has unexpectedly returned to a country paralysed by a gang blockade. Reuters Reuters

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Ebola experimental vaccine trial may begin soon in Uganda

Thu, 2022-09-29 16:42 — mike kraft

Ebola experimental vaccine trial may begin soon in Uganda A trial of one or possibly two experimental vaccines to protect against the Ebola Sudan virus may begin shortly in Uganda, where there have been at least 36 cases and 23 deaths from the virus. Helen Branswell STAT

The trial could get underway within a couple of weeks and definitely before the end of October, said Ana Maria Henao-Restrepo, who heads WHO’s R&D Blueprint effort to develop drugs, diagnostics, and vaccines to respond to outbreaks of rare and dangerous pathogens.

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