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Monkeypox: Another Lesson in Global Health Neglect

Tue, 2022-08-16 22:34 — FNUOvviyaa
Opinion | Monkeypox: Another Lesson in Global Health Neglect We ignore the health of poorer nations at our peril Zain Rizvi, JD, and Aly Bancroft, MPH medpagetoday

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One region has not had access to any Jynneos vaccine: Africa, where monkeypox has long been prevalent. No country within Africa has yet to procure a single dose. "Let us get vaccines onto the continent," the acting head of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said recently...

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Millions more children to benefit from world’s first malaria vaccine: UNICEF

Tue, 2022-08-16 22:27 — FNUOvviyaa
Millions more children to benefit from world’s first malaria vaccine: The pharmaceutical company GSK has been awarded a contract to produce the world’s first malaria vaccine so that millions more children will be protected against the killer disease, the UN Children’s UN News

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More than 30 countries have areas with moderate to high malaria transmission, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), and the vaccine could provide added protection to more than 25 million children each year once supply ramps up...

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‘Silent’ spread of polio in New York drives CDC to consider additional vaccinations for some people

Fri, 2022-08-12 04:34 — FNUOvviyaa
'Silent' spread of polio in New York drives CDC to consider additional vaccinations for some people A polio case identified in New York last month is "just the very, very tip of the iceberg" and an indication there "must be several hundred cases in the community circulating," a senior official with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN on Wednesday. Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent CNN

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US doctor issues warning of many undiagnosed polio cases

Tue, 2022-08-09 20:03 — FNUOvviyaa
US doctor issues warning of many undiagnosed polio cases The New York State medic says there could be hundreds, or even thousands, of infected people there. BBC News

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"There isn't just one case of polio if you see a paralytic case. The incidence of paralytic polio is less than 1%," she said...

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U.S. to buy Siga's IV drug worth $26 million to fight monkeypox outbreak

Tue, 2022-08-09 19:58 — FNUOvviyaa
U.S. to buy Siga's IV drug worth $26 million to fight monkeypox outbreak The U.S. government will buy Siga Technologies Inc's $26-million worth of intravenous formulation of antiviral drug Tpoxx, the company said on Tuesday, as the country fights an outbreak of monkeypox cases. Reuters Reuters

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Second Booster Protects Against Breakthrough COVID-19 Variant Infections in Health Care Workers

Tue, 2022-08-09 19:48 — FNUOvviyaa
Second Booster Protects Against Breakthrough COVID-19 Variant Infections in Health Care Workers Health care workers who got 4 total doses against COVID-19, 2 doses of which are boosters, experienced more than 10% lower breakthrough infection rate than those with only 3 total doses. Pharmacy Times
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A COVID-vaccine maker received $1.6 billion in Operation Warp Speed funding. It’s administered just 7,300 shots in the U.S.

Tue, 2022-08-09 19:43 — FNUOvviyaa
A COVID-vaccine maker received $1.6 billion in Operation Warp Speed funding. It’s administered just 7,300 shots in the U.S. Novavax’s jab only gained FDA approval in July and entered a saturated COVID-vaccine market. YahooFinance

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Anger and anxiety stalk EU’s monkeypox vaccine lottery

Tue, 2022-08-09 17:43 — FNUOvviyaa
Anger and anxiety stalk EU’s monkeypox vaccine lottery Vaccine tourism is back as people seek to protect themselves against illness and stigma. POLITICO

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BioNTech expects Omicron-adapted vaccine deliveries as soon as October

Mon, 2022-08-08 21:28 — FNUOvviyaa
BioNTech expects Omicron-adapted vaccine deliveries as soon as October BERLIN (Reuters) -BioNTech expects to begin deliveries of two Omicron-adapted vaccines as soon as October, which will help spur demand in the fourth quarter, the German biotech firm said on Monday as it reaffirmed its vaccine-revenue forecast for the year. However, booster campaigns using upgraded shots specifically targeting the Omicron variant are expected to increase demand in autumn. Pending regulatory approval, BioNTech said, both of its adapted vaccines would be available in time for the campaigns. YahooNews

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Rich countries put billions into global Covid responses. Low-income countries wish they could spend it on bigger problems.

Thu, 2022-08-04 23:11 — FNUOvviyaa
Rich countries put billions into global Covid responses. Low-income countries wish they could spend it on bigger problems. Those who work on AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis and other plagues say progress is in danger of reversing. YahooNews

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