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Covid Variants Over Time: Alpha To Omicron To Stratus, Tracked And Explained
Since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in late 2019 the virus has spawned dozens of lineages, a handful of global "variants of concern" that changed the course of the pandemic.
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PM Modi At 75: From G20 Leadership To Vaccine Diplomacy, India On Global Stage
Over his decade-long leadership, the country has played an active role in the G20, BRICS, while managing key ties with the United States.
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14 Million Children Did Not Receive A Single Vaccine In 2024: UN
More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year - about the same number as the year before - according to UN health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children.
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14 Million Children Received Not A Single Vaccine In 2024, Says UN
More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year - about the same number as the year before - according to U.N. health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children.
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Global Vaccine Reserves Helped Prevent 327,000 Deaths Since 2000: Study
Global stockpiles of vaccines under programmes supported by 'Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance,' helped prevent more than 5.8 million cases and 327,000 deaths from outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries since 2000, according to a new study.
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US Aid Cuts Halt HIV Vaccine Research In South Africa, With Global Impact
Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting one of history's deadliest pandemics. Then the email arrived.
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Opinion | RFK Jr Is Playing With Babies' Lives
Robert F Kennedy Jr's decision to withdraw US funding from the global vaccine alliance GAVI, may kill far more children than anything he has so far tried at home.
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Revolutionary New Drug Offers 99.9% Protection Against HIV
The US FDA has approved lenacapavir, a groundbreaking long-acting HIV prevention drug that offers near-complete protection with just two injections per year. Despite its potential, concerns about high costs may limit its global impact.
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Measles Cases Are Surging Globally. Should Children Be Vaccinated Earlier?
Measles has been rising globally in recent years. There were an estimated 10.3 million cases worldwide in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022.
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Trump Administration To Cut Vaccine Support To Developing Countries: Report
President Donald Trump's administration is set to cut funding to Gavi, the global health organization that provides vaccines across the developing world, a report said.
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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: Spread, Symptoms, and Global Concerns
Rwanda's first Marburg virus outbreak has resulted in 11 deaths. Health officials are responding with clinical trials to address the spread. The virus, related to Ebola, can cause severe haemorrhagic fever and is often linked to fruit bats.
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Indian-Origin US Health Adviser, Fired Over Sex Party, Lied About Vaccines
Indian-origin doctor and former COVID-19 czar of New York City, Jay Varma is facing severe criticism for lying under oath that vaccination is the sole means of stopping the spread of coronavirus.
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First Batch Of Mpox Vaccine Doses Arrives In Congo, Epicentre Of Outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted the U.N. to declare a global public health emergency.
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Bharat Biotech Unveils Next-Gen Oral Cholera Vaccine To Address Global Health Gaps
HILLCHOL (BBV131), a novel single-strain vaccine is to be administered orally on day 0 and day 14. It is suitable for babies older than one year.
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Monkeypox Cases Rising: How Worried Should You Be - 10 Points
The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, represents a global health emergency for the second time in two years. Mpox causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions.
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Covid Variants Over Time: Alpha To Omicron To Stratus, Tracked And Explained
Since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged in late 2019 the virus has spawned dozens of lineages, a handful of global "variants of concern" that changed the course of the pandemic.
-
PM Modi At 75: From G20 Leadership To Vaccine Diplomacy, India On Global Stage
Over his decade-long leadership, the country has played an active role in the G20, BRICS, while managing key ties with the United States.
-
14 Million Children Did Not Receive A Single Vaccine In 2024: UN
More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year - about the same number as the year before - according to UN health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children.
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14 Million Children Received Not A Single Vaccine In 2024, Says UN
More than 14 million children did not receive a single vaccine last year - about the same number as the year before - according to U.N. health officials. Nine countries accounted for more than half of those unprotected children.
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Global Vaccine Reserves Helped Prevent 327,000 Deaths Since 2000: Study
Global stockpiles of vaccines under programmes supported by 'Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance,' helped prevent more than 5.8 million cases and 327,000 deaths from outbreaks in low- and middle-income countries since 2000, according to a new study.
-
US Aid Cuts Halt HIV Vaccine Research In South Africa, With Global Impact
Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting one of history's deadliest pandemics. Then the email arrived.
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Opinion | RFK Jr Is Playing With Babies' Lives
Robert F Kennedy Jr's decision to withdraw US funding from the global vaccine alliance GAVI, may kill far more children than anything he has so far tried at home.
-
Revolutionary New Drug Offers 99.9% Protection Against HIV
The US FDA has approved lenacapavir, a groundbreaking long-acting HIV prevention drug that offers near-complete protection with just two injections per year. Despite its potential, concerns about high costs may limit its global impact.
-
Measles Cases Are Surging Globally. Should Children Be Vaccinated Earlier?
Measles has been rising globally in recent years. There were an estimated 10.3 million cases worldwide in 2023, a 20% increase from 2022.
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Trump Administration To Cut Vaccine Support To Developing Countries: Report
President Donald Trump's administration is set to cut funding to Gavi, the global health organization that provides vaccines across the developing world, a report said.
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Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda: Spread, Symptoms, and Global Concerns
Rwanda's first Marburg virus outbreak has resulted in 11 deaths. Health officials are responding with clinical trials to address the spread. The virus, related to Ebola, can cause severe haemorrhagic fever and is often linked to fruit bats.
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Indian-Origin US Health Adviser, Fired Over Sex Party, Lied About Vaccines
Indian-origin doctor and former COVID-19 czar of New York City, Jay Varma is facing severe criticism for lying under oath that vaccination is the sole means of stopping the spread of coronavirus.
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First Batch Of Mpox Vaccine Doses Arrives In Congo, Epicentre Of Outbreak
Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted the U.N. to declare a global public health emergency.
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Bharat Biotech Unveils Next-Gen Oral Cholera Vaccine To Address Global Health Gaps
HILLCHOL (BBV131), a novel single-strain vaccine is to be administered orally on day 0 and day 14. It is suitable for babies older than one year.
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Monkeypox Cases Rising: How Worried Should You Be - 10 Points
The World Health Organization has declared that an outbreak of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, represents a global health emergency for the second time in two years. Mpox causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions.
