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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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Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
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"Couldn't Be Happier": Vaccine-Hating US Health Chief Ends Select Covid Jabs
COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended in the United States for children and pregnant women who are healthy, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior, who has been a staunch critic of vaccines in general, has announced.
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No More Covid Boosters For Healthy Children, Adult Americans Without New Trials
US regulators will no longer approve Covid booster shots for healthy adults and children without new studies, adding a costly requirement for drugmakers, though they will still be available for millions of high-risk Americans.
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Measles Outbreak In US: Understanding What Is Vitamin A Toxicity
The CDC warns that misuse during the measles outbreak in US has caused adverse effects, highlighting the need for medical supervision.
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Mpox Vaccines Prequalified by WHO, Shipped to Africa to Contain the Outbreak
The arrival of mpox vaccines in Africa, particularly the Jynneos vaccine from Bavarian Nordic, aims to combat a significant resurgence of the virus, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The World Health Organization has reported approximately 6,000 confirmed cases across 15 African nations, with concerns about transmission dynamics, ...
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Israel, Hamas Agree To Zoned 3-Day Pauses For Gaza Polio Vaccinations: WHO
The Israeli military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow for the vaccination of some 640,000 children against polio, a senior WHO official said on Thursday.
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UN Calls For Brief Gaza Truces To Vaccinate Children Against Polio
UN agencies on Friday called for two seven-day breaks in the fighting in Gaza to vaccinate more than 640,000 children against polio, which has been detected in the wastewater.
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There Are New Flu Vaccines On Offer For 2024. Should You Get One?
Influenza is a common respiratory infection. Although most cases are relatively mild, flu can cause more severe illness in young children and older people.
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"Now We Have Two": WHO Recommends 2nd Malaria Vaccine For Children
The World Health Organization said Monday that its experts had recommended a second malaria vaccine for children, R21/Matrix-M, developed by Britain's Oxford University.
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Parents In Pakistan To Face Fine, Jail Term For Refusing Polio Vaccination To Children
Parents who refuse to get their children vaccinated could be sentenced to a month in prison and fined 50,000 Pakistani rupees (Rs 13, 487).
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More Than 1 Million Polio Vaccines Destroyed In Sudan Amid Violence: UN
More than 1 million polio vaccines intended for children have been destroyed as a result of looting in Sudan during the upsurge in violence since April, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF told Reuters on Friday.
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US Health Body Recommends Adding Covid Shots To List Of Routine Vaccines For Children
The CDC has recommended to make COVID-19 shots a part of children's vaccine schedule, but a final decision will be taken by states.
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Up To 70% Of Those Under 19 Globally Susceptible To Covid: Study
Fifty to 70 per cent "children" below 19 years globally were susceptible to the SARS-CoV-2 infection by the end of 2021 and before the Omicron wave, showing a need for more effective vaccines and better vaccination coverage, according to a study.
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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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Covid Vaccine Isn't Recommended For Healthy Children: US Health Chief
The US will no longer recommend Covid-19 vaccines for children and healthy pregnant women, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday, calling it a "common sense" decision grounded in sound science.
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"Couldn't Be Happier": Vaccine-Hating US Health Chief Ends Select Covid Jabs
COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended in the United States for children and pregnant women who are healthy, US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior, who has been a staunch critic of vaccines in general, has announced.
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No More Covid Boosters For Healthy Children, Adult Americans Without New Trials
US regulators will no longer approve Covid booster shots for healthy adults and children without new studies, adding a costly requirement for drugmakers, though they will still be available for millions of high-risk Americans.
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Measles Outbreak In US: Understanding What Is Vitamin A Toxicity
The CDC warns that misuse during the measles outbreak in US has caused adverse effects, highlighting the need for medical supervision.
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Mpox Vaccines Prequalified by WHO, Shipped to Africa to Contain the Outbreak
The arrival of mpox vaccines in Africa, particularly the Jynneos vaccine from Bavarian Nordic, aims to combat a significant resurgence of the virus, especially in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The World Health Organization has reported approximately 6,000 confirmed cases across 15 African nations, with concerns about transmission dynamics, ...
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Israel, Hamas Agree To Zoned 3-Day Pauses For Gaza Polio Vaccinations: WHO
The Israeli military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow for the vaccination of some 640,000 children against polio, a senior WHO official said on Thursday.
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UN Calls For Brief Gaza Truces To Vaccinate Children Against Polio
UN agencies on Friday called for two seven-day breaks in the fighting in Gaza to vaccinate more than 640,000 children against polio, which has been detected in the wastewater.
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There Are New Flu Vaccines On Offer For 2024. Should You Get One?
Influenza is a common respiratory infection. Although most cases are relatively mild, flu can cause more severe illness in young children and older people.
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"Now We Have Two": WHO Recommends 2nd Malaria Vaccine For Children
The World Health Organization said Monday that its experts had recommended a second malaria vaccine for children, R21/Matrix-M, developed by Britain's Oxford University.
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Parents In Pakistan To Face Fine, Jail Term For Refusing Polio Vaccination To Children
Parents who refuse to get their children vaccinated could be sentenced to a month in prison and fined 50,000 Pakistani rupees (Rs 13, 487).
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More Than 1 Million Polio Vaccines Destroyed In Sudan Amid Violence: UN
More than 1 million polio vaccines intended for children have been destroyed as a result of looting in Sudan during the upsurge in violence since April, the U.N. children's agency UNICEF told Reuters on Friday.
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US Health Body Recommends Adding Covid Shots To List Of Routine Vaccines For Children
The CDC has recommended to make COVID-19 shots a part of children's vaccine schedule, but a final decision will be taken by states.
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Up To 70% Of Those Under 19 Globally Susceptible To Covid: Study
Fifty to 70 per cent "children" below 19 years globally were susceptible to the SARS-CoV-2 infection by the end of 2021 and before the Omicron wave, showing a need for more effective vaccines and better vaccination coverage, according to a study.
