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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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Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Prevent Cervical Cancer With HPV Vaccine
This year, Cervical Cancer Awareness Month aims to highlight the importance of increasing access to HPV vaccines, regular screening, and state-of-the-art treatment for cervical cancer in its early stages.
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"Impossible For...": WHO Says Gaza Polio Campaign Postponed Due To Violence
A polio vaccination campaign in north Gaza has been postponed due to Israeli bombardments, mass displacement and lack of access, the World Health Organization said.
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WHO Urges Israel To Allow Aid Access To Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis
Amid the chaos, WHO and its partners launched the second round of a polio vaccination campaign on Monday, aiming to immunise over half a million children, Xinhua news agency reported.
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WHO Adds First Mpox Vaccine To Its List, Expected To Speed Up Distribution
The WHO said Friday it had for the first time prequalified a mpox vaccine -- a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa.
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Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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CoWIN Data Breach: Government Responds, Says no Direct Breach of CoWIN App or Database
The government on Monday shared a detailed response to reports of an alleged data breach of the CoWIN database, following reports that an automated bot on Telegram was surfacing personal details of people who had registered with the CoWIN platform to receive COVID vaccinations during the pandemic.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients' Personal Data Leaked in Alleged Data Breach via Telegram, Centre Probing: Reports
The personal data of COVID-19 vaccine recipients in India was reportedly leaked online via a Telegram. Details of an alleged data breach surfaced on Twitter on Monday, and the leaked data also includes the personal information on several politicians and journalists. The bot appears to have been taken offline after the reports of the leaked data eme...
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Global Disparity In Access To Essential Vaccines In Demand By Rich Nations: WHO
The WHO has published the Global Vaccine Market Report 2022, showing inequitable distribution is not unique to COVID-19 vaccines with poorer countries consistently struggling to access other vaccines that are in demand by wealthier countries.
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Government Said to Consider Removing Vaccination Certificate Uploading Requirment on Air Suvidha Portal
The government is said to be considering removal of the requirement for international passengers to upload their Covid vaccine certificate or RT-PCR negative report to the government's Air Suvidha portal. Global passengers may soon be able to simply fill up a self-declaration, which is currently mandatory in addition to the uploading of the documen...
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US Limits Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine Use Over Rare Blood Clot Risk
The US said Thursday only adults who "have personal concerns" about mRNA vaccines, access issues or medical reasons for refusing them may now receive the Johnson & Johnson Covid shot, which has been linked to a rare but serious clotting condition.
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6 African Countries To Get Own mRNA Vaccine Production: WHO
Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the continent largely shut out of access to Covid jabs.
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Use "Federal Power": US Urges Canada To End Anti-Vaccine Protests
The United States pressed Canada on Thursday to bolster the response to anti-government protests led by truckers blocking access points along the countries' mutual border, the White House said.
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How to Add Your COVID-19 Vaccine Records to Apple Health, Wallet on Your iPhone
Keeping COVID-19 vaccine records on phone is the easiest and quickest way to access your vaccine details at any time. Now, any iPhone running on iOS 15.1 allows users to store their COVID-19 vaccine records in Apple Health and Apple Wallet as a vaccination card. Once added, you can open it by entering the phone's passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID.
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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.
-
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: Prevent Cervical Cancer With HPV Vaccine
This year, Cervical Cancer Awareness Month aims to highlight the importance of increasing access to HPV vaccines, regular screening, and state-of-the-art treatment for cervical cancer in its early stages.
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"Impossible For...": WHO Says Gaza Polio Campaign Postponed Due To Violence
A polio vaccination campaign in north Gaza has been postponed due to Israeli bombardments, mass displacement and lack of access, the World Health Organization said.
-
WHO Urges Israel To Allow Aid Access To Gaza Amid Humanitarian Crisis
Amid the chaos, WHO and its partners launched the second round of a polio vaccination campaign on Monday, aiming to immunise over half a million children, Xinhua news agency reported.
-
WHO Adds First Mpox Vaccine To Its List, Expected To Speed Up Distribution
The WHO said Friday it had for the first time prequalified a mpox vaccine -- a move expected to speed up access to the jabs to fight an epidemic raging in Africa.
-
Baby Paralysed In Gaza's First Case Of Type 2 Polio For 25 Years: WHO
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby
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CoWIN Data Breach: Government Responds, Says no Direct Breach of CoWIN App or Database
The government on Monday shared a detailed response to reports of an alleged data breach of the CoWIN database, following reports that an automated bot on Telegram was surfacing personal details of people who had registered with the CoWIN platform to receive COVID vaccinations during the pandemic.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients' Personal Data Leaked in Alleged Data Breach via Telegram, Centre Probing: Reports
The personal data of COVID-19 vaccine recipients in India was reportedly leaked online via a Telegram. Details of an alleged data breach surfaced on Twitter on Monday, and the leaked data also includes the personal information on several politicians and journalists. The bot appears to have been taken offline after the reports of the leaked data eme...
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Global Disparity In Access To Essential Vaccines In Demand By Rich Nations: WHO
The WHO has published the Global Vaccine Market Report 2022, showing inequitable distribution is not unique to COVID-19 vaccines with poorer countries consistently struggling to access other vaccines that are in demand by wealthier countries.
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Government Said to Consider Removing Vaccination Certificate Uploading Requirment on Air Suvidha Portal
The government is said to be considering removal of the requirement for international passengers to upload their Covid vaccine certificate or RT-PCR negative report to the government's Air Suvidha portal. Global passengers may soon be able to simply fill up a self-declaration, which is currently mandatory in addition to the uploading of the documen...
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US Limits Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine Use Over Rare Blood Clot Risk
The US said Thursday only adults who "have personal concerns" about mRNA vaccines, access issues or medical reasons for refusing them may now receive the Johnson & Johnson Covid shot, which has been linked to a rare but serious clotting condition.
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6 African Countries To Get Own mRNA Vaccine Production: WHO
Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the continent largely shut out of access to Covid jabs.
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Use "Federal Power": US Urges Canada To End Anti-Vaccine Protests
The United States pressed Canada on Thursday to bolster the response to anti-government protests led by truckers blocking access points along the countries' mutual border, the White House said.
-
How to Add Your COVID-19 Vaccine Records to Apple Health, Wallet on Your iPhone
Keeping COVID-19 vaccine records on phone is the easiest and quickest way to access your vaccine details at any time. Now, any iPhone running on iOS 15.1 allows users to store their COVID-19 vaccine records in Apple Health and Apple Wallet as a vaccination card. Once added, you can open it by entering the phone's passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID.
