Vaccination
Covax hits 500 mn COVID-19 vaccine dose deliveries
The Covax scheme aimed at equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines has now delivered more than 500 million doses around the world, figures showed Wednesday.
Nov 17, 2021
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News tagged with worker productivity
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nearly 59,000 meatpacking workers caught COVID, while 269 died
(HealthDay)—The number of U.S. meatpacking workers who were infected during the COVID-19 pandemic is nearly three times higher than previously thought, a U.S. House report shows.
Oct 28, 2021
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Health
Germs lurk in office kitchens, break rooms
(HealthDay) -- Office kitchens and break rooms are germ "hotspots," and sink and microwave handles in these areas are the dirtiest surfaces touched by office workers on a daily basis, according to a new study.
May 23, 2012
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Sanofi probing alleged bribery in Africa, Middle East
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said Monday that it initiated a probe into alleged bribery by company officials in the Middle East and Africa to healthcare workers.
Oct 7, 2014
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Health
CDC: Heavy drinking a costly burden to US
(HealthDay)—Excessive drinking is a major economic problem in the United States, costing billions of dollars in health care costs, lost worker productivity and other consequences involved, the federal government reported ...
Aug 13, 2013
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Stand and deliver at work with activity-promoting desks
Office workers who use sit-stand or treadmill desks are on track to being more productive and attentive with fewer signs of workplace stress than their sedentary chair-dwelling colleagues.
May 31, 2017
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Health
Safer chemicals would benefit both consumers and workers
Almost every product we purchase, use in our homes, or give to our children contains tens, if not hundreds, of chemicals. The United States chemical industry alone produced $769.4 billion worth of chemicals in 2012. The electronics ...
Sep 29, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
4-year-old boy recovers from new bird flu in China
(AP)—A 4-year-old boy has recovered from a new strain of bird flu that has killed nine people in China, a doctor said Wednesday, as the country's premier said the outbreak was under control.
Apr 10, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nepal bans chicken sales after bird flu outbreak
Nepal on Thursday banned the sale of chicken after health workers found cases of bird flu at several poultry farms on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu, officials said.
Aug 1, 2013
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Health
3.4 percent of U.S. workers are current e-cigarette users
About 3.4 percent of U.S. workers are current electronic cigarette users, and about half also currently use combustible tobacco products, according to research published in the March 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
Mar 9, 2021
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