Vaccination
Pfizer confirms fake vaccine shots on sale in Mexico, Poland
Fake doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine were being sold in Mexico and Poland for as much as $2,500 a shot, the US drugmaker and an official confirmed.
Apr 22, 2021
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News tagged with deadly disease
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
WHO eyes malaria eradication in 25 countries by 2025
A growing number of countries are stamping out malaria, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, as it launched an initiative to help eradicate the deadly disease in 25 more countries by 2025.
Apr 21, 2021
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Vaccination
AstraZeneca jab risk-benefit 'still largely positive': WHO
The risk-benefit balance for the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is "still largely positive", the World Health Organization said Tuesday after fresh claims about links to blood clots.
Apr 06, 2021
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Medical research
Research group identifies potential therapeutic target for lupus
A recent study published in JCI found that a neutrophil's endoplasmic reticulum, the organelle that normally makes proteins in the cell, becomes stressed in the autoimmune disorder lupus. This stress activates a molecule ...
Mar 26, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Largely prepared': Guinea vaccinates to stop Ebola spread
A man in a navy suit grinned as he left an airbase in Guinea's capital Conakry on Wednesday after being vaccinated for Ebola, one of the first to receive the jab since the deadly disease re-emerged in the West African country.
Feb 24, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fog delays delivery of Ebola vaccines for Guinea
The delivery to Guinea of vaccines against the Ebola virus has been delayed because of fog disrupting flights to the capital Conakry, a health official said Sunday.
Feb 21, 2021
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Medical research
Commonalities found between viral infections and ovarian cancer
DNA viruses, such as herpesviruses and poxviruses, are among the most prolific and deadly viruses on Earth. Their ability to proliferate widely is due in large part to the way these viruses incubate in the body. Many DNA ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Vaccination
UK hits COVID vaccination 'landmark' in care homes
All elderly people living in English care homes who are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine have now been offered their first injection, the National Health Service (NHS) announced on Monday.
Feb 01, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Killer fungus spread rampantly at US hospital COVID ward: study
Dozens of people being treated for COVID-19 at a Florida hospital last summer became additionally infected with a mysterious, often deadly fungus called Candida auris, a US government study said Friday.
Jan 09, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Despite lax rules, COVID-19 claims few lives in Haiti. Scientists want to know why.
In Haiti, they are acting like COVID-19 doesn't exist.
Dec 16, 2020
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