Vaccination

US to announce COVID vaccine booster campaign: media

The US government will announce that Americans should get booster shots for coronavirus vaccines eight months after their last shot, part of a campaign that could begin as early as mid-September, according to US media.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

South Korea to test sewage samples for COVID-19

South Korea this month will begin weekly tests of sewage produced by its major cities and towns to track the spread of COVID-19 and identify future waves.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

One million Pakistani children miss polio vaccination

Almost one million Pakistani children were left out of a polio vaccination drive which ended Wednesday, officials said, as unrest and flooding limited access and some parents viewed the campaign as a Western "conspiracy".

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.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Cacophony of coughing': Inside NYC's virus-besieged ERs

A "cacophony of coughing" in packed emergency rooms. Beds squeezed in wherever there is space. Overworked, sleep-deprived doctors and nurses rationed to one face mask a day and wracked by worry about a dwindling number of ...

HIV & AIDS

Study finds incentive price for reducing HIV risk in Mexico

Studies have found that conditional cash transfer programs, in which governments pay citizens if they consistently practice societally beneficial behaviors, have improved pediatric health care and education in Mexico, increased ...

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