Vaccination

Using social media to understand the vaccine debate in China

Vaccine acceptance is a crucial public health issue, which has been exacerbated by the use of social media to spread content expressing vaccine hesitancy. Studies have shown that social media can provide new information regarding ...

Health

Belgium reports first death from vaping

An 18-year-old man died in Belgium of respiratory failure that authorities on Thursday attributed to vaping and a mixture of harmful products in an e-cigarette.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

US says probing if coronavirus came from Chinese lab

President Donald Trump's administration is investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, saying it doesn't rule out that it came from a laboratory researching bats in Wuhan, China.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

WHO: COVID cases and deaths fall for 3rd consecutive week

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported to the World Health Organization fell for a third consecutive week, a trend likely helped by the dismantling of testing and surveillance programs.

Vaccination

Don't panic, you'll get vaccine, says WHO

Nobody should panic about getting access to a COVID-19 vaccine because everyone who wants one will get one, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pakistan says Facebook to help in fight against polio

Pakistan says Facebook will help the country in its fight against polio after authorities blamed anti-vaccine content posted last year on the social network site for a leap in the number of cases.

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