Vaccination
When will I need my COVID vaccine booster shot? And can I switch to a different brand?
Australia's vaccine rollout is really starting to gain pace, especially in New South Wales and Victoria.
Sep 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Guinea to declare end to Ebola epidemic
Guinea will announce an end to its Ebola epidemic this weekend, the health minister said Thursday, hailing the rapid response to the second outbreak of the disease in the country.
Jun 17, 2021
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Pakistan becomes first country to launch new typhoid vaccine
Pakistan has become the first country in the world to introduce a new typhoid vaccine, officials said Friday, as the country grapples with an ongoing outbreak of a drug-resistant strain of the potentially fatal disease.
Nov 15, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vacuum cleaner firm answers UK call to make ventilators
When vacuum cleaner manufacturer Nick Grey got an email last weekend from a "special government adviser" urging him to get in touch, he thought it was a hoax.
Mar 24, 2020
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Nipah virus kills at least three in India, sparks alert
A deadly virus carried mainly by fruit bats has killed at least three people in southern India, sparking a statewide health alert Monday.
May 21, 2018
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German regions plan to end mandatory COVID isolation
Four German regions plan to scrap rules requiring people infected with the coronavirus to isolate at home, arguing that the pandemic has evolved and it's time for a different approach.
Nov 11, 2022
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Health
Germany to legalise medicinal cannabis: minister
Germany is to legalise cannabis for medicinal purposes early next year, the health minister said on Tuesday.
May 3, 2016
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Vaccination
Russia says registers third coronavirus vaccine
Moscow announced Saturday it had registered its third vaccine against the coronavirus and promised to introduce the jab to the Russian population by March.
Feb 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Germany urges vaccine shots; warns of fall COVID-19 surge
Germany's top health official is urging more citizens to get vaccinated, warning Saturday that if the vaccination numbers don't go up the country's hospitals may get overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients toward the end of the ...
Sep 4, 2021
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Health
BAT challenges Australia cigarette packaging law
British American Tobacco on Thursday launched a High Court challenge against a law that will require plain packaging on cigarettes in Australia, claiming it infringes intellectual property rights.
Dec 1, 2011
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