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Measles outbreak in Nepal: Nearly 700 cases recorded

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the World Health Organization (WHO) reports there is a measles outbreak in Nepal. Between 24 November 2022 and 10 March 2023, a total of 690 measles cases, including...

Armenia measles outbreak reaches 50 cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Today, the Armenia Ministry of Health reported an update on the current measles outbreak in the country. As of  March 13, the number of laboratory-confirmed measles cases in the...

Ghana: Vaccines arrive following reports of measles outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ghana Health Services announced Sunday the receipt of childhood vaccines like BCG (tuberculosis), OPV (polio) and measles, plus necessary devices like syringes after reporting...

Measles cases up 565% in the Philippines

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Philippines health officials have reported a 565 percent increase in measles cases year to date, according to health department data. From January 1 through February 25, 2023, 133...

CDC: ‘Undetermined number of these people may have been exposed’ to measles at Asbury University

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on confirmed case of measles in an unvaccinated individual who attended a large spiritual revival on Asbury University’s campus in Wilmore, Kentucky on Feb. 18, the...

Mozambique commences cholera vaccination drive as outbreak tops 5,000 cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Mozambique today kicked off a cholera vaccination campaign targeting around 720,000 people in eight districts as the country steps up control measures against an outbreak in which...

FDA Accepts Valneva’s Chikungunya Vaccine License Application for Priority Review

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Specialty vaccine company, Valneva, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has completed a filing review of its Biologics License Application for Valneva’s single-shot...

Austria: HPV vaccination free of charge up to the age of 21

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Children, adolescents and young adults between the ages of 9 and 21 now receive the HPV vaccination free of charge. From February 1st, 2023 you can get vaccinated by family doctors, vaccination centers...

Philippines report 600% increase in measles in first weeks of 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Philippines health officials report an increase in measles cases early in the year. According to official data, 28 measles cases have been reported in the first two weeks of January...

Pertussis vaccination during pregnancy protects U.S. infants: CDC study

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A CDC study published today provides further evidence that Tdap vaccination during pregnancy helps protect newborns from whooping cough during their first two months of life, when...