Tag - public health

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New York detects vaccine-derived polio case

Health officials in New York announced a vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 case, which involves a person in Rockland County, prompting a vaccination push for the unimmunized and those who aren’t fully protected...

22 July, 2022

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Slow vaccine roll-out prolonging pandemic

Last week saw increasing transmission of COVID-19 in the majority of countries in the WHO European Region, with 1.6 million new cases and close to 24 000 deaths. The Region remains the second most affected by SARS-CoV-2...

6 April, 2021

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Experts call for fair vaccine pricing, not ‘random acts of charity’

Drug companies should stop using donations to atone those who cannot afford expensive vaccines and instead lower prices, argue experts in The BMJ. It follows a recent decision by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to refuse...

1 December, 2016

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The hidden cost of avoiding vaccines

Vaccine-preventable diseases cost the U.S. $9 billion in 2015, mostly because unvaccinated people got sick. It’s flu season—and not getting your shot could prove costly. Last year, influenza dinged the U.S. economy for...

14 October, 2016

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Concerns over proposed rules for preventing spread of infectious diseases

Federal officials have posted proposed rule changes for how they try to prevent the spread of communicable diseases. One group sees some dangers in the proposals. To federal officials, it’s a way to provide greater...

11 October, 2016

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