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U.K. faces worst oubreak of measles in 12 years

Fri, 2024-05-10 11:47 — mike kraft

Measles case confirmed as experts fear UK faces worst outbreak in 12 years A person who attended Wrexham Maelor Hospital in North Wales has been found to have had measles as experts fear the UK faces the worst outbreak of the infection in 12 years tim-hanlon The Mirror

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Almost 900 cases of the virus have been recorded in 2024 so far, compared with 368 cases recorded 2023, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), meaning England has seen more cases of the disease in the first four months of this year, than in the whole of last year.

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Difficulties emerge in drafting international ‘pandemic treaty’ to avoid mistakes made during COVID

Fri, 2024-05-10 10:02 — mike kraft

Countries struggle to draft 'pandemic treaty' to avoid mistakes made during COVID After the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders worldwide vowed to do better next time but are still struggling to finalize a global plan. The World Health Organization is overseeing an effort to come up with an agreement for responding to the next pandemic. AP News

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UK refuses to sign global vaccine treaty-- The Telegraph report

Thu, 2024-05-09 10:49 — mike kraft

UK refuses to sign global vaccine treaty, The Telegraph reports Britain is refusing to sign the World Health Organization's (WHO) pandemic accord because the country says it would have to give away a fifth of its vaccines, the Telegraph reported on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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AstraZenic withdraws its Covid vaccinie from market, EU says it is no longer authorized

Wed, 2024-05-08 11:52 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 vaccine citing low demand | CNN Business AstraZeneca is withdrawing its highly successful coronavirus vaccine, citing the availability of a plethora of new shots that has led to a decline in demand. Hanna Ziady CNN

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In a notice on its website, the European Medicines Agency also announced the withdrawal, which means that Vaxzevria is no longer authorized to be marketed or sold in European Union countries.

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AstraZeneca admits its Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect -- British court documents

Mon, 2024-04-29 11:42 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca admits its Covid vaccine can cause rare side effect in court documents for first time Pharmaceutical giant being sued in class action over claims its vaccine caused death and serious injury in dozens of cases The Telegraph

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Long Covid: Two million Britons suffer long COVID symptoms -- survey

Thu, 2024-04-25 10:30 — mike kraft

Two million Britons suffer long COVID symptoms, survey shows Two million people across England and Scotland are still suffering from long COVID symptoms, of whom 381,000 have had their day-to-day activities limited a lot, according to an official study published on Thursday. David Milliken Reuters

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Adult vaccination programs deliver an estimated 19 times returns--study

Fri, 2024-04-19 09:55 — mike kraft

Study Finds Adult Vaccination Programs Deliver 19x Returns - Health Policy Watch The research, carried out by the Office of Health Economics (OHE) and funded by IFPMA, revealed that adult vaccination programs can deliver a return of up to Health Policy Watch

Amidst the anticipated increase in vaccine-preventable diseases as the global population ages, a first-of-its-kind study has underscored the dual benefits of adult immunization programs.

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COVID-19 booster immunity lasts much longer than primary series alone-- study

Fri, 2024-04-19 09:44 — mike kraft

COVID-19 booster immunity lasts much longer than primary series alone, study shows

A new study coming out of York University's Centre for Disease Modelling in the Faculty of Science shows that immunity after a COVID-19 booster lasts much longer than the primary series alone. These findings are among other—sometimes "unintuitive"—revelations of how factors like age, sex and comorbidities do and don't affect immune response.

The work is published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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