Congo expects to receive monkeypox vaccine next week

Congo expects to receive monkeypox vaccine next week

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) expects to receive its first doses of monkeypox vaccine next week, following pledges from the United States and Japan to help it combat the outbreak, the Congolese health minister said on Monday. The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global public health emergency last week for the second time … Read more

Human trials of the first vaccine against lung cancer begin

Human trials of the first vaccine against lung cancer begin

In advance that promises to change lung cancer treatmentdoctors have started testing the first vaccine based on it mRNA in patientsdevelopment that experts consider “revolution” to save thousands of lives. As reported The Keeper, Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world, with 1.8 million deaths each year. Survival rates are … Read more

US REGULATOR APPROVES UPDATED COVID VACCINES FOR NEW VARIANTS

US REGULATOR APPROVES UPDATED COVID VACCINES FOR NEW VARIANTS

US regulator approves updated Covid vaccines for new variants MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday approved updated COVID-19 vaccines to combat new variants. The decision affects mRNA vaccines launched by Pfizer and Moderna, which are formulated to more precisely target the variants currently circulating and provide better protection against serious … Read more

Ecuador administers 10 thousand doses of vaccines against mpox – News Prensa Latina

Ecuador administers 10 thousand doses of vaccines against mpox – News Prensa Latina

The representative of that group in this South American country, Sonia Quezada, explained to the local channel Ecuavisa that since no case of the new type of the virus has been reported yet in Latin America, the drugs will not be apply only for health workers and people. who has contact with a sick person. … Read more

Confinement, link with the Covid vaccine, treatment: a wave of false information after the WHO alert on monkeypox

Confinement, link with the Covid vaccine, treatment: a wave of false information after the WHO alert on monkeypox

The video is translated and shared on X and Facebook, in many languages: we see a German doctor known for his anti-vaccine positions assuring that the symptoms described for mpox are the same as those of shingles. According to Wolfgang Wodarg, this shingles epidemic is a side effect of the Covid vaccine, and the pharmaceutical … Read more

The wave of Covid-19 in the US is serious. The government could speed up vaccination

The wave of Covid-19 in the US is serious. The government could speed up vaccination

On September 11, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave the green light to Covid vaccines for 2023-2024, near the peak of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the summer wave. This year, the warm season started earlier and, by some measures, is reaching much higher levels than in previous years. Currently, wastewater detection of SARS-CoV-2 … Read more

The United Arab Emirates recommends three vaccinations if you travel to certain tourist destinations

The United Arab Emirates recommends three vaccinations if you travel to certain tourist destinations

Alhosn app, the national digital platform of United Arab Emirates to health information recognized three vaccines necessary for destinations tourists popular. It is recommended the administration of these vaccines when intended travel to certain countries. The vaccines are recommended against yellow fever, which is necessary for travel to certain sectors of Africa y South America; … Read more

Monkeypox: Virologist José Antonio López on MPOX: “There is no point in saying ‘we are all going to die’ or returning to the nightmare of the Dynamic Duo” | Society

Monkeypox: Virologist José Antonio López on MPOX: “There is no point in saying ‘we are all going to die’ or returning to the nightmare of the Dynamic Duo” | Society

There is still much to learn about the outbreak of monkeypox (renamed mpox) that is spreading across Africa and has caused the WHO to declare a health emergency of international concern, its highest level of alert. A new variant raises several unknowns about its transmission and danger that will have to be resolved over time. … Read more

Why don’t parents vaccinate their children?

Why don’t parents vaccinate their children?

Why don’t parents vaccinate their children? The question has been raised by the health authorities, seeing the low percentages of the application of the doses in Santander. Vaccines protect children from serious diseases such as polio, which can cause paralysis; measles, which causes cerebral edema and blindness; and tetanus, which causes painful muscle contractions and … Read more

The BC Health Secretary will confirm a vaccine against Covid-19 in October

The BC Health Secretary will confirm a vaccine against Covid-19 in October

Citizens of Tijuana, Tecate and Playas de Rosarito can only go to two health centers to receive the Covid-19 vaccine, according to the state Ministry of Health. One of the two points where the biological enforcement is implemented is the Institute of Security and Social Services of Government Employees and Municipalities of the State of … Read more