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Wed, 2014-10-08 22:17 — mdmcdonald
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Uganda's Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows

Sun, 2022-09-25 21:10 — mike kraft
Uganda says Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows Uganda said on Sunday its Ebola caseload had jumped to 16 people while a further 18 people also likely had the disease, fuelling fears of a spreading outbreak that involves a strain for which a vaccine has not yet been found. Reuters Reuters

 

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Uganda confirms 7 Ebola cases, races to halt outbreak

Thu, 2022-09-22 21:19 — mike kraft
Uganda confirms 7 Ebola cases, races to halt outbreak KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda confirmed seven Ebola infections Thursday as authorities try to track down 43 contacts of known Ebola patients two days after authorities in the East African country announced an outbreak of the contagious disease. AP NEWS
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Ebola: Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after Sudan strain found

Tue, 2022-09-20 13:50 — mike kraft
Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after Sudan strain found An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain, the health ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Elias Biryabarema Reuters

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Donated COVID drugs start flowing to poor nations — but can’t meet demand

Fri, 2022-09-16 23:18 — mike kraft
Donated COVID drugs start flowing to poor nations — but can’t meet demand Nature - Pilot schemes will explore test-and-treat logistics, amid efforts to bolster meagre supplies to low- and middle-income countries. Ledford, Heidi nature

A programme to bring oral COVID-19 antivirals to low- and middle-income countries has launched with an initial donation of 100,000 courses of treatment, to be distributed in 9 sub-Saharan African countries and Laos.

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SouthEast Asia
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The Most Common Side Effects Of The New Bivalent COVID Booster

Tue, 2022-09-13 16:24 — mike kraft
The Most Common Side Effects Of The New Bivalent COVID Booster Here's what you can expect when you get the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and how you can ease any symptoms. YahooNews

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Omicron variant BA.4.6 evades protection of Evusheld's antibodies, study finds

Thu, 2022-09-08 21:23 — mike kraft
New Omicron offshoot BA.4.6 evades protection of Evusheld's antibodies, study finds The antibodies in Evusheld, the only therapy available to protect people with reduced immune function against Covid-19, may lose their punch against the BA.4.6 subvariant, a new study shows. Brenda Goodman, CNN CNN

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Country- by- country report on vaccines delivered to poorer nations by international agency

Fri, 2022-08-26 13:59 — mike kraft
Factbox: Vaccines delivered under COVAX sharing scheme for poorer countries The COVAX facility, backed by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), has delivered 1.63 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to 146 countries, GAVI data shows. Reuters Reuters
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Ebola vaccinations in east Congo to start today after new case

Thu, 2022-08-25 12:50 — mike kraft
Ebola vaccinations in east Congo to start on Thursday after new case An Ebola vaccination campaign will start in the Congolose city of Beni on Thursday after a new case of the virus was confirmed this week, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Pfizer's COVID vaccine 73.2% effective in kids under 5-- new data

Tue, 2022-08-23 13:58 — mike kraft
Pfizer's COVID vaccine 73.2% effective in kids under 5, new data shows Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's vaccine was 73.2% effective in preventing COVID-19 among children aged 6 months through 4 years, new data from the companies showed on Tuesday, two months after the U.S. rollout of the shots began for that age group. Reuters Reuters

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Ebola:New case reported in Congo, WHO approves two new treatments

Mon, 2022-08-22 14:16 — mike kraft
New Ebola case confirmed in eastern Congo, linked to previous outbreak A new case of Ebola virus has been confirmed in the city of Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the country's National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB) said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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