Vaccination

UN-led polio vaccination campaign reached around 87,000 children in Gaza on first day

A United Nations-led polio vaccination campaign reached around 87,000 children in Gaza on its first official day, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said on Monday, citing the World Health Organization. “Today, the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza middle areas enters its second day,” UNRWA said on X. According to UNRWA, the campaign’s second phase will …

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Egypt Independent September 2, 2024

Childhood vaccinations will have prevented more than 500 million illnesses and 1 million deaths in US since 1994, CDC report says

CNN — Routine childhood vaccinations will have prevented hundreds of millions of illnesses, tens of millions of hospitalizations and more than 1 million deaths among people born between 1994 and 2023, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new report, published Thursday by the CDC, analyzed the benefits of routine childhood …

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Egypt Independent August 13, 2024

Vaccination, Paxlovid decrease risk of long Covid, studies show

People who are vaccinated or who take Paxlovid during a Covid-19 infection have a lower risk of developing long Covid, new research shows. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines long Covid as new, returning or ongoing health issues more than four weeks after an initial infection. According to the CDC, 1 in …

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Egypt Independent March 29, 2023

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