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Only a “matter of days” to get second polio vaccine doses to children in northern Gaza, UNICEF says

The United Nations’ child agency, UNICEF, has warned there are only a matter of days left to administer the second dose of the polio vaccine to about 119,000 children across northern Gaza. “If we don’t reach the roughly 119,000 children targeted for vaccination in the northern parts of Gaza, all these children are still vulnerable …

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UN halts Gaza aid deliveries after Israeli military orders new evacuation amid polio vaccine push

CNN  —  The United Nations temporarily paused aid deliveries in Gaza on Monday over safety concerns after the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders, a senior UN official said, possibly complicating the launch of a polio vaccination campaign. Israel’s military on Sunday ordered more evacuations in parts of Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza, forcing many displaced Palestinians to …

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FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week, sources say

CNN  —  The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to sign off as soon as this week on updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting more recently circulating strains of the virus, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the country experiences its largest summer wave in two years. The agency is expected to greenlight …

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Children in Ivory Coast receive first doses of new malaria vaccine, hailed as major milestone

CNN  —  Children in Ivory Coast received the first doses of a new, relatively cheap malaria vaccine on Monday, a step that has been hailed as a major milestone in the battle against one of the world’s most deadly diseases. The R21 vaccine, developed by the Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford and the …

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The Covid-19 pandemic killed off one strain of the flu, and that will change the next vaccines

CNN  —  For 10 years, Americans have had access to flu shots that protect against four strains of the virus: two A strains and two B strains. Starting this fall, however, all the flu shots distributed in the United States will contain only three strains, and the change happened in part because of Covid-19. On …

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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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China says Xi Jinping and other leaders have been given domestic Covid-19 vaccines, amid public concern over safety

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders in the country have been given domestic Covid-19 vaccines, the ruling Communist party said in a rare disclosure aimed at stimulating China’s booster program. Deputy head of the National Health Commission (NHC) Zeng Yixin said on Saturday that “all China’s incumbent state and …

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