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Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, Africa concerned about vaccine supplies

Fri, 2022-07-01 17:44 — mike kraft

Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO says, Africa concerned LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization's Europe chief warned Friday that monkeypox cases in the region have tripled in the last two weeks and urged countries to do more to ensure the previously rare disease does not become entrenched on the continent. AP NEWS

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And African health authorities said they are treating the expanding monkeypox outbreak as an emergency, calling on rich countries to share limited supplies of vaccines to avoid equity problems seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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Africa in need of test kits, vaccines as monkeypox spreads--WHO

Thu, 2022-06-30 08:53 — mike kraft

Africa in need of test kits, vaccines as monkeypox spreads Africa has no vaccines for monkeypox and test kits are in short supply, international health agencies said on Thursday, warning that richer countries already appeared to be hoarding vaccines. Bhargav Acharya,Nellie Peyton Reuters

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COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world - WHO

Thu, 2022-06-30 08:22 — mike kraft

WHO: COVID-19 cases rising nearly everywhere in the world GENEVA (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million cases reported globally, according to the World Health Organization. The U.N. health agency said in its latest weekly report on the pandemic that the worldwide number of deaths remained relatively similar to the week before, at about 8,500. AP NEWS

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The more times a person gets COVID-19, the more likely they are to get long COVID--WHO official

Tue, 2022-06-28 10:42 — mike kraft

WHO official says the more times a person gets COVID-19, the more likely they are to be 'unlucky' and get long COVID Long COVID "is the thing that none of us want because it can be so serious," David Nabarro, the WHO special envoy on COVID-19, told Sky News. Jake Epstein Business Insider

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Monkeypox not a global emergency ‘at this stage’ -WHO panel

Mon, 2022-06-27 09:39 — mike kraft

WHO panel: Monkeypox not a global emergency 'at this stage' LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said the escalating monkeypox outbreak in more than 50 countries should be closely monitored but does not warrant being declared a global health emergency. AP NEWS

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In a statement Saturday, a WHO emergency committee said many aspects of the outbreak were “unusual” and acknowledged that monkeypox — which is endemic in some African countries — has been neglected for years.

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WHO group seeks slowdown in vaccine deliveries to avoid wastage

Wed, 2022-06-22 09:29 — mike kraft

COVID-19 vaccine scheme for world's poorest pushes for delivery slowdown Leaders of the global scheme aiming to get COVID-19 vaccines to the world's poorest are pushing manufacturers including Pfizer and Moderna to cut or slow deliveries of about half a billion shots so doses are not wasted. Jennifer Rigby,Francesco Guarascio Reuters

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WHO labels monkeypox a ‘moderate’ public health risk

Mon, 2022-05-30 09:12 — mike kraft

WHO labels monkeypox a ‘moderate’ public health risk The World Health Organization (WHO) has labeled monkeypox a “moderate” public health risk, after more than 250 confirmed cases were reported across the globe. In a statement on Sunday, the health a… mschnell The Hill

The World Health Organization (WHO) has labeled monkeypox a “moderate” public health risk, after more than 250 confirmed cases were reported across the globe.

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