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GENEVA, May 20 (Reuters) - Members of the World Health Organization adopted an agreement on Tuesday intended to improve preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to COVID-19, but the absence of the U.S. cast doubt on the treaty's effectiveness. ...

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Overview stats of how measles and other vaccines have saved lives

Mon, 2025-05-19 12:53 — mike kraft

Measles vaccines save millions of lives each year Measles once killed millions every year. Vaccines changed this, preventing disease, long-term immune damage, and deadly outbreaks. Our World in Data

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Vaccine skepticism a growing concern as Canada records nearly 1600 measles cases

Mon, 2025-05-19 12:46 — mike kraft

Vaccine skepticism a growing concern, virologist warns amid rising measles caseload | CBC News Misinformation is making it hard for Canada to reach the vaccination levels needed to prevent the spread of measles, experts say as the country deals with the largest outbreak of the disease in almost three decades. CBC

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Bird flu his Brazil, triggering trade bans

Fri, 2025-05-16 10:27 — mike kraft

Bird flu in top chicken exporter Brazil triggers trade bans Brazil, the world's largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak of bird flu on a commercial farm on Friday, triggering a country-wide trade ban from China and state-wide restrictions for other major consumers. Isabel Teles,Ana Mano,Roberto Samora Reuters

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Trum administration funding cuts to South Africa will undermine TB and HIV research--analysis

Fri, 2025-05-16 09:32 — mike kraft

NIH Cuts To South Africa Will Cause Global Loss Of TB And HIV Research Capacity - Health Policy Watch These are some of the impacts on South Africa of the decision by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) barely a week ago to prohibit United States Health Policy Watch

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US health officials advise older travelers not to get a chikungunya vaccine

Tue, 2025-05-13 12:09 — mike kraft

US health officials advise older travelers not to get a chikungunya vaccine The U.S. government is advising that international travelers age 60 and older not get a chikungunya vaccine as it investigates possible side effects. AP News

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Overweight long-COVID patients more likely to have neurologic symptoms--study

Fri, 2025-05-09 10:24 — mike kraft

Excess weight in long-COVID patients linked to neurologic symptoms Overweight and obesity were significantly associated with memory issues and persistent headache, among other conditions. CIDRAP

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U.S. NIH is stopping funding for research and hospitals outside the U.S.

Wed, 2025-05-07 10:23 — mike kraft

NIH is pulling the plug on foreign research grants A new policy from the NIH in the US will cut billions of dollars of funding for research organisations and hospitals outside the US. pharmaphorum

A new policy from the NIH in the US will cut billions of dollars of funding for research organisations and hospitals outside the US, in another signal of America's retreat from the world stage.

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