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Pfizer seeks approval for updated COVID vaccine booster
A major step towards launching a booster campaign to combat the newest members of the omicron family was taken by Pfizer on Monday when they asked US regulators to approve their combination COVID-19 vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration…
COVID-19 cases in South Korea reach 4-month high of over 180,000
As a result of a new wave of infections caused by the Omicron variant, South Korea has registered 180,803 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the highest number in four months. As a result of this outbreak, the country has recorded the…
In two weeks, over 150 children have died from measles in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's government said that at least 157 children have died as a result of a measles outbreak that has spread across the country. More than 2,000 infections have been recorded. It has been less than a week since authorities said the…
Vietnam Health Ministry calls for prudence as COVID-19 cases rise
There has been an increase in the number of new COVID-19 infections, as well as the number of critical cases, reported by the Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH). There have been more than 100 serious illnesses being treated in hospitals in…
WHO sponsors 9th ISPAH Congress in Abu Dhabi
World Health Organization (WHO) is the official co-sponsor of the 9th ISPAH Congress taking place in Abu Dhabi from 23rd-26th October, announced Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC). With an engaging schedule of workshops, speeches, and…
648 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed on the Chinese mainland
It was reported on Friday that the Chinese mainland reported 648 confirmed cases of COVID-19 transmitted locally, Xinhua news agency reported, citing the National Health Commission. It is estimated that 1,203 people who are asymptomatic…
Climate hazards are linked to 58 percent of infectious diseases
More than half of the hundreds of infectious diseases known to humans, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera, and anthrax, have been aggravated by climate-related hazards like flooding, heat waves, and drought, according to a recently…
160 cases of monkeypox have been reported in Austria
It has been reported that 160 cases of monkeypox have been reported in Austria. It has already been recorded in the epidemiological register (EMS) that 45 of these patients have already recovered from their illness. This is evident from the…
Study reveals that a new anti-tumor hydrogel may help fight cancer
In a study, Chinese scientists developed a hydrogel that may burn up tumors more precisely and boost anti-tumor immunity at the same time. Chinese news agency Xinhua reported that the study, published in Science Advances, described a…
More than 100K new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Korea in a day
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has reported that 107,894 new COVID-19 infections have been reported in South Korea over the past 24 hours, and 34 deaths have been reported. According to Yonhap News Agency, KDCA has…