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US to drastically reduce nicotine content in cigarettes: reports
AFP, Published on 21/06/2022
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden's administration is set to announce a new policy requiring cigarette producers to reduce nicotine to non-addictive levels, US media reported Tuesday -- a move that would deal a powerful blow to the tobacco industry.
US approves Covid vaccines for youngest kids
AFP, Published on 19/06/2022
» WASHINGTON: US health authorities on Saturday cleared the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five and younger, in a move President Joe Biden greeted as a "monumental step" in the fight against the virus.
US approves Pfizer and Moderna jabs for youngest children
AFP, Published on 17/06/2022
» WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Friday for the use of Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines in the youngest children, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries.
Cat-to-human Covid link found in Thailand
Published on 11/06/2022
» A veterinarian in southern Thailand likely contracted the coronavirus from an infected pet cat last year, researchers concluded in a new study. It is the first documented case of suspected cat-to-human transmission, although experts stress that the risk of cats infecting humans with the virus remains low overall.
Vietnam arrests minister, mayor over Covid scandal
AFP, Published on 07/06/2022
» Vietnam's police have arrested the health minister and Hanoi mayor following accusations they were involved in a US$170 million coronavirus test-kit scandal, the public security ministry said Tuesday.
US move affects Africa's vax drive
Oped, Published on 07/06/2022
» The US Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to limit the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to adults who cannot or will not get another vaccine will have profound consequences for African countries. The FDA said its move reflected the risk that the vaccine might cause a rare blood-clotting syndrome. But the decision shows that, even after two years of the pandemic, the needs of people in low- and middle-income countries, and Africans in particular, remain an afterthought for leading global health authorities.
More than 700 monkeypox cases globally, 21 in US: CDC
AFP, Published on 04/06/2022
» WASHINGTON: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Friday it was aware of more than 700 global cases of monkeypox, including 21 in the United States, with investigations now suggesting it is spreading inside the country.
Monkeypox spreading through sex, but not an STI
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/05/2022
» For years, the dating application Grindr has doled out sexual health tips to its more than 11 million users. Now, the app, which serves the gay, bisexual and transgender community, is using its platform to get the word out about monkeypox, a virus that has long been endemic in parts of Africa but has recently spread to countries including the United States and the United Kingdom.
Gunman kills 15 at Texas elementary school
AFP, Published on 25/05/2022
» HOUSTON - An 18-year-old gunman killed 14 children and a teacher at an elementary school in Texas on Tuesday, according to the state's governor, in the nation's deadliest school shooting in years.
Monkeypox: A rare virus on the rise
New York Times, Published on 21/05/2022
» The rare monkeypox virus, usually confined mostly to Central and West Africa, has spread in unusual ways this year and among populations that have not been vulnerable in the past.