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Extreme weather. A lack of lifesaving vaccines. Africa's cholera crisis is worse than ever
Detroit News· 60 minutes agoExtreme weather events have hit parts of Africa relentlessly in the last three years, with tropical storms, floods and drought causing crises of hunger and displacement. In southern and East ...
Researchers determine mechanism of action of delta inulin, uncover key to more effective vaccines
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoDelta inulin, an adjuvant, has long been recognized for its ability to boost immune responses...
‘It’s pretty contagious.’ Tuberculosis case confirmed at Chester High School, DHEC says
WJZY via Yahoo News· 7 days ago“If a parent does have concerns, I would definitely reach out to their child’s pediatrician and...
TB has reclaimed its place as the world’s biggest infectious killer – but are its days numbered?
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn the few minutes it takes to read this article, some 15 people are likely to have died from...
South Africa’s Afrigen targets local diseases with mRNA vaccines
Semafor via Yahoo News· 1 day agoSouth African biotech company Afrigen is collaborating with a Nobel Prize-winning scientist's team...
Over 750,000 antimicrobial resistance deaths preventable yearly via vaccines, water, sanitation and...
Medical Xpress· 16 hours agoAuthors say if the world does not prioritize action on AMR now, we will see a steady increase in the...
Century-old vaccine found to protect type 1 diabetics from infectious diseases
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoTwo back-to-back randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trials found that the BCG vaccine provided continuous protection for nearly the entire COVID-19 pandemic in the ...
Antibiotic resistance causing large avoidable death toll, doctors say
dpa international via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoAround 750,000 of the almost 5 million annual deaths caused by antimicrobial resistance - when...
mRNA Vaccines vs. the Pandemic
The North Coast Journal· 1 day ago"I knew that [mRNA] can be used for everything and I had a kind of a Cassandra feeling, that I can see the future and nobody believes me." About 13...
Opinion | The End of Polio Is in Sight. What Have We Learned?
New York Times· 2 days agoThe fight to eradicate polio has been long and difficult. It’s been nearly 50 years since vaccines...