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New malaria vaccine delivered for the first time
WLRN Miami· 3 days agoThe Central African Republic is the first country to receive thousands of doses of a new malaria vaccine first recommended by the World Health...
Inside the Factory Supplying Half of Africa’s Syringes
New York Times· 3 hours agoOn the stunning Kenyan coast, about halfway between 15th-century ruins and the vibrant city of...
Mosquito season is revving up. Here's how to protect yourself
The Morning News· 14 hours agoThe pests cause itchy bites, and they can spread parasites like malaria and viruses such as dengue, West Nile and Zika.
Gates Foundation Awards Multiple Omics, Dx Grants in April, May
GenomeWeb News· 7 days agoThe National Institute of Standards and Technology was awarded approximately $2.2 million over 29 months "To develop low-cost breath-based diagnostics for diagnosing infectious diseases in low ...
Unlocking the link between autoimmunity and infection
Cosmos· 3 days agoZeb2 controls the immune system’s Atypical B cells (ABCs). The discovery was made in a slightly...
China’s top Covid expert is already preparing for the next pandemic. Here’s why
South China Morning Post· 7 days agoIn 2020, Zhang was appointed leader of Shanghai’s clinical expert team for Covid-19, becoming a...
US, European nations consider vaccinating workers exposed to bird flu
Reuters· 7 hours agoThe United States and Europe are taking steps to acquire or manufacture H5N1 bird flu vaccines that...
10 drugs now in shortage
Becker’s Hospital Review· 5 days agoAbout a month after the number of ongoing drug shortages reached a 23-year record, more than four dozen patient advocacy groups wrote to legislators, urging them to address ...
South Africa’s Afrigen targets local diseases with mRNA vaccines
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 days agoSouth African biotech company Afrigen is collaborating with a Nobel Prize-winning scientist's team...
Explainer: How the World Health Organization could fight future pandemics
Reuters· 3 days agoHealth officials from the 194 member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) hope next week to...