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Cholera Outbreaks Surge Worldwide as Vaccine Supply Drains

Mon, 2022-10-31 13:33 — mike kraft

A record number of cholera outbreaks around the globe, driven by droughts, floods and armed conflicts, has sickened hundreds of thousands of people and so severely strained the supply of cholera vaccines that global health agencies are rationing doses.

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In possible sign for US, Chile’s flu hospitalizations were highest in three years, but vaccination helped

Fri, 2022-10-28 14:28 — mike kraft

In possible sign for US, Chile's flu hospitalizations were highest in three years, but vaccination helped | CNN In a possible warning sign for the US and other Northern Hemisphere countries, Chile's 2022 flu season started much earlier than usual and brought more hospitalizations than during the pandemic, but the effectiveness of the vaccine against hospitalization was estimated to be almost 50%, according to a new study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Katherine Dillinger CNN

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Weather and food: Floods will impact food security — for better and worse: study by Sharon Udasin - 10/17/22 3:00 PM ET

Mon, 2022-10-17 19:31 — mike kraft

Floods will impact food security — for better and worse: study Flooding could impact food security for more than 5.6 million people across multiple African nations, a new study has found. While these impacts are usually negative, the researchers also identifie… rzilbermints The Hill

Flooding could impact food security for more than 5.6 million people across multiple African nations, a new study has found.

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Moderna will provide variant-adapted COVID shots for world's poorest

Mon, 2022-10-17 12:31 — mike kraft

Moderna signs deal on variant-adapted COVID shots for world's poorest Moderna Inc (MRNA.O) has agreed to provide its new variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine to the global scheme aiming to deliver shots to the world's poorest people. Reuters Reuters

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Haiti risks new diseases amid cholera outbreak that has killed 18, says PAHO

Wed, 2022-10-12 23:22 — mike kraft

Haiti risks new diseases amid cholera outbreak that has killed 18, says PAHO Civil unrest is making it harder to contain a new outbreak of cholera in Haiti just as other diseases threaten to ignite new health crises, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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U.N., Haiti government call for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege the country

Thu, 2022-10-06 22:52 — mike kraft

Calls for help, humanitarian corridor as gangs siege Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations is proposing a “humanitarian corridor” in Haiti's capital to help people get gasoline and aid amid a mounting crisis as gangs keep blockading roads and access to some areas, including to one key fuel terminal in Port-au-Prince. AP NEWS

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WHO expects cholera to spread n Haiti; will request cholera vaccines

Tue, 2022-10-04 13:51 — mike kraft

WHO to request cholera vaccines for Haiti, expects further spread A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday it was setting up tents to treat cholera in Haiti and would also request the supply of oral vaccines against the disease, which has unexpectedly returned to a country paralysed by a gang blockade. Reuters Reuters

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Cholera resurfaces in Haiti, at least 7 reported dead

Mon, 2022-10-03 12:54 — mike kraft

Cholera resurfaces in Haiti as gangs imperil water and hospital access Haiti had gone three years without a new cholera case, after an outbreak in 2010 killed more than 10,000 people. Washington Post

At least one person has died of cholera in Haiti, officials said this week, stoking fears of an outbreak as widespread gang control over several parts of the country worsens access to fuel, clean drinking water and medical care.

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