Vaccine
Today is the National Vaccination Day
On 16 March every year, National Vaccination Day is observed in India which is also known as National Immunisation Day (IMD). It was first observed on 16 March, 1995 when the first dose of Oral Polio Vaccine was given. It is an attempt to increase awareness for the eradication of polio from the planet earth.
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Editorial: Irresponsibility seriously harms your health
The guidelines of experts on infectious diseases regarding handling the COVIT-19 epidemic were from the start clear, simple, and specific.
The duty of responsible citizens is to abide by them faithfully and as long as necessary, which is to say quite a long time as the new virus has hidden secrets and there is no vaccine as yet.
Death toll from flu climbs to 83 this week
The toll from the seasonal flu in Greece has risen to 83 following the death of six people over the past week, the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) said in its weekly bulletin on Thursday.
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The Coronavirus Vaccine is Ready
The first batches of the new COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine are ready and sent to health regulators for approval. The vaccine was developed by American biotechnology company Modern Therapeutics, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, according to Times. The development process was completed in a record-breaking time. It's only 42 days since Chinese scientists released the genetic code of the virus.
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Coronavirus: China has Developed a Vaccine that Shows Immunity
Chinese authorities are confident that the epidemic of the new coronavirus will be defeated, and normal life in most parts of the country will be restored by the end of February. "There is confidence in China that soon we will finally defeat this outbreak," Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui said.
WHO Organized Two-Day Conference due to the Coronavirus
The forum, will be held on 11-12 February in Geneva, is organized in collaboration with the Global Research Collaboration for Infectious Disease Preparedness (GLOPID-R), and brings together key players including leading scientists as well as public health agencies, ministries of health and research funders pursuing 2019-nCoV critical research and the development of vaccines, therapeutics and di
Coronavirus emergency 'holds a very grave threat' for world, says WHO
China's coronavirus outbreak poses a "very grave threat for the rest of the world," the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday in an appeal for sharing virus samples and speeding up research into drugs and vaccines.
Two Babies in Wuhan are Infected with a Coronavirus
Two babies in the Chinese city of Wuhan, one of whom is only one day old, tested positive for the new coronavirus, CNN reports.
Doctors and scientists still cannot determine how they got infected. The virus is likely to be transmitted by mothers who are also infected.
The United States is Developing a Vaccine against the Deadly Coronavirus
US health authorities have begun developing a vaccine against the deadly virus, which originated in China and has claimed more than a hundred lives so far, AFP reports.
National Institutes of Health (NIH) official spokesman Anthony Fauci told reporters: "We have already started at the NIH and with many of our collaborators on the developing of a vaccine,"
Health Ministry prepares action plan to grow trust in vaccination against HPV
The Ministry of Health organised a working seminar on Thursday, attended by Romanian and foreign specialists, patients, family doctors, to prepare an action plan to inform and educate the population regarding the vaccine against HPV, but also about vaccination in general, shows a press release sent AGERPRES.