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The World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on countries and global health partners to step up the fight against malaria, a preventable and treatable disease that continues to claim hundreds of thousands of lives each year. A better targeting of interventions, new tools and increased funding are needed to change the global trajectory of the disease and reach internationally-agreed targets.

According to WHO‘s latest World malaria report, progress against malaria continues to plateau, particularly in high burden countries in Africa. Gaps in access to life-saving tools are undermining global efforts to curb the disease, and the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to set back the fight even further.

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Pandemic has increased poverty and starvation in many countries--UN and OECD studies

Tue, 2020-12-01 12:03 — mike kraft

Pandemic fills ranks of extreme poverty worldwide The coronavirus pandemic is pushing the number of people worldwide who need humanitarian assistance to survive to new highs, the United Nations said on Tuesday, dramatically increasing the ranks of extreme poverty in just one year. Matthew Lavietes U.S.

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European regulator could OK 1st COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 29

Tue, 2020-12-01 11:02 — mike kraft

European regulator could OK 1st COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 29 BERLIN (AP) — European regulators may approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech within four weeks, the EU’s drug agency said Tuesday, a time frame that could mean... AP NEWS

BERLIN (AP) — European regulators may approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech within four weeks, the EU’s drug agency said Tuesday, a time frame that could mean the shot is rolled out first in the United States and Britain.

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Vaccines may be ready for Christmas as U.S. braces for post-Thanksgiving virus surge

Mon, 2020-11-30 19:33 — mike kraft

Vaccines may be ready for Christmas as U.S. braces for post-Thanksgiving virus surge After a Thanksgiving weekend when the number of people traveling through U.S. airports reached its highest since mid-March, a top government official said on Monday some Americans could begin receiving coronavirus vaccinations before Christmas. Doina Chiacu, Steve Gorman U.S.

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Should Isolation Periods Be Shorter for People With Covid-19?Should Isolation Periods Be Shorter for People With Covid-19?

Mon, 2020-11-30 12:17 — mike kraft

People with Covid-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, are most infectious about two days before symptoms begin and for five days afterward, according to a new analysis of previous research.

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Type O blood linked to lower COVID risk, taking Vitamin D unlikely to help--studies.

Mon, 2020-11-30 11:42 — mike kraft

Type O blood linked to lower COVID risk, taking Vitamin D unlikely to help The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Nancy Lapid U.S.

(Reuters) - The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

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