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Airdropping Vaccines to Eliminate Canine Rabies in Texas – The Decades of Research Behind its Success
Rabies is a deadly disease. Without vaccination, a rabies infection is nearly 100% fatal once someone develops symptoms. Texas has experienced two rabies epidemics in animals since 1988: one involving coyotes and dogs in south Texas and the other involving gray foxes in west-central Texas. Affecting 74 counties, these outbreaks led to thousands of people
Travel Vaccines Market Size, Industry Trends, Share, Growth and Report 2024-2032
IMARC Group has recently released a new research study titled “Travel Vaccines Market Report by Composition (Mono Vaccines, Combination Vaccines), Disease (Hepatitis A, DPT, Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Hepatitis B, Measles and Mumps, Rabies, Meningococcal, Varicella, Japanese Encephalitis, and Others), and Region 2024-2032”, offers a detailed analysis of the market drivers, segmentation, growth opportunities, trends and
Vaccines are a glimmer of hope against malaria, but the battle has only just begun
By the time you reach the end of this article, three children will have died from malaria – a disease that casts a dark shadow over nearly half of the world’s population, claiming victims predominantly in the most vulnerable corners of our world.In the quest for a vaccine, scientists have faced a Herculean challenge. The
The New Vaccines and You: Americans Better Armed Than Ever Against the Winter Blechs
Last year’s “triple-demic” marked the beginning of what may be a new normal: a confluence of respiratory infections — RSV, influenza, and covid-19 — will surge as the weather cools each year. Like blizzards, the specific timing and severity of these outbreaks are hard to forecast. But their damage can be limited in more ways
Vaccines for adults: Which do you need?
Vaccines for adults: Which do you need?Vaccines offer protection from infectious diseases. Find out how to stay on top of the vaccines recommended for adults.By Mayo Clinic Staff You may think that because you're not a kid anymore, you don't have to worry about shots. But adults need them, too. Here's how to stay on
Vaccinés et pourtant hospitalisés à cause de la Covid-19 : quels sont leurs profils ?
« La vaccination prévient les formes graves de la maladie à Covid-19. » Oui, pourtant certains sont vaccinés et font tout de même une forme grave. Quel est le profil de ces patients-là ? Parmi les vaccinés, quels sont les facteurs de risque d'être hospitalisé voire de décéder d'une infection au SARS-CoV-2 ?Cela vous intéressera aussi [EN VIDÉO] Covid-19 : combien…
The Omicron-driven COVID surge has caused considerable upheaval during this pandemic winter. Despite the availability and efficacy of COVID vaccines, many people with a history of suspected allergies to the first mRNA COVID vaccine dose—reactions such as hives, swelling, shortness of breath and/or low blood pressure—have not gotten their full series. Their fear is understandable.…
How well do China’s vaccines work against omicron?
With donations and sales, China made its covid shots accessible to the developing world even as the US and EU hoarded vaccines for their own populations. Days after the World Health Organization named omicron a variant of concern, leader Xi Jinping announced that China would be donating 1 billion doses of covid vaccines to Africa,…
Malaria Vaccines Could Be Game-Changers
This article appeared in the January/February 2022 issue of Discover magazine. Become a subscriber for unlimited access to our archive.Malaria kills over 400,000 people a year around the world, most of them children. That toll, though grim, is a little under half what it was in 2000, thanks to campaigns to distribute mosquito nets, conduct indoor pesticide spraying and…
Is it time for the US to require covid vaccines on domestic flights?
A rebound in travel over the Christmas holiday coupled with a rise in covid-19 cases tied to the omicron variant caused staffing shortages at a number of US airlines, contributing to thousands of flight cancelations over the weekend.More than 3,000 flights were canceled globally yesterday (Dec. 26), according to data from FlightAware, 1,517 of which…