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Scientists Warn Diphtheria Is on the Rise, Could Become Major Global Threat Again
A doctor treating a child with diphtheria in the Bangladeshi town of Thankhali in 2018. Though still rare, cases of…
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Chinese, Russian Hackers Reportedly Stole European Vaccine Data
Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) Both China and Russia were reportedly behind two cyberattacks last year at the European Medicines…
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Italy Becomes First Country to Actually Block Covid-19 Vaccine Exports
A Red Cross volunteer handles a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine in a vaccination site set up at Rome’s Fiumicino…
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FDA Authorizes Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine
A photo of blood samples being studied in one of Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine trials in Elandsdoorn, South Africa. Photo:…
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Americans Are Warming Up to Covid-19 Vaccines, Poll Finds
Above, vials of the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccinePhoto: Patrick T. Fallon (Getty Images) More Americans are willing to get a covid-19…
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What to Know About Johnson & Johnson One-Shot Covid-19 Vaccine
Photo: Luis Robayo/AFP (Getty Images) The Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon grant an emergency use authorization (EUA)…
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A Woman’s Tragic Covid-19 Death Traced To Tainted Donated Lungs
Photo: Christopher Furlong/ (Getty Images) Doctors say that a Michigan woman’s untimely death last fall was caused by covid-19 unknowingly…
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Ebola Has Returned to Africa and Officials Are Racing to Contain It
The gates of the Matanda Hospital in Butembo, found in the North Kivu province of the DRC. The hospital is…
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Check Out the Glass Version of a Covid-19 Vaccine
Artist Luke Jerram with his glass sculpture of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, left, alongside his earlier work of the virus…
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‘Global Vaccine Apartheid’ Is Also a Climate Warning
A covid-19 vaccine being drawn from a vial.Photo: Christopher Furlong (Getty Images) The covid-19 vaccination effort is finally achieving liftoff…
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