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African finally to receive 1st mpox vaccines

Fri, 2022-12-02 17:20 — mike kraft

African continent finally to receive 1st mpox vaccines NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Africa's top public health body says the continent is set to receive its first batch of mpox vaccines as a donation from South Korea. The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday the 50,000 doses will be used first for health workers and people living in the hardest-hit areas. AP NEWS

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N.Korea reports unknown fever cases near China border, denies it is COVID

Thu, 2022-08-25 17:42 — mike kraft

N.Korea reports unknown fever cases near China border, denies COVID North Korea's state media said on Thursday that a fever outbreak of unknown origin has emerged in a region bordering China, but it was not the novel coronavirus over which the country declared victory this month. Hyonhee Shin Reuters

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Serious adverse events rare after COVID-19 boosters in young kids--studies

Fri, 2022-08-19 15:26 — mike kraft

Serious adverse events rare after COVID-19 boosters in young kids A related study in South Korea shows waning vaccine effectiveness in teens. CIDRAP

Data collected from two vaccine safety surveillance programs in the first 10 weeks of administration of third doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 to US children aged 5 to 11 years show that serious adverse events were rare.

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South Korea approves first homemade COVID-19 vaccine

Wed, 2022-06-29 19:01 — mike kraft

South Korea approves first homemade COVID-19 vaccine SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Health officials in South Korea on Wednesday approved the country's first domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine for people 18 years or older, adding another public health tool in the fight against a prolonged pandemic. AP NEWS

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In clinical trials involving some 4,000 participants in South Korea and five other countries, SK Bioscience’s two-dose SKYCovione vaccine appeared to be more effective than the broadly used AstraZeneca shots in building immunity against infections, officials at South Korea’s Food and Drug Safety Ministry said. ...

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Overview: China, North Korea, international health regulatons

Mon, 2022-05-30 07:59 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Streets in Beijing were busier on Monday as residents in two districts were allowed to return to work, while Shanghai inched closer towards lifting its two-month-old COVID-19 lockdown this week, as the number of cases across China fell. Reuters Reuters

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N. Korea’s low death count questionable amid COVID-19 outbreak

Fri, 2022-05-20 09:15 — mike kraft

N. Korea's low death count questioned amid COVID-19 outbreak SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday that nearly 10% of its 26 million people have fallen ill and 65 people have died amid its first COVID-19 outbreak, as outside experts question the validity of its reported fatalities and worry about a possible humanitarian crisis. AP NEWS

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North Korea boasts recovery from a million cases as WHO worries over missing data

Wed, 2022-05-18 16:42 — mike kraft

North Korea boasts recovery as WHO worries over missing data SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday added hundreds of thousands of infections to its growing pandemic caseload but also said that a million people have already recovered from suspected COVID-19 just a week after disclosing an outbreak, a public health crisis it appears to be trying to manage in isolation as global experts express deep concern about dire consequences . AP NEWS

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Overview: Shanghai plans to end lockdown; North Korea; Automakers reinstate mask mandates in southeastern Michigan plants

Mon, 2022-05-16 09:20 — mike kraft

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Shanghai set out plans for the end of a painful COVID-19 lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks, heavily bruising China's economy, and for the return of more normal life from June 1. Reuters Reuters

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How North Korea's COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

Fri, 2022-05-13 19:04 — mike kraft

Explainer: How North Korea's COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis North Korea's admission that it is battling an "explosive" COVID-19 outbreak has raised concerns that the virus could devastate a country with an under-resourced health system, limited testing capabilities, and no vaccine programme. Soo-Hyang Choi,Josh Smith Reuters

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