20th October 2023
By El-Ameen Ibrahim
An international child rights organisation, Save the Children International, has said that 80 percent of the confirmed cases of diphtheria in… Read More
Children infected with the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 appear to be infectious for about 3 days after a positive test, researchers found.
In a small study of 76 kids ages 7 to 18, the me… Read More
HealthyWomen recently sat down with actor, mother and business owner Nicole Ari Parker to discuss the importance of getting vaccinated against Covid. The star of the new show “The Re… Read More
Title: Slow Uptake of Covid-19 Vaccines Raises Concerns for US Population
The United States has made limited progress in its vaccination campaign, with only approximately 3% of the populatio… Read More
Breastfeeding boosted the protective effect of maternal flu vaccination during pregnancy for infants, a large retrospective cohort study showed.
Combined, maternal vaccination plus any exp… Read More
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… Read More
Very few things feel as fulfilling as time spent with a close friend. Partly because friends tend to care about one another - being there for each other through their ups and downs, also all… Read More
How Long Does the Flu Shot Last?
The duration of protection provided by the flu vaccine can vary based on different factors. These factors include individual characteristics like age and ov… Read More
A political fight between two conservative school board members in Ohio turned personal this month when a local magistrate ruled that one cannot come within 500 feet of the other, after cl… Read More
In the shadow of the menacing rabies virus, humanity has long grappled with a formidable foe. This lethal pathogen transmitts through the saliva of infected animals. And strikes fear into th… Read More
According to the Federal Government, since the current diphtheria outbreak began in December 2022, Nigeria has reported 453 deaths out of 7,202 confirmed cases of the disease.As of September… Read More
Just after clocking off time at the edge of Liverpool’s business district on Wednesday afternoon, a small but striking man with a tattoo stretching across his neck joined a crowd of… Read More
According to the latest Global Peace Index update, Costa Rica is considered the safest country in Latin America. It’s also the most peaceful country in Central America with a low viole… Read More
Bhubaneswar: The Intensified Mission Indradhanush drive (IMI 5.0) will be launched from 11 September in Odisha. The drive aims to identify and register all children under the age of 5 years… Read More
The number of unvaccinated children in Kano, Jigawa and Katsina accounts for about 40 per cent of the total unvaccinated children in Nigeria.
The post SPECIAL REPORT: Newborn children expos… Read More
White-tailed deer across Ohio have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, new research has found – and the results also show that viral variants evolve about three times… Read More
Understanding Diphtheria and Pertussis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Preventive MeasuresIn the realm of infectious diseases, diphtheria and pertussis stand out as serious and potentially… Read More
It has been just reported that the experts’ claims saying that the covid vaccinations managed to reduce hospitalizations and deaths are completely false. Check out the latest reports a… Read More
Four doctors are suing the Washington Medical Commission, challenging the state licensing body’s position statement on COVID-19 misinformation.
Three of the doctors hold active licen… Read More
A measles outbreak swept through central Ohio at the end of 2022, infecting almost exclusively children unvaccinated against the disease, CDC researchers found.
From November through Decem… Read More
Tui has said UK customers’ holiday bookings this summer are nearly a fifth higher than before the pandemic, with a rise in long-haul trips to the Caribbean and Cape Verde thanks in pa… Read More
Join Peninsula Open Space Trust and San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory (SFBBO) for this fun and unique opportunity to help restore Bair Island!
This special volunteer activity has the capaci… Read More
England appeared to have recorded alarming pediatric admissions due to COVID-19 based on recently published figures.
A study published in The BMJ shed light on hospital admissions related… Read More
NCDC Confirms 789 Diphtheria Cases And 80 Deaths In Eight States
789 cases of diphtheria have been recorded in the country as of June 30.
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said… Read More
Introduction
Vaccination is a crucial and effective public health measure used to protect individuals and communities from various infectious diseases. It involves administering a vaccine, w… Read More