Category: vaccines
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UNICEF issues emergency tender to secure mpox vaccines (OTCQX:RHHBY)
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kontekbrothers UNICEF has issued an emergency tender for the purchase of mpox vaccines for the most affected countries in collaboration with the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization and other partners. In a joint statement, the…
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Why mpox vaccines are only just arriving in Africa after two years By Reuters
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(This story was resubmitted from August 24 to correct the name in the credit report to Jaafar Al-Qatantani.) By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – The first 10,000 doses of the MBOX vaccine are finally due to arrive next week in Africa, where a dangerous new strain of the virus that…
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HPV vaccines prevent cancer in men as well as women, but fewer boys are getting the shots, new research suggests
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New research suggests that the HPV vaccine prevents cancer in men, as well as in women, but fewer boys than girls get vaccinated in the United States. The HPV vaccine was developed to prevent cervical cancer in women, and experts give credit to it, along with screening. Reducing cervical cancer…