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A British couple in England’s West Midlands almost lost their child last Christmas when their baby, Ezra, contracted measles. Ezra developed a high temperature and rashes appeared on his body. "It was quite traumatic," said Ezra’s Mother Davina Barrett. "The rash started off on his torso and spread throughout his whole body and that's when we knew something was wrong and it was more than a cough and cold. So we took him to A&E [the emergency department]," Barrett added. Measles resurgence: UK authorities urge parents to vaccinate children amid rise in casesEzra was too young to get the measles...
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Although there has a been a dramatic decrease in mortality and arising from vaccine preventable diseases, the director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Andrea Ammon, today (22 April) warned that they continue to circulate, and are "inflicting suffering in those unprotected or especially vulnerable of all ages”. The number of measles cases began to rise in 2023 across the European Union. Between March 2023 and the end of February 2024, at least 5770 measles cases and five deaths have been reported. Due to its easy spread, one sick person can infect between 12 to 18 oth...
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The Czech authorities reported that there were 28 registered cases of whooping cough in the first week of January. That figure now stands at 3,084 – a number not seen since 1963. The highest rate of the illness is among 15 to 19-year-olds, who account for about one-third of the patients. According to Czech Health Minister Vlastimil Válek, the surge is likely attributable to a mix of a resurgence in respiratory diseases as society shifts away from stringent Covid measures, and incomplete immunization among children. Whooping cough is a highly infectious bacterial disease that affects the lungs ...
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C'est une maladie qui fait un retour inquiétant en République tchèque. Depuis le début de l'année, près de 3100 cas de coqueluche ont été diagnostiqués dans le pays, dont 827 rien que la semaine dernière, un record depuis 1963. Le taux de contamination le plus élevé se trouve chez les jeunes, entre 15 à 19 ans, qui représentent environ un tiers des patients. Les experts estiment que cela pourrait être lié à un changement de vaccin et à une diminution de la vaccination. "C'est une maladie respiratoire courante, mais elle a disparu grâce à la vaccination des enfants. Maintenant que le taux de va...
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By Mohammed Kudrati A fake message claiming that the government is giving Rs 5000 to all the citizens who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus is viral on social media. The message falsely claims that the money is being given through the Prime Minister's Jankalyan Yojana and also features a fake website portraying itself to be the portal through which the amount is dispatched after the personal details are entered. The website purports to show that beneficiaries will get ₹5,000 once they fill the form which is valid till August 30. BOOM found no evidence of the government having a sche...
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By The Conversation The first case of polio in the U.S. since 2013 was announced by New York state health officials on July 21, 2022. The U.S. resident had not been vaccinated. Polio was a common cause of paralysis in children before safe and effective vaccines were invented in the mid-20th century. Thanks to global vaccination campaigns, polio is now almost eradicated, with only 13 cases of endemic wild poliovirus reported in 2022 to date worldwide. The New York patient reportedly contracted a form of polio that can be traced back to the live, but weakened, poliovirus used in the oral polio v...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Drinkers in Los Angeles will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 starting next month, authorities said Wednesday, as mandates spread across the United States. Bars and nightclubs in Los Angeles county will be required to check that patrons have had the shot, the health department said, in the same way they demand proof of age. The county, home to around 10 million people, joins New York City in making jabs compulsory for swathes of the entertainment industry, in a country that has not yet fully embraced the life-saving vaccines. "This is a reasonable path forward that co...
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Burlington (United States) (AFP) - Vermont -- known for Bernie Sanders, maple syrup and the birthplace of Ben and Jerry's ice cream -- has a new claim to fame: America's most-vaccinated state against Covid-19. Home to red farmhouses and signs warning drivers of moose, the US's second-least populated state recently became the first to partially vaccinate 80 percent of eligible residents. "It makes us probably the safest place in the country and maybe the world," says health commissioner Mark Levine, who has a bobblehead of top US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci on his desk. The rural, northeaste...
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Washington (AFP) - US health authorities plan to update official guidance about administering mRNA Covid vaccines to adolescents and young adults after finding a likely link to rare cases of heart inflammation, but say the overall benefits still "clearly" outweigh the risks. The decision was announced during a meeting of experts convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday that reviewed 323 confirmed instances of myocarditis and of pericarditis, inflammation of the lining surrounding the heart, among people under 30 following vaccination. "Fortunately it's an e...
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New York (AFP) - Defying the cold and rain, hundreds of people bundled up in thick coats came to get vaccinated Friday in the famous Yankees baseball stadium in the Bronx, a New York borough that has been particularly badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. "It's like a choice between life and death," said Ines Figueroa, 64, a Puerto Rican resident of the Bronx, after receiving the shot. Her husband died in January of complications linked to the virus which she too contracted, although without developing any symptoms. The positivity rate in the Bronx is the highest in all of New York's five bor...
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