Boots to offer Covid vaccines in England for nearly £100 a jab
Pharmacy to offer Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to those not eligible for NHS booster shot from next weekBoots is to offer Covid vaccinations for almost £100 a shot, making it the latest provider to sell the jabs to those not eligible for a booster through the NHS.The company has confirmed it will offer the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to healthy customers in England aged 12 and over from next week, at a cost of £98.95 a jab.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Boots Business Retail industry Health Society Coronavirus Science Infectious diseases Source Type: news
Japan Warns on Surge in Potentially Deadly Strep Throat Cases Japan Warns on Surge in Potentially Deadly Strep Throat Cases
Japanese health authorities have warned about a jump in potentially deadly strep throat infections, with cases running about three times higher than last year in...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Emergency Medicine Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
South Africa: Stigma, Lack of Awareness Holding Back Use of HIV Prevention Pills, Experts Say
[spotlight] Over the last four years South Africa has taken large strides in making HIV prevention pills available at public sector clinics, but uptake has not been as good as some may have hoped. Thabo Molelekwa asks several experts why this might be. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - March 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV-Aids and STDs Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news
In wake of Winnipeg lab scandal, scientists say Canada benefits from new, high-security pathogen lab
Canada will soon have a second laboratory capable of working with the most dangerous pathogens in the world, home to Canada’s Centre for Pandemic Research. It will be the only non-government Level 4 facility in the country, part of the University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Manitoba Source Type: news
US Detects Avian Flu in Milk, Says Dairy Supplies Are Safe US Detects Avian Flu in Milk, Says Dairy Supplies Are Safe
Samples of milk collected from sick cattle in Kansas and Texas tested positive for avian flu, but the nation ' s milk supply is safe, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Northeast Georgia Medical Center's $566M tower is 'first major addition since 2009 ’
The new tower will include features for controlling the spread of infectious diseases, a critical factor during the pandemic. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - March 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Andrea Clement Source Type: news
Inappropriate Dx of Pneumonia Common in Hospitalized Adults
(MedPage Today) -- About one in eight diagnoses of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalized adults are inappropriate, a prospective cohort study involving Michigan hospitals found.
In total, 12% of the more than 17,000 patients treated... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Q & A: Respiratory Syncytial Virus Q & A: Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Yale pulmonologist Denyse Lutchmansingh, MBBS, talks RSV vaccine recommendations and efficacy, prevention, risks, disease burden, and treatment.Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines)
Source: Medscape Transplantation Headlines - March 25, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news
Somalia: Somalia Sees Good Progress in Eliminating Tuberculosis
[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somalia said Sunday it's making significant progress to achieve the global goal of eliminating tuberculosis (TB) by 2030 but called for more investments to help sustain the gains. (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: East Africa Health and Medicine Somalia Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Zimbabwe: Zim Makes Strides in TB Fight
[The Herald] ZIMBABWE continues to record positive strides in the fight against the deadly Tuberculosis disease with the estimated incidence rate going down from 242 per 100 000 in 2015 to 204 per 100 000 in 2022 (Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis)
Source: AllAfrica News: Tuberculosis - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Health and Medicine Southern Africa Tuberculosis Zimbabwe Source Type: news
I helped advise the US government on the next likely pandemic. What I learned is alarming | Devi Sridhar
The 100-day challenge, to be able to contain a virus while a vaccine is approved, manufactured and delivered, looks ever more remoteFour years on from the first Covid lockdown, life feels to be largely back to normal, although legacies of the pandemic remain. Collective amnesia seems to have set in. Politicians seem eager to move forward and not relive the decisions, delays and deaths that characterised public policy and press briefings. Yet we can ’t forget such a brutal event, when Covid is estimated to have killednearly 16 million people worldwide in 2020 and 2021, and caused life expectancy to decline in 84% of count...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Devi Sridhar Tags: Vaccines and immunisation Coronavirus Science World news Infectious diseases Health UK news US news Source Type: news
The fight to cure South Sudan ’s mysterious neurological disorder
Nodding syndrome is a distressing disease that stunts growth, harms brains and sparks convulsions. Though its cause is still unknown, there is now hope that epilepsy drugs can help afflicted childrenThe other children move away, frightened, when the convulsions start. Tabo takes a long, guttural breath before slumping on to the ground unconscious, her entire body shaking. The 17-year-old ’s mother, Penina Monyo Gulu Biro, gently holds the girl while the attack lasts.A minute or two later, Tabo (pictured above) sits up again, tears rolling down her cheeks. “She cries because she’s sad to be like this,” says Biro.An ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 25, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Florence Miettaux in Mvolo and Maridi Tags: Global development Global health South Sudan Africa World news Rivers Environment Infectious diseases Medical research Science Children Society Blindness and visual impairment Disability Source Type: news
South Africa: Medical Science Has Made Great Strides in Fighting TB, but Reducing Poverty Is the Best Way to End This Disease
[The Conversation Africa] Every year, 10 million people fall ill with tuberculosis. Even though the disease is both preventable and curable, it kills 1.5 million people each year, making it the world's deadliest infectious disease. Over 25% of these deaths occur in African countries. The World Health Organization has developed a strategy to reduce TB deaths by 95% by 2035. It's a monumental task. But, global health and infectious disease specialist Tom Nyirenda tells health editor Nadine Dreyer, there are grounds for hope. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - March 25, 2024 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Tuberculosis Source Type: news
Bharat Biotech starts clinical trials of TB jab
The only vaccine in use today--BCG (Bacillus Calmette and Guerin)--is an attenuated variant of the bovine TB pathogen. This is more than a hundred years old and has a limited effect on pulmonary tuberculosis, which is mostly responsible for the transmission of the disease. Studying the safety, immunogenicity and efficacy of MTBVAC in the most populated country in the world and the one with the highest number of cases of this infectious disease is key to continue advancing in this vaccine," the company said. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - March 24, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
'Next pandemic just around the corner' as expert warns 'sacrifices' needed to avoid chaos
Infectious disease expert Dr Nathalie MacDermott warned climate change will likely contribute to bringing exotic diseases to countries that never experienced them before. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
