WHO Renames Monkeypox as mpox, Citing Racism Concerns
LONDON — The World Health Organization has renamed monkeypox as mpox, citing concerns the original name of the decades-old animal disease could be construed as discriminatory and racist.
The U.N. health agency said in a statement Monday that mpox was its new preferred name for monkeypox, saying that both monkeypox and mpox would be used for the next year while the old name is phased out.
WHO said it was concerned by the “racist and stigmatizing language” that arose after monkeypox spread to more than 100 countries. It said numerous individuals and countries asked the organization “to propose a way f...
Source: TIME: Health - November 28, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate monkeypox wire Source Type: news
Measles is ‘imminent threat’ globally, WHO and CDC warn
Nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021, in part due to the coronavirus pandemic, global health officials said. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jeong Source Type: news
Measles vaccinations rate at lowest point since 2008, study finds
Measles vaccination rates dropped throughout the pandemic and hit the lowest coverage rate in more than a decade, says a new study published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - November 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nearly 40million children missed a measles vaccine last year amid lockdowns and anti-vaxx movement
The vaccination coverage for measles - one of the most contagious human viruses yet totally preventable - has been consistently dropping due since the start of the Covid pandemic. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Measles Vaccination Rates Dropped During Pandemic to 81 Percent in 2021
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 23, 2022 -- The estimated global coverage with a first measles-containing vaccine (MCV) dose (MCV1) decreased to 81 percent in 2021, according to research published in the Nov. 25 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 23, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Measles an imminent global threat due to pandemic, CDC and WHO say
There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization and U.S. CDC say. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 23, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Africa: Nearly 40 Million Children Are Dangerously Susceptible to Growing Measles Threat
[WHO] Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, a record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose: 25 million children missed their first dose and an additional 14.7 million children missed their second dose, a joint publication by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports. This decline is a significant setback in global progress towards achieving and ma (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 23, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Measles Vaccine Developer Samuel Katz Dies at 95
He also worked on immunizations against polio, rubella, influenza, and more. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - November 23, 2022 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Small victories: South Africa is struggling to improve kids ’ health decades after apartheid’s demise
KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA—
By her country’s standards at the time, there was nothing too unusual about how Nosipho Mshengu arrived in the world. She was born on the side of the road on 20 September 1993, as her mother tried to get from Mafakatini, a rural village in South Africa where there was then no health facility, to a Roman Catholic clinic an hour away. The bus she awaited was nowhere in sight when time ran out, and Mshengu made her entry then and there.
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
A little more than 14 years later, Mshengu was pregnant herself. Her labor story...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 22, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
PRIORIX, M-M-R II Vaccines Interchangeable for MMR
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 -- The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines PRIORIX and M-M-R II are interchangeable, according to research published in the Nov. 18 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 21, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccine (PRIORIX): Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2022
This report describes the Advisory Committee on Immunization's recommendation for use of PRIORIX vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 17, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Measles Measles Vaccination MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Mumps Mumps Vaccination Source Type: news
Samuel L. Katz, a Developer of the Measles Vaccine, Dies at 95
In 1956, when he began working with a small group in a Boston laboratory, measles was a major threat. Seven years later, lifesaving immunizations began. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Richard Sandomir Tags: Katz, Samuel (1927-2022) Deaths (Obituaries) Measles Medicine and Health Vaccination and Immunization Research Hospitals Laboratories and Scientific Equipment Clinical Trials Viruses Harvard Medical School Duke University Source Type: news
Samuel L. Katz, doctor who helped develop measles vaccine, dies at 95
Witnessing a polio outbreak in 1955 began Dr. Katz on a path to work on a life-saving measles vaccine. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brian Murphy Source Type: news
Mauritius: Govt to Pursue High-Quality Measles Surveillance to Prevent Any Outbreak
[Government of Mauritius] Government aims to combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to prevent any serious public health emergencies from all vaccine preventable diseases including measles, said the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, this morning, at the opening of a four-day workshop on measles surveillance in Mauritius, held at Caudan Arts Centre, Port Louis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Measles Outbreak Update - Greater Sekhukhune District, Limpopo Province
[National Institute for Communicable Diseases] As of 27 October 2022, the number of measles outbreak cases has increased to 11 in the Greater Sekhukhune district. The last four measles cases were reported on 20 October 2022. The ages of the measles confirmed cases ranged from 9 months to 24 years, with four males and four females. Three children were fully vaccinated for measles. Six measles cases had unknown vaccination histories, and two children had not been vaccinated against measles. One measles case was hospitalised and another developed pneumoni (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
