What Is Monkeypox and Should You Be Worried?
A case of the rare and potentially dangerous monkeypox has been confirmed in the U.S., with two news cases appearing in the U.K., bringing the total number there to nine. The infected Massachusetts man had recently traveled to Canada and is now receiving treatment in hospital, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Department of Health said the case poses no risk to the public. It’s the first reported infection in the U.S. so far this year and follows reports of scattered cases in Europe. In addition, health officials in Canada are investigating up to 13 cases in Montreal, Radio-Canada...
Source: TIME: Health - May 19, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Damian Shepherd and Alex Millson / Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire Disease healthscienceclimate Londontime Source Type: news

Gaithersburg's Emergent BioSolutions to acquire smallpox drug from Chimerix
The deal follows a turbulent chapter for the company that started in March 2021, when its Baltimore plant was found to have contaminated millions of doses of Johnson& Johnson's Covid vaccine. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - May 16, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Sara Gilgore Source Type: news

Nigeria: Equitable Vaccine Access Can Help Build Resilient Communities
[Nigeria Health Watch] From the old (smallpox) to the new (COVID-19), for centuries, vaccines have helped save and promote healthier lives for people of all ages. In the last 2 decades, major gains in the development and production of vaccines have helped prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: African Vaccination Week 2022 - Equitable Vaccine Access Can Help Build Resilient Communities
[Nigeria Health Watch] From the old (smallpox) to the new (COVID-19), for centuries, vaccines have helped save and promote healthier lives for people of all ages. In the last 2 decades, major gains in the development and production of vaccines have helped prevent more than 20 life-threatening diseases. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

She Survived Smallpox and Then Swayed Doctors She Survived Smallpox and Then Swayed Doctors
Lady Mary Montagu helped bring inoculation to Britain, paving the way for the world ' s first vaccine.Medscape Blogs (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Blog Source Type: news

Smallpox Vaccine Recruits Skin Bacteria to Fight Disease
A mouse study points to a possible mechanism by which the smallpox vaccine helped eradicate the disease in the 1980s. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - April 26, 2022 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news

History of infectious disease outbreaks and vaccines timeline
Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a digital historical timeline of infectious disease outbreaks and vaccines. The timeline spans the development of a smallpox vaccine in 1796 to the COVID-19 pandemic.Visit the History of Infectious Disease Outbreaks and Vaccines Timeline to learn about the history of major disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics, as well as how vaccines and research affected many infectious diseases. "The field of infectious diseases is rich in history, and its impact on the world has… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - February 3, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

If We ’re Going to Live With COVID-19, It’s Time to Clean Our Indoor Air Properly
As the Omicron variant spreads rapidly across vaccinated and unvaccinated America, and a shocking number of Americans are still dying, many are wondering what the coming months will bring, how will they continue to protect themselves from COVID-19, and when, if ever, life will really return to something resembling the pre-pandemic normal. The good news is that this pandemic will eventually end due to effective vaccines, infection-induced herd immunity, and the further evolution of the virus. The bad news is that like seasonal influenza, COVID-variants may be with us for years to come, and this will certainly not be the las...
Source: TIME: Health - February 1, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Edward A Nardell Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

Beneath a Covid Vaccine Debacle, 30 Years of Government Culpability
Washington has rejected plans to revamp vaccine preparedness for decades and repeatedly paid a price. The Biden administration is at a similar crossroads. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chris Hamby and Sheryl Gay Stolberg Tags: Emergent BioSolutions Inc Politics and Government Government Contracts and Procurement Public-Private Sector Cooperation Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Vaccination and Immunization Smallpox Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Anthrax Botulism Biological Source Type: news

Compared to Polio and Smallpox, America ’s COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Is Going Great
The agonizingly slow upward creep of the U.S. COVID vaccination rate, coupled with the emergence of the Omicron variant, has observers speaking in tones of gloom. What is wrong with people who refuse to get the shots? Some point to diseases such as smallpox and polio as evidence of a less-broken time when people trusted authorities and believed more strongly in science. But as historians of medicine, we find the despair about vaccine hesitancy misplaced. By historical standards, the U.S. COVID-19 vaccination campaign has already been an astonishing success. In the past, fearsome diseases have been brought to heel even in t...
Source: TIME: Health - December 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeanne Abrams and Hilary Smith Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Source Type: news

Catherine the Great Letter Supporting Inoculations Sells for $1.3 Million
In the letter, which sold at auction in London on Wednesday, the Russian empress called for widespread access to a precursor of the smallpox vaccine. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 1, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amanda Holpuch Tags: Auctions Catherine II, Empress of Russia St Petersburg (Russia) Art Smallpox Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news

Catherine the Great Letter Up for Auction Shows Her Support for Inoculations
In a letter to be sold at auction this week, the Russian empress called for widespread access to a precursor of the smallpox vaccine. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amanda Holpuch Tags: Auctions Catherine II, Empress of Russia St Petersburg (Russia) Art Smallpox Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news

Letter From Catherine the Great Shows Her Support for Inoculations
In a letter from 1787 to be sold at auction this week, the Russian empress called for widespread access to a precursor of the smallpox vaccine. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amanda Holpuch Tags: Auctions Catherine II, Empress of Russia St Petersburg (Russia) Art Smallpox Vaccination and Immunization Source Type: news

Smallpox vials found at Merck lab were mislabeled and didn't actually contain the deadly virus
The CDC says vials discovered in a Merck laboratory in Philadelphia were incorrectly labeled 'smallpox' and actually contained the vaccine for the virus. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news