Yellow fever: UN coordinating effort to vaccinate 14 million people in two African countries
Working with health ministries in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations health agency is coordinating one of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ever attempted in Africa to protect more than 14 million people against yellow fever in an outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and sickened thousands of others. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - August 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
14 million to be vaccinated against yellow fever
Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo began an emergency vaccination campaign this week to curtail a yellow fever outbreak that has sickened thousands of people and killed more than 400, the World Health Organization said. The two countries, which together reported more than 6,136 suspected cases and 953 confirmed cases since the outbreak began in December, plan to vaccinate more than 14 million people in more than 8,000 locations. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Yellow fever 'could go global,' Save the Children warns
One of the largest yellow fever outbreaks in decades could soon spread globally, aid group Save the Children warns as WHO prepares for one of the largest emergency vaccination campaigns ever attempted in Africa. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Congo, Angola begin mass vaccination drive against yellow fever
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola began one of the biggest ever emergency vaccination campaigns in Africa this week, working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to curb a yellow fever epidemic that has killed hundreds this year. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 16, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Congo-Kinshasa: Outbreak of Yellow Fever Could Go Global, Children's Charity Warns
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] London -Massive vaccination campaign under way in central Africa, where an outbreak of the haemorrhagic virus has killed hundreds of people (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 16, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Preparing to vaccinate millions against yellow fever
One of Africa's biggest-ever emergency vaccination campaigns starts this week in Democratic Republic of the Congo with the aim to protect millions of people against yellow fever before the rainy season begins in late September. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject] Source Type: news
Mass vaccination campaign to protect millions against yellow fever in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo
One of the largest vaccination campaigns ever attempted in Africa will start in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo on 16 August 2016 as WHO works to curb a yellow fever outbreak that has killed 464 people and sickened thousands more. (Source: WHO Feature Stories)
Source: WHO Feature Stories - August 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: yellow fever [subject], yellow fever [subject] Source Type: news
[In Brief] News at a glance
In science news around the world, scientists celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act—and warn that such international collaboration is needed now more than ever—a private company aiming to send a robotic lander to the moon is the first to receive permission from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to travel out of Earth's orbit, biologists embark on a controversial plan to save Australia's endangered western swamp tortoise by relocating it to a new habitat, Australian scientists are cautiously optimistic about their science minister's “about-face” on climate science, an emergency measu...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 11, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine (mailto:soleditor at aaas.org) Tags: SCI COMMUN Source Type: news
Gains in fight to control yellow fever outbreak: but response must continue
6 August 2015 -- The yellow fever epidemic in Angola, first reported in late January 2016, appears to be declining, with no new cases confirmed in the last 6 weeks. However, WHO and partners continue to provide support to Angola as well as to Democratic Republic of the Congo to control the outbreak there. (Source: WHO news)
Source: WHO news - August 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, vaccines [subject], vaccine, vaccine safety, vaccine quality, yellow fever [subject], yellow feve Source Type: news
The 8 Things Your Health Insurance DOESN'T Cover
Whether you’re looking to choose a new health insurance policy, going on Medicare, or are unsure of the details of your current health plan, there are several services that you may think are covered but in actuality they’re not. Knowing in advance what services you’re going to have to pay for can help you make smart health choices.
First, How to Get Coverage
If your employer offers health insurance, you’re generally all set. But if you’re leaving your employer or find yourself recently without health insurance (and are not Medicare age), here are your health insurance coverage options:
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - July 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mobile labs deliver faster yellow fever test results
Yellow fever is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes. The disease is difficult to diagnose because it has similar symptoms as a range of other diseases, such as malaria and dengue. With more than 5000 suspected yellow fever cases and more than 400 deaths reported in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo, getting an accurate diagnosis is critical to saving lives and ending the outbreak. < br/ > < br/ > Reliable and timely lab results are essential for decision-making in almost all aspects of health services, especially during disease outbreaks. Diagnosing yellow fever is challenging....
Source: WHO Feature Stories - July 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, emergencies [subject], emergency preparedness, crises, emergency preparedness, immunization [subject], vaccination, vaccines [subject], vaccine, vaccine safety, vaccine quality Source Type: news
NIH launches early-stage yellow fever vaccine trial
Yellow fever virus is found in tropical and subtropical, and caused an estimated 29,000 to 60,000 deaths in 2013. < /p > (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - July 27, 2016 Category: American Health Source Type: news
NIH launches early-stage yellow fever vaccine trial
( < i > NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases < /i > ) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious has begun an early-stage clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed to protect against yellow fever virus. The Phase 1 study is evaluating whether an experimental vaccine developed by the Danish biopharmaceutical company Bavarian Nordic is safe, tolerable and has the potential to prevent yellow fever virus infection. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 27, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Democratic Republic of Congo launches yellow fever vaccination drive
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo launched a campaign on Wednesday to vaccinate about a million people against yellow fever over the next 10 days in the capital Kinshasa and a nearby province. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
