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COVID-19 Vaccine Scheme for World’s Poorest Pushes for Delivery Slowdown
Date: June 22, 2022
By Jennifer Rigby and Francesco Guarascio LONDON (Reuters) – Leaders of the global scheme aiming to get COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest are pushing manufacturers including Pfizer and Moderna to cut or slow deliveries of about half a billion shots so doses are not wasted. COVAX, the World Health Organization-led scheme, wants between 400...
Britain Backs Offering Monkeypox Vaccine to At-Risk Men
Date: June 21, 2022
By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) -British authorities are recommending gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox should be offered a vaccine, as the outbreak of the viral disease gathers pace mostly in Europe. Although anyone can contract monkeypox, data from the outbreak suggests the majority of transmission is occurring within the...
Bordeaux Region Bans Outdoor Events as Heat Wave Hits France
Date: June 17, 2022
PARIS (Reuters) – The Gironde department around Bordeaux banned outdoor public events and those at indoor venues without air conditioning, a local official told public radio on Friday, as France is gripped by an early heat wave. Local prefect Fabienne Buccio told France Bleu radio that concerts and large gatherings, including some of the official...
WHO Looks Into Reports of Monkeypox Virus in Semen
Date: June 15, 2022
By Natalie Grover and Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -The World Health Organisation is looking into reports that the monkeypox virus is present in the semen of patients, exploring the possibility that the disease could be sexually transmitted, a WHO official said on Wednesday. Many cases in the current monkeypox outbreak, largely centred on Europe, are...
EU Signs Deal With Bavarian Nordic for Supply of 110,000 Monkeypox Vaccines
Date: June 14, 2022
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union signed on Tuesday an agreement with Bavarian Nordic for the supply of about 110,000 doses of vaccines against monkeypox, the EU Commission and the company said. The vaccines will be bought with EU funds and delivered to EU states, EU health commissioner Stella Kyriakides said. Doses are to be delivered...
In Hottest City on Earth, Mothers Bear Brunt of Climate Change
Date: June 14, 2022
(Refiles with new link to photo essay in bullet points.) By Charlotte Greenfield and Gloria Dickie JACOBABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) -Heavily pregnant Sonari toils under the burning sun in fields dotted with bright yellow melons in Jacobabad, which last month became the hottest city on Earth. Her 17-year-old neighbour Waderi, who gave birth a few weeks...