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Health Expert at WHO: Monkeypox Monkeypox Won’t Become a Pandemic

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Guidance has also been issued for doctors, nurses and healthcare staff detailing the minimum recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) for staff working with confirmed cases. The UKHSA also said it had purchased more than 20,000 doses of the safe smallpox vaccine, which was offered to identify close contacts of people diagnosed with monkeypox to reduce … Read more

Japanese Scientist Optimistic Space Vehicle Approaching Earth Smoothly

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Scientists are optimistic that the Japanese spacecraft is getting closer to Earth from Earth on a year-long journey from a distant asteroid carrying soil samples and data that could provide clues about the origin of the solar system. The spacecraft Hayabusa2 left the asteroid Ryugu, located about 300 million km from Earth, a year ago … Read more

European Union Leaders Hoping Covid-19 Vaccinations to Begin in December

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The European Union said Tuesday that the bloc could vaccinate its citizens against COVID-19 by the end of this month if medical officials provide emergency approval for the two vaccine candidates. European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen told reporters in Brussels that EU member states are now planning the distribution of millions of doses … Read more

US Health Administration Updates Guidelines Regarding Covid-19 Transmission

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recognizes that Covid-19 can spread through tiny particles in the air over long distances and for hours at a time. The CDC has long confirmed that the coronavirus is transmitted primarily between people who are standing within two meters of each other, through droplets emitted … Read more

CDC US Removes Guidelines on Covid-19 Dissemination

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While the US is approaching a record 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the government’s main health agency has suddenly removed information from its websites on the Internet about how the virus is transmitted. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published guidelines last Friday showing the virus can spread via tiny particles in … Read more

AstraZeneca Resumes Covid-19 Vaccine Trials in the UK

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The British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant, AstraZeneca, said Saturday (12/9) that it had continued testing the Covid-19 vaccine after receiving the green light from supervisors. “Clinical trials for the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, have resumed in the UK following confirmation from the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority that it is safe to carry out,” the company said … Read more

Since March, Canada Reported Zero Deaths from Covid-19 for the First Time

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Canadian Public Health Agency data reported no deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. This is an achievement for the first time since March 15, as reported by Reuters news agency, Saturday (12/9). Government data put the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Canada at 9,163 on September 11, the same as the … Read more