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All infected contacts of the two people who died in a Nipah virus outbreak in India’s southern state of Kerala have been quarantined for 21 days, according to the WHO.
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India’s Nipah virus cases under quarantine for 21 days, 2 people die

HQ Team October 4, 2023: All infected contacts of the two people who died in a Nipah virus outbreak in India’s southern state

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The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Novavax’s updated Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents 12 years of age or above, the regulator announced.
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Novavax gets FDA nod for updated Covid-19 vaccine for 12 years and above

HQ Team October 4, 2023: The US Food and Drug Administration has cleared Novavax’s updated Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in adolescents 12

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France has started a vaccination programme for farmed ducks to protect them against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) inviting a US ban on poultry imports from that country and the EU.
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France’s decision to vaccinate ducks against HPAI virus invites US ban

HQ Team October 3, 2023: France has started a vaccination programme for farmed ducks to protect them against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)

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Dengue has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in Bangladesh since January as 79,598 cases, the highest so far this year, were reported in September.
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Dengue claims lives of 1,017 people in Bangladesh as humidity soars

HQ Team October 3, 2023: Dengue has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people in Bangladesh since January as 79,598 cases, the

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The WHO has recommended Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s Qdenga vaccine for dengue where there is a high disease burden and high transmission intensity.
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Global health agency recommends Takeda’s dengue vaccine Qdenga 

HQ Team October 3, 2023: The WHO has recommended Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s Qdenga vaccine for dengue where there is a high

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The World Health Organization has recommended a second vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children to overcome a shortage of medicine, particularly in the African region.
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WHO plans to roll out second malaria vaccine R21/Matrix-M by mid-2024

The World Health Organization has recommended a second vaccine for the prevention of malaria in children to overcome a shortage of medicine, particularly in

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Opinion: Dr K Leelamoni on dengue prevention, surveillance
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Opinion: Dr K Leelamoni on dengue prevention, surveillance in India

October 3, 2023: Limna Purushan, 46, works as a domestic helper in my home in Kochi. She has been saving up all her

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Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Kariko and US immunologist Drew Weissman jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries that led to the development of vaccines to fight the Covid-19 virus.
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Scientists behind Covid-19 mRNA vaccine bag Nobel medicine prize

HQ Team October 2, 2023: Hungarian-born biochemist Katalin Kariko and US immunologist Drew Weissman jointly won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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Cordis, a US-based medical device maker, has acquired Switzerland’s MedAlliance for up to $1.1 billion to expand its product portfolio.
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Cordis acquires medical device maker MedAlliance for $1.1 billion

HQ Team October 2, 2023: Cordis, a US-based medical device maker, has acquired Switzerland’s MedAlliance for up to $1.1 billion to expand its

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A total of 770,875,433 (770.8 million) people globally have been infected by the coronavirus as of September 27 and 6,959,316 died due to the disease, according to the WHO.
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COVID-19 global death toll nears seven million, WHO says ‘still a threat’ 

HQ Team October 2, 2023: A total of 770,875,433 (770.8 million) people globally have been infected by the coronavirus as of September 27

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