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Because of recent brain surgery and a tracheotomy, the parents of bella adkinson were urged to get the little girl vaccinated against swine flu. But everywhere they called they were placed on waiting lists until time ran out for their baby girl.
HEADLINE: Some high risk patients can't find the H1N1 vaccine
CAPTION: Because of recent brain surgery and a tracheotomy, the parents of bella adkinson were urged to get the little girl vaccinated against swine flu. But everywhere they...
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WRAP Health ministers meet to discuss ways of tackling swine flu; presser
1. Wide of meeting of ASEAN Health Ministers
2. Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai
3. Wide of Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu seated next to health ministry representatives from Japan and South Korea
4. Close-up of Chen
5. Wide of...
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WHO briefing on swine flu outbreak
The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday it has called a meeting of flu experts next week to discuss whether drug companies should switch their production from regular flu vaccine to pandemic vaccine.
The decision comes as the new...
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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control briefing
1. News conference given by (left to right) Ben Duncan, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) spokesperson; Dr Denis Coulombier, Head of the Preparedness and Response Unit ; and Professor Angus Nicoll, Senior Expert...
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Hillary Clinton, Bill Gates, Elton John address 2012 AIDS conference
US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says it's possible to virtually eliminate HIV-infected births and the US is donating 80 (m) million US dollars in new funding to help poor countries reach that goal.
"The United States is...
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Attention is now shifting to the world's five leading flu vaccine makers, as health officials brace themselves for an upsurge in swine flu cases later this year
HEADLINE: Health officials brace for upsurge in swine flu cases
CAPTION: Attention is now shifting to the world's five leading flu vaccine makers, as health officials brace themselves for an upsurge in swine flu cases later this year. ...
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US Secretary of Health visits hospital in Haiti, presser on vaccinations
1. Mid of U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius touring Hospital Eliazar Germain in Port-au-Prince with Haitian Minister of Health Florence Duperval Guillaume
2. Wide of women with children waiting in line at...
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INDIA: POLIO ERADICATION VACCINATES MILLIONS OF CHILDREN AGAINST DISEASE
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Over a million children across South Asia have received vaccines this weekend to help protect them against polio.
The crippling disease has been wiped out in more than 150 countries, but it continues to afflict children...
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Child vaccination programme under way after quake
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLYSHOTLISTAP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYLapsiphedi - 4 May 20151. Local residents standing by destroyed homes in Lapsiphedi village2. UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) team preparing to give...
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Zika Vaccine Trials Begin In Baltimore
RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AP CLIENTS ONLY; COURTESY: THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINESHOTLIST:AP TELEVISION - AP CLIENTS ONLYBaltimore, Maryland - 13 September 20161. Hallway at the Center for Vaccine Development at the...
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Yemen unlikely to get cholera vaccine
The cholera outbreak in Yemen is taking a "heavy toll" on the population, a UNICEF representative warned on Wednesday.Dr Sherin Varkey, UNICEF's Deputy Representative in Yemen, said there have been over 300-thousand reported cases of the...
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Philippines puts dengue immunisation programme on hold
The Philippines has put on hold its dengue immunisation programme after new findings by vaccine manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur that severe cases of dengue can occur in the longer term among those vaccinated with Dengvaxia without prior...
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CDC to parents: Vaccinate against measles
U.S. health officials are reporting 981 measles cases so far this year, the highest tally in more than 25 years. And experts are calling on parents to vaccinate their children.
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Top expert: World needs to prepare for next virus
A leading epidemiologist who heads a UN-backed alliance which helps get vaccines to developing countries on Friday said the world had been unprepared for outbreaks like the new coronavirus.
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Pakistani health workers fight fake news as well as polio
Administering the polio vaccine is a simple enough procedure.
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WHO comment on experts meeting to discuss virus
The World Health Organization convened a group of experts on Tuesday to fast-track promising tests, drugs and vaccines to combat the virus that's spread from China to two dozen other countries.
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Pasteur Institute make new virus test, work on vaccine
Scientists at the Pasteur Institute in Paris are among researchers leading worldwide efforts to understand and tackle the new coronavirus.
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Expert: Virus is 'angel of death' for older people
A panel of infectious disease experts briefed the House Science Committee on Thursday, saying a vaccine to protect against the novel coronavirus is at least one year away.
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Germany aims to speed up virus diagnosis, treatment
The German Ministry of Education and university hospitals have come together to share knowledge about the new coronavirus and advance new strategies for diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19.
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CDC: This year's flu strain affects children more
The Center for Disease Control says most of the pediatric flu-related deaths nationwide this year appear to be from a strain of influenza B that affects children more.
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U.S. Posts Record-Setting Weekend For COVID Vaccinations
Almost a third of Americans have received at least one dose of the vaccine.