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Over 100 Cases Reported In E. Coli Outbreak Linked To Romaine Lettuce
Health officials say they are working to locate the exact source of the infections linked to romaine lettuce in Salinas, California.
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Virologist emphasises safety of 'groundbreaking' vaccine
Interview with Dr Muhammad Munir, Virologist at Lancaster University, on the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Dr Munir stresses that the speed in which the vaccine was manufactured has not compromised safety of the jab,...
Bloomberg
Covid Global Eradication Not on the Horizon: Yale Institute
Jun.08 -- Saad Omer, director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, discusses the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser on Covid-19, issued a warning about the delta...
Bloomberg
WHO Science Council Member: Test, Trace, Isolation Strategy Is Key
Jul.15 -- Adeeba Kamarulzaman, professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the University of Malaya and a member of the World Health Organization Science Council, talks about the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Southeast...
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How Might COVID End?
There's only one example from the past century of an eradicated infectious virus: smallpox.
Bloomberg
Covid Boosters-For-All Data 'Isn't There': Johns Hopkins
Sep.24 -- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist Andrew Pekosz discusses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's decision to back the wider use of Covid-19 vaccine boosters for at-risk...
Bloomberg
Herd Immunity Not a Realistic Answer to Covid-19: Johns Hopkins
Sep.25 -- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Professor and Virologist Andrew Pekosz discusses the varying effects of coronavirus on different patients, studies on mutations in the virus, and what is to be expected of a...
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COVID-19 Surges In The Southern Hemisphere Just In Time For Winter
The link between dry climate and the virus, and the fact that people spend more time indoors in winter, could be bad news for the Southern Hemisphere.
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WHO Walks Back Statement That Asymptomatic COVID-19 Spread Is Rare
A World Health Organization official clarified a prior statement that asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus is rare.
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White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller Tests Positive For COVID-19
Senior policy adviser Stephen Miller is the latest White House official to test positive for the disease.
Bloomberg
Markets Push AstraZeneca, Synairgen Higher in Vaccine Race
Jul.20 -- Shares of AstraZeneca Plc got a boost ahead of results of a phase 1 trial of its coronavirus vaccine, while Synairgen shares surged following trial results showing a reduced risk of patients developing severe Covid-19 disease....
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Safe Reopening of Schools Should Be a Priority, Johns Hopkins' Adalja Says
Jul.09 -- Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, says all indoor space and activity has to be redesigned amid the Covid-19 pandemic. He speaks with Bloomberg's Guy Johnson and Alix...
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After Getting COVID-19, Chris Christie Says He Should Have Worn Mask
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he spent a week in intensive care at the hospital after contracting COVID-19.
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New 90-minute Covid-19 test: Health passport possible says Oxford Nanopore CEO
Interview with Oxford Nanopore CEO Dr Gordon Sanghera on new LamPORE 90-minute swab tests that can detect coronavirus and flu, which have been developed by Oxford Nanopore. Dr Sanghera says the test could open up society and the economy...
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Omicron: Here's What We Know So Far
Bloomberg Intelligence's Sam Fazeli discusses the latest data on the omicron variant on "Bloomberg Markets: Europe."
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New Omicron Subvariant Is The Most Infectious COVID-19 Strain Yet
A subvariant of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, BA.5, is now the dominant strain in the U.S., and its infection rates are even more harsh.
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Seniors Are Experiencing Record-High RSV Cases
The latest CDC data from November shows this year, the rate of hospitalization for seniors with RSV is already 10 times higher than average.
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Tighter screening at post offices to combat anthrax threat
Tel Aviv
1. Exterior of main postal sorting office
2. Cutaway of Israeli flag flying outside sorting office
3. 'Postal Authority' on wall outside sorting office
4. Various interiors of main sorting office in action
5. Letters move along...
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Jordan - Salmonella Scare
While most of the world is still obsessed with the potential dangers of mad cow disease, Jordan is in the grip of a 'mad chicken' scare. People are being advised by the health authorities that many chickens and also the eggs they lay are...
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U.S. Baby Born to Mom With Zika Has Microcephaly
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus056685A Honduran woman infected with Zika gave birth in New Jersey to a baby girl with birth defects caused by the virus, her doctor said Wednesday.The Honduran woman's baby was delivered by...
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CLEAN : Stigma stalks India's leprosy sufferers as disease returns
CLEAN : Stigma stalks India's leprosy sufferers as disease returns
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Should Investors Turn Defensive Amid Resurgence of Virus?
Jun.18 -- JPMorgan says investors are right to see the resurgence in coronavirus infections as a risk factor, but advises against turning defensive or negative on markets. "The rate of growth of the infection is still pretty modest,"...
Press Association
Life inside an ICU in Northern Ireland
A look inside the respiratory emergency department at Craigavon Hospital in Co Armagh where patients with Covid-19 are being cared for. STORY The real test for the health service will come when social distancing measures are relaxed, a...
Bloomberg
France, U.K. Post Record Daily Infections
Sep.25 -- Worries are mounting across Europe on another wave of the pandemic. The U.K. and France both reported record daily infections on Thursday. Bloomberg’s Maria Tadeo reports on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”