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Two American aid workers infected with Ebola have been given an experimental treatment that has never before been tested on humans. Infectious disease experts say it's too early to say whether the drug is effective without more extensive trials. (Aug. 5)
An American aid worker infected with Ebola arrived Tuesday in Atlanta, joining a second patient being given an experimental treatment that has never before been tested on humans.
The treatment, called ZMapp, was developed with U.S....
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Latest on outbreak of meningitis linked to steroid shots
New York, New York - 5 October 2012
1. Wide of doctor administering Depo-Medrol to patient
2. Mid of vials
3. Close of needles in patient's back
4. Close up syringe in doctor's hand
5. Wide of doctor and patient
Nashville, Tennessee...
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RUSSIA: AIDS REACHES EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS
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AIDS in Russia is reaching epidemic proportions.
Over the past ten months of this year alone, more than 39-thousand cases of H-I-V have been registered in Russia, almost ten times more than the number of cases registered in...
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The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Dr. Anthony Fauci explains that even though the Middle East respiratory syndrome can be life-threatening, MERS is not easily transmitted. (May 19)
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci explains that even though the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) can be life-threatening, it is not easily transmitted and Americans should...
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Health minister issues stark warning
1. Wide of news conference
2. Cutaway notebook
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Sujata Rao, Director general of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO):
"What is really worrying us is that the epidemic is now getting into the rural areas, 59...
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US Anthrax Drugs
Washington, DC
Oct. 26, 2001
1. ws executives coming to microphone
2. cutaway press
3. SOUNDBITE: Chief Operating Officer of GlaxoSmithKline, Bob Ingram, "We have committed that we will work closely with the Food and Drug Administration...
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World Health Organisation comments on suspected SARS and bird flu
1. Exterior World Health Organisation (WHO) building
2. Various set-up shots of Dr. Julie Hall, SARS team leader for WHO Beijing
3. Computer monitor
4. Reporter and Hall
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Julie Hall, SARS team leader for WHO...
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Demonstration of Ebola screening at Dulles Airport; personal protective equipment
Health officials in the Washington DC area on Thursday demonstrated the various treatment measures being put in place to deal with potential Ebola cases.
Martin Cetron of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) explained the three-stage...
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KUWAIT: TROOPS IN GULF REGION TO BE VACCINATED AGAINST ANTHRAX
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Despite a U-N agreement to end the crisis between Iraq and the U-S, American and British forces plan to vaccinate all their troops in the Gulf against anthrax.
After the Pentagon's announcement earlier this week that all U-S...
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Nurse Diagnosed With Ebola in Madrid
Oct. 7 -- Bloomberg's Charles Penty reports on the first case of a person becoming infected with the Ebola virus outside of Africa as a Spanish Nurse is diagnosed with the disease at a hospital in Madrid. He speaks to Anna Edwards on...
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Germany Coronavirus Tracing App Has 80% Success Rate, SAP CTO Says
Jun.26 -- Germany's coronavirus tracing app is 80% accurate in showing whether a user comes within 2 meters of an infected person for 15 minutes, says Juergen Mueller, chief technology officer and head of data operations at SAP SE. The...
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Los Angeles study indicates higher infection rate
A study conducted by the University of Southern California indicates that the true infection rate for COVID-19 in Los Angeles County may be 40 times more than the number of confirmed cases.
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Merck KGaA CFO on Covid-19 Vaccine, Demand, Semiconductors
May.14 -- Marcus Kuhnert, chief financial officer of Merck KGaA, discusses demand, efforts to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, and the company's semiconductor business. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: European Open."
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Fauci: Too Soon to Say If Omicron Means End of Pandemic
Anthony Fauci, the top medical adviser to the U.S. president, says it's too soon to say whether the omicron variant will herald a shift in the Covid-19 pandemic to endemic. "It's an open question as to whether or not omicron is going to...
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Unvaccinated Areas Are Breeding Grounds for New Variants: UCL Biologist
Unvaccinated areas are breeding grounds for new Covid-19 variants, says Jennifer Rohn, professor at University College London. "We really can't say we're in the end game yet because there are so many countries that are not vaccinated,"...
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FDA Shortens Timing Of Moderna Booster To 5 Months
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention agreed to reduce the wait time between Moderna COVID vaccinations.
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How Misleading Messaging Led Young People to Resist Virus Warnings
May.20 -- Johns Hopkins Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine Lauren Sauer discusses the risk posed by Covid-19 to younger people. She also comments on Moderna Inc.'s vaccine trial in an interview on "Bloomberg Surveillance." The...
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The common bacteria which is killing babies
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There are calls for the development of a vaccine to help prevent the death of thousands of newborn babies.
Millions of women unknowingly carry a bacteria which can be passed on in pregnancy and later...
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DC restaurant helps staff idled by coronavirus
A restaurant director of operations wonders how he can stay in business if he can't sell food and drink. Inside his temporarily shuttered eatery in Washington, D.C.'s Wharf District, Sean Alves rushes around plopping fresh produce into...
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Spain Allows Rapid Antibody Test In Pharmacies
Spain will start offering rapid COVID-19 antibody tests in pharmacies.
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Fonterra Returns to Full-Year Profit, Cautious About Year Ahead
Sep.17 -- Judith Swales, Asia-Pacific chief executive officer at Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd., discusses latest round of earnings, her strategy for the company moving forward and the business in China. She speaks on “Bloomberg...
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NY looks to private labs to boost virus testing
Through an emergency use authorization, the US Food and Drug Administration has authorized Northwell Health Labs to move from manual testing for COVID-19 to semi-automated testing.