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US measles cases hit 33-year high, cross 2,300 mark in 2026Measles cases in the United States for 2026 have now exceeded last year's total. This year's infections have reached a level not seen since...
Texas measles outbreak: 309 cases reported; here’s what CDC has advised parentsThe measles outbreak in Texas has reached 309 cases, surpassing last year’s count of total cases in the United States. New Mexico has repor...
No, we can't treat COVID-19 like the flu. We have to consider the lasting health problems it causesBut death and hospitalisation aren't the only outcomes of COVID-19 we need to prevent. New research shows even young people can be left wit...
Why India should roll out Covid-19 vaccine in the open market and ramp up its commercial exportIndia needs to innovate and play a larger role in vaccine distribution. First, it must try harder to inoculate more of its citizens as quic...
View: The Oxford-AstraZeneca announcement is good news. But we must be careful with the follow-upsOxford-AstraZeneca’s vaccine will reportedly offer protection up to 90% in one type of dosage regime, and 62% in another. A 90% efficacy wa...
MMR vaccine may protect against Covid-19, says studyThe measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine may provide protection against Covid-19, according to a study that could also explain why children ...
Shot in the dark: Early coronavirus vaccine efficacy explainedThe jump to mass vaccinations presents new hurdles, in particular for an mRNA vaccine like Pfizer and BioNTech's that must be stored and sh...
Shot in the dark: Early COVID-19 vaccine efficacy explainedTypically, regulators strive to have at least 95% certainty that the trial read-out is not the result of random variations with nothing to ...
Developing & distributing a vaccine confronts humanity with next moral testThe biomedical industry and research facilities around the world are progressing toward creating a vaccine that would offer the best chance...
Recalling history's 10 deadliest diseases that came before the coronavirusBefore the coronavirus, the human race has had to deal with various epidemics and pandemics across the centuries. Many of them have claimed...