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Japan will reduce COVID-19 to flu status and relax rules even further.
COVID-19 is currently classified as a Class 2 disease in Japan, alongside SARS and tuberculosis, and is subject to restrictions on patient and close contact movement while permitting central and local governments to take emergency measures. Downgrading it to Class 5 would result in the abolition ...
S. KOREAN FIRST VICE FINANCE MINISTER WARNS OF GROWING INFLATION RISKS
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- S. Korean First Vice Finance Minister warns of growing inflation risks.
- The risk has been directed towards rising oil prices.
- Prices of the farm, livestock, and fisheries products advanced 16.2 percent on-year in 2020.
AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK IN KAGAWA PREFECTURE; 46,000 CHICKENS CULLED
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- Avian flu outbreak in Kagawa prefecture; 46,000 chickens culled.
- A separate outbreak was recorded on Nov.5 at a poultry farm in the city of Mitoyo in the same prefecture.
- The poultry outbreak occurred on the farm that had...
94 DOUBTFUL FLUSHOT CASES REPORTED IN SOUTH KOREA
- South Korea's public health organization disclosed Thursday that a count of 94 people, most of whom were past their prime, died after receiving seasonal flu vaccines.
- The deaths have given vent to public nervousness over the safety of such vaccines, but the Korea Disease Co...
SOUTH KOREA TO PERSEVERE WITH FLU SHOTS AS NO DIRECT FATAL LINKS ESTABLISHED
- South Korea's health officials said Saturday they will continue with free flu shots program despite dozens of recent deaths after vaccinations, as they found no real links between vaccines and fatalities.
- The number of deaths after administration of flu shots jumped to 48 a...
MASSACHUSETTS MAKES THE FLU VACCINE COMPULSORY FOR STUDENTS THIS YEAR
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- It includes all the students over age 6 months
- Students shall get the vaccination by December 31
Massachusetts health officials said that this fall season could be difficult to manage. It is because ...
ANDREW CUOMO: THE UPCOMING FLU SEASON COULD WORSEN THE CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC
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- It would impose additional pressure on the testing facilities and hospitals
- The symptoms for both the corona virus and flu are quite similar
Andrew Cuomo said that the fl...
US-PFIZER $2 BILLION COVID VACCINE DEAL OUTLINES VACCINE PRICING AT $40 PER PERSON
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- The US will procure 100 million dosages from Pfizer at $2 billion
- In case of double dosage of the vaccine requirement, a single dosage will work out to around $19
With the US signing a $2 billion deal with Pfizer for its covid...
Okinawa prefecture confirms outbreak of swine flu
Japan’s agriculture ministry confirmed the outbreak of classical swine flu (CSF) in the Okinawa prefecture. This is the first occurrence of CSF in the prefecture in 33 years. The last outbreak of CSF in Okinawa took place in autumn of 1986. The previous occurrence of CSF in the country was ...
Behind the shortage of treatment for influenza in Iran
Over a month has gone by since a big flu epidemic broke out in Iran. About 80 people have been killed in the past month because of a shortage of Tamiflu flu medication. In the last week, a batch of the critical drug came to the country, though after some people's death.
While the go...
Virtual reality could help people get flu vaccinations
According to an experiment by researchers from the University of Georgia and Oak Ridge Associated Universities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a virtual reality simulation showing how the grip is growing and how it is affecting others can help more people get a grip vaccine. This is the first published ...