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If health disparities are taken into account, a cure for sickle cell will be affordable, a study reveals.
If health inequities linked in part to lower access to healthcare are taken into consideration, experts said at a gathering of blood-disease specialists, multimillion-dollar gene treatments being studied for sickle cell disease will be cost-effective in the United States. According to the US Cent...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that minorities are disproportionately likely to require hospitalization due to the flu.
An investigation by the FDA showed that some communities of color had greater rates of hospitalization due to the flu while having lower vaccine coverage.
A potentially severe flu season has federal health experts advocating for increased vaccine coverage among racial and ethnic minorit...
Global Behcet’s Disease Market is Forecasted to Witness Growth at a CAGR of 8% over the Forecast Period (2022 – 2030)
Behcet's disease also known as Behcet's syndrome, basically is a rare disorder. In this syndrome, the human body witness’s inflammation of blood vessels. Primary symptoms of this rare disease are unrelated include mouth sores, inflammation of eyes, genital sores, along with skin ras...
According to DDC, three suspected monkeypox cases were herpes
Three suspected instances of monkeypox were verified to be herpes by the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
On Sunday, Dr Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the DDC, claimed lab results from Chulalongkorn University's Medical Sciences Department and the Thai Red Cross Emergin...
Health disparities and Inequity in American healthcare system
Health inequities are avoidable variations in the burden of illness, injury, and violence, as well as the chances for socially deprived racial, ethnic, and other demographic groups and communities to attain optimal health.
"Health disparities" has been defined by the Centers f...
Health Agencies of the European Union Approve of Mixing and Matching the Covid-19 Vaccines
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) released a statement that a combination of the mRNA vaccines and the viral vector vaccines have been suggested to produce healthy levels of antibodies against the coronavirus.
On Tuesday, t...
Omicron Covid cases Causing Mild or No Symptoms in EU
The European Centre for Disease Control has said that all cases of the new variant of Covid-19, Omicron, in Europe involve people showing mild or no symptoms at all. The European watchdog added that no patient was reported to be in a critical condition. Furthermore, no deaths have taken place in ...
S. KOREA TO PROVIDE $8,970 FOR PEOPLE WITH COVID-19 VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS
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- S. Korea to provide $8,970 for people with COVID-19 vaccine side effects.
- A causal link between a COVID-19 vaccine injection and side effects needs to be proven for the payout.
- The expanded medical expense coverage is sai...
JAPAN GOVT. ASKS TO CHECK IF RESTAURANTS ARE ABIDING COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES
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- Japan govt. asks to check if restaurants are abiding COVID-19 safety measures.
- The central govt. has instructed prefectural governors to introduce a system using third parties.
- Yamanashi prefecture Gov. had explained abou...
CHINA CDC REPORTS AROUND 14.29% OF CHINA’S POPULATION VACCINATED
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- China CDC reports around 14.29% of China’s population vaccinated.
- Chinese vaccines are said to have an efficacy range of 50.7% to 79.3%.
- China by mid-June plans to vaccinate 560 million of the country's 1.4 bill...
HEALTH CARE WORKERS, AIRLINE CREW TO GET VACCINATED IN S. KOREA
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- Health care workers, airline crew to get vaccinated in S. Korea.
- S. Korea will give AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
- AstraZeneca’s vaccine will not be given to people under the age of 30.
- Doctor...
CHINA PLANS TO BOOST COVID-19 VACCINE EFFICACY RATE BY MIXING IT
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- China plans to boost COVID-19 vaccine efficacy rate by mixing it.
- Gao Fu says that giving people doses of different vaccines is one way to improve vaccines.
- China has developed four domestic vaccines approved for public u...
CHINA GOVT. PUSHING COVID-19 VACCINATIONS AMONG BANK WORKERS
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- China govt. pushing COVID-19 vaccination among bank workers.
- Communist party workers and college staff are also being asked to take the vaccine.
- China’s CDPC has increased its vaccination target to as many as 560 mi...
COVID-19 VACCINE DEVELOPED BY CHINA’S CDC APPROVED FOR EMERGENCY USE
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- COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s CDC approved for emergency use.
- The protein subunit vaccine was approved by regulators last week.
- The vaccine is under the last phase of trials in Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Indo...
S. KOREAN PM ANNOUNCES SPEEDING COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC
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- S. Korean PM announces spending COVID-19 vaccination program for public.
- The country plans to inoculate around 12 million people by the first half of 2021.
- The government has secured COVID-19 vaccines enough to inoculate ...
ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE APPROVED FOR 65 AND OLDER IN S. KOREA
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- AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine approved for 65 and older in S. Korea.
- Approval of the vaccine for the age group was based on data released in England and Scotland.
- The vaccine is said to be 70% effective by British ...
S. KOREA DRUG SAFETY AGENCY APPROVES ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE
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- S. Korea's drug safety agency approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
- AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been approved to be used for people aged 65 and older.
- AstraZeneca will start delivering the first batch of ...
KDCA ANNOUNCES COVID-19 INOCULATION TO BEGIN ON FEB. 26 IN SOUTH KOREA
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- KDCA announces COVID-19 inoculation to begin on Feb. 26 in South Korea.
- The date remains so if final approval for the use of AstraZeneca's vaccine is made this week.
- KDCA reported that the country added 303 more COVID...
S. KOREAN GOVT. EASES RESTRICTIONS ON RESTAURANTS, GYMS, CAFÉ
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- S. Korean govt. eases restrictions on restaurants, gyms, café.
- The restrictions have been eased for areas located outside greater Seoul.
- The above establishments will be allowed to stay open until 10 p.m from Monda...
S. KOREA'S AIRPORT PASSENGERS FELL SHARPLY IN 2020 BY 58.8 PERCENT
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- S. Korea's airport passengers fell sharply in 2020 by 58.8 percent.
- In 2020, the number of people using 15 airports across the nation came to 65 million.
- Incheon International Airport reported a number of passengers t...