COVID wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start

COVID wave looms in Europe as booster campaign makes slow start

Oct 6 (Reuters) – A new COVID-19 wave appears to be brewing in Europe as cooler weather arrives, with public health experts warning that vaccine fatigue and confusion over types of available vaccines will likely limit booster uptake. Omicron subvariants BA.4/5 that dominated this summer are still behind the majority of infections, but newer Omicron … Read more

New York to ramp up polio vaccinations after virus found in wastewater

New York to ramp up polio vaccinations after virus found in wastewater

New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a news conference regarding new gun laws in New York, U.S., August 31, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW YORK, Sept 9 (Reuters) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a disaster emergency on Friday in a bid to accelerate efforts … Read more

Long COVID’s link to suicide: scientists warn of hidden crisis

Long COVID’s link to suicide: scientists warn of hidden crisis

CHICAGO/LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Scott Taylor never got to move on from COVID-19. The 56-year-old, who caught the disease in spring 2020, still had not recovered about 18 months later when he killed himself at his home near Dallas, having lost his health, memory and money. “No one cares. No one wants to take … Read more

Top scientists join forces to study leading theory behind long COVID

Top scientists join forces to study leading theory behind long COVID

A patient suffering from Long COVID is examined in the post-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) clinic of Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 21, 2022. Picture taken February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register CHICAGO, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Top scientists from leading academic centers are banding together … Read more

Pandemic behind ‘largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation’ – U.N

Pandemic behind ‘largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation’ – U.N

LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) – Nearly 25 million children worldwide missed the routine vaccinations that protect against deadly diseases last year, as the effects of the pandemic continue to disrupt health care globally. According to new figures released by UNICEF and the World Health Organization, there are two million more children than in 2020, when … Read more

Explainer: What is the BA.5 version and why does it seem to be infecting so many people with COVID-19?

Explainer: What is the BA.5 version and why does it seem to be infecting so many people with COVID-19?

People wait to take a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test at a pop-up testing site in New York City, US, July 11, 2022. Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File photo Register now for unlimited access to Reuters.com register LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) – BA.5, part of the Omicron family, is the latest coronavirus variant to cause widespread waves of infection … Read more

Russia records first case of monkeypox

Russia records first case of monkeypox

Test tubes labeled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this example taken on May 23, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvik/Illustrations/File photo Register now for unlimited access to Reuters.com register MOSCOW, July 12 (Reuters) – Russia has reported its first case of monkeypox, Rospotrebnadzor, a consumer safety watchdog, said on Tuesday. The watchdog said in a … Read more

South Africa confirms third monkeypox case among tourists from Switzerland

South Africa confirms third monkeypox case among tourists from Switzerland

Test tubes labeled “Monkeypox virus positive” are seen in this illustration taken on May 22, 2022. Reuters/Dado Ruvik/Illustration/File photo Register now for unlimited access to Reuters.com register July 11 (Reuters) – South Africa has confirmed a third case of monkeypox in a 42-year-old male tourist from Switzerland, the health department of the Limpopo province said. … Read more