Gujarat, Assam Step Up Medical Response After Floods
Gujarat has set up 6,868 medical camps and deployed more than 18,000 surveillance teams after heavy rain and flooding on August 1, The Hindu reports. More than 1.74 lakh people were examined…
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Centre Sends Joint Team to Gujarat and Rajasthan Over Chandipura Outbreak
The Union Health Ministry has sent a National Joint Outbreak Response Team to Gujarat and Rajasthan after a Chandipura virus outbreak killed at least 22 children in Gujarat this monsoon. The team…
US FDA approves Moderna’s first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Moderna’s mFlusiva seasonal flu vaccine for adults aged 50 and older. It received traditional approval for people aged 50 to 64 and accelerated approval…
Second Dust Storm Hits Phoenix After Rare Category 5 Event
Another dust storm hit Phoenix, Arizona, overnight after a Category 5 storm struck the area on Monday night. Outflow winds from storms in southern Arizona swept across the Phoenix metropolitan area shortly…
WHO chief warns Ebola response is lagging in Congo
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Ebola is spreading faster than response efforts in Congo. New cases are doubling in some hotspots, with 3,874 confirmed cases and 1,751 deaths reported by Monday.…
