TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Health (NJDOH) is addressing public health concerns following the confirmation of a measles case earlier this year and the investigation of eight …
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Surging bird flu outbreaks raise human-infection risk, UN agencies warn
by Reutersby Reuters(Reuters) – Three UN agencies on Wednesday warned that an ongoing rise in avian flu outbreaks globally raised concerns that the virus might adapt to infect humans more easily, and …
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By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Three global health bodies are teaming up to investigate stockpiling experimental vaccines for rare infectious diseases so the shots can be tested more quickly …
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China coal trade disrupted by COVID outbreaks as winter looms
by Reutersby ReutersBy Muyu Xu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s strict COVID-19 policy is constraining coal supplies and pushing up prices, industry officials and traders say, just weeks before the country’s north switches …
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WHO to switch to one dose of two-dose cholera vaccine amid rising outbreaks
by Reutersby ReutersBy Akriti Sharma and Jennifer Rigby (Reuters) -The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it will temporarily suspend the standard two-dose vaccination regimen for cholera, replacing it with a single …
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China races to contain COVID outbreaks in tourism hubs Tibet, Hainan
by Reutersby ReutersSHANGHAI/BEIJING -China raced on Tuesday to stamp out COVID-19 outbreaks in the tourist hubs of Tibet and Hainan, with the authorities launching more rounds of mass testing and closing venues …
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China to step up financial support for industries hit by COVID outbreaks
by Reutersby ReutersBEIJING -China will step up financial support for industries, firms and people affected by COVID-19 outbreaks, the central bank said on Monday, as part of steps to cushion economic slowdown. …
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China’s March factory activity likely shrank amid virus outbreaks – Reuters poll
by Reutersby ReutersBEIJING – China’s factory activity likely shrank in March, a Reuters poll showed, as the country imposed more mass testing and activity controls amid its worst resurgence of COVID-19 cases …