Health & Science

Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 20:49 UTC
Moderna files for FDA approval to pedratric covid-19 vax

Drug developers Moderna Thursday filed for clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to extend the use of their COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 6 months to 5 years, it was announced.
Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 10:15 UTC
Depression grows 40% in Brazil during COVID-19 pandemic

A recent study has shown a 40% increase in cases of depression among Brazilians amid restrictions stemming from sanitary measures adopted to fight the spread of COVID-19, it was reported Wednesday.
Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
WHO and UNICEF warn conditions ripe for serious outbreaks of measles

An increase in measles cases in January and February 2022 is a worrying sign of a heightened risk for the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases and could trigger larger outbreaks, particularly of measles affecting millions of children in 2022, warn WHO and UNICEF.
Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 08:09 UTC
WHO warns of antibiotic resistant Salmonella in Belgian chocolate and all Kinder products

On 27 March 2022, WHO was informed by the IHR National Focal Point of the United Kingdom of a widely distributed cluster of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) with an unidentified source. Molecular typing confirmed isolation of the bacteria S.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 21:14 UTC
Peru declares H3N2 epidemiological alert

Peru's Health Ministry (Minsa) Tuesday issued an epidemiological alert in light of the growing number of Influenza A (H3N2) cases in Ayacucho, Piura, and Lima.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 08:15 UTC
Uruguayan Navy averts attempt to smuggle large meteorite from Argentina

Uruguayan authorities at the port of Paysandú have seized a meteorite worth around US$ 1 million when it was being smuggled into the country from Argentina, it was reported earlier this week.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 07:55 UTC
WHO warns against lowering guard regarding COVID-19

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Tuesday pointed out that despite an unprecedented low in COVID-19 deaths since the outbreak of the pandemic back in March 2020, emergencies still surfacing were not regarded presently as they should.
Wednesday, April 27th 2022 - 07:54 UTC
Bird flu reported in Chinese boy – first human case of H3N8

Chinese authorities Tuesday reported the first case in humans of H3N8 Avian influenza, although health specialists explained the risk of a large-scale epidemic was low.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 20:59 UTC
Shanghai tightens up covid-19 restrictions

Chinese authorities have tightened sanitary restrictions imposed on Shanghai residents due to an increase in the number of COVID-19 deaths and also of cases detected through mass testing, it was reported.
Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 08:47 UTC
Oldest person in the world dies aged 119

Japanese citizen Kane Tanaka, who had been certified as the world's oldest person, died Monday at the age of 119 and 108 days, it was reported.