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Flu Shots Less Effective In South: Why CDC Urges Vaccination Despite Similar U.S. Forecast

The flu shot reduced the risk of hospitalization among high-risk groups by 35% in five South American countries, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay, according to the interim vaccine effectiveness report by the CDC.

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Some vapes claiming to be cannabis contain ‘synthetic cannabinoid’ – study

University of Bath researchers found seven vaporizers sourced from the US contained dangerous SC compound

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We must remove drug treatment barriers

Stigma and lack of access to treatment proven to reduce overdose deaths is preventing a solution to this crisis

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Tripledemic warning: Who is eligible for new vaccine as NHS warns of virus outbreak

Three different vaccines are on offer from the NHS this autumn

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Doctor Dressed Up as Nurse to Murder Mom's Boyfriend with Poison 'Covid Shot' in Bid to Secure Inheritance: Prosecutors

A doctor allegedly tried to murder his mother's partner in front of her, disguised as a nurse.

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US school-entry vaccination rates fall as exemptions keep rising

U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates dipped last year and the proportion of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high

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High-profile Sydney man may have given woman ‘special drink’ spiked with drug before alleged assault, court told

Woman alleged man gave her a drink in a martini glass and her next memory was waking up in the accused’s bed

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Health officials sound alarm over drop in flu vaccine uptake

‘Just go and get it, don’t take the risk,’ warns a mother whose child was hospitalised by the winter virus

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Vaccines urged as mpox cases surge in global emergency

Now is the time for eligible people to get their mpox vaccines, experts say, as monthly diagnoses in Australia surge from the single digits to the hundreds.

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Covid on the rise as experts say England has ‘capitulated’ to the virus

Immunologists push for increase in testing and more widespread vaccine booster rollout as new variant, XEC, emerges

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It's time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots

Fall means it’s time for just about everybody to get up to date on their flu and COVID-19 vaccines

The Independent UK

First Self-Administered Flu Vaccine For Home Use Gets FDA Approval

FluMist nasal spray manufactured by AstraZeneca is now approved for home use against influenza infection caused by subtypes A and B from ages 2 through 49.

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Should cocaine and MDMA users carry naloxone, the medicine that prevents fatal opioid overdoses?

As contaminants in the drug supply raise the risk of fatal overdoses, experts say more people – and public venues – should carry the antidote

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NHS issues new vaccine plea to avoid 'tripledemic' of viruses

NHS bosses say flu, Covid and RSV could create ‘challenging winter’ for health service

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Fears of fast spread of XEC Covid strain after many haven’t had vaccines in long time

Exclusive: Lower levels of protective antibodies could leave the UK population vulnerable to a rapid spread of the XEC Covid variant

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New COVID-19 Variant XEC Emerges In U.S.

Learn about the emergence of the XEC COVID-19 strain in the U.S. and how current vaccines are effective against it. Stay informed and consider updated vacc...

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Global alliance buys half a million mpox vaccines for Africa

Gavi uses newly established First Response Fund to secure doses, but 10 million are needed to meet demand on the continent

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Quarter of London children unvaccinated against measles, figures show

MMR vaccination rate in the capital at lowest rate in 14 years

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Man, 27, dies weeks after receiving Covid vaccine he was wrongly invited to take by NHS

Jack Last died after having the AstraZeneca Covid jab following a ‘litany’ of errors by GP services and the NHS

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Long-COVID study could unlock new vaccines, treatments

Australian-led research into cells that fight long-COVID has the potential to help shape new coronavirus treatments and vaccines.

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UK orders 150,000 mpox vaccine doses amid spread of new strain in Africa

Health officials say jabs needed to bolster UK’s resilience after WHO declares clade Ib outbreak a global emergency

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Mpox: Government orders 150,000 vaccine doses as health agency warns new strain 'likely' to be found in UK

Jab to be offered to eligible groups over the coming months

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Only half of Americans plan to get Covid or flu vaccinations this year – study

Study also found that 37% who have gotten vaccines in the past do not plan on getting them this year

Evening Standard

Man from west London guilty of encouraging terrorism in anti-vax social media posts during covid pandemic

Patrick Ruane was encourage people to kill over the government’s handling of the covid pandemic

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Covid conspiracy theorist convicted of terrorism after Telegram calls for vaccine violence

Patrick Ruane, 55, from Paddington, west London, weaponised social media app Telegram to encourage attacks

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