Category: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

US HEALTH AGENCY BLOCKS PUBLICATION OF REPORT SHOWING COVID VACCINE CUT HOSPITALIZATIONS: REPORTS

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Thu 23 April 2026: Study, originally scheduled for release in March, delayed and later blocked after internal review raised methodological concerns, officials say The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) flagship scientific publication has declined to publish a report that found COVID-19 vaccination significantly reduced hospitalizations, according to multiple media reports on Wednesday. The […]

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GUNMAN’S CDC ASSAULT AIMED AT ANTI-VACCINE MESSAGE

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Wed 13 August 2025: On August 8, Patrick Joseph White, a 30-year-old man, opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, aiming to protest COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. authorities reported on Tuesday. Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director Chris Hosey said that documents found at White’s home “expressed the shooter’s […]

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JAPAN DISCARDS $1.6 BILLION WORTH OF COVID-19 MEDICINE: REPORT

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Sun 20 July 2025: Japan’s health ministry on Wednesday revealed that it discarded approximately 240 billion yen (around $1.6 billion) worth of COVID-19 oral medications in the fiscal year ending March, after the drugs passed their expiration dates, according to Kyodo News Agency. The medications — enough to treat roughly 2.5 million people — were purchased at the […]

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MOTSOALEDI: NO CAUSE FOR ALARM AS NEW COVID VARIANT DETECTED ABROAD

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Wed 11 June 2025: Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has confirmed that South Africa is closely monitoring the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1—also known as Nimbus—which has been linked to rising case numbers in several Asian countries. Speaking at the 4th Health Working Group meeting of the G20 in Johannesburg, Motsoaledi said the […]

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VACCINE SCEPTIC RFK JR EXPELS ALL 17 MEMBERS OF CDC VACCINE PANEL

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Tue 10 June 2025: US President Trump-appointed Health Secretary and vaccine sceptic will replace panel with his own selections. United States Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr has purged a 17-member panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that provides expertise on vaccines. Kennedy, who before taking a position […]

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NEW CORONAVIRUS STRAIN IN CHINA COULD POSE GLOBAL PANDEMIC RISK

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Sat 07 June 2025: A new strain of coronavirus discovered in China has raised concerns that it could cause a global pandemic due to its potential to mutate and infect humans. Named HKU5-CoV-2, this variant is capable of infecting more animal species than the COVID-19 virus, increasing the risk of cross-species transmission. The virus was first discovered in China […]

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WHO MEMBER STATES ADOPT WORLD’S 1ST PANDEMIC ACCORD TO STRENGTHEN GLOBAL HEALTH RESPONSE

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Tue 20 May 2025: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) member states, 194, on Tuesday formally adopted the first-ever pandemic agreement, marking a milestone in global public health cooperation. The consensus decision at the 78th World Health Assembly follows over three years of negotiations sparked by the inequities and gaps exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. WHO […]

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COVID-19 CASES SURGE ACROSS TAIWAN, WITH NEARLY 10,000 SEEKING MEDICAL CARE

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Tue 13 May 2025: COVID-19 cases continue to surge across Taiwan, with nearly 10,000 seeking medical care last week, Taiwan’s Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said Tuesday, Focus Taiwan reported. On May 4-10, Taiwan saw 9,978 outpatient and emergency visits related to COVID-19, a 66% increase from the previous week. According to the CDC, this marks the fifth […]

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AFRICA’S HEALTHCARE FUNDING CRISIS: 3 STRATEGIES TO MANAGE DEADLY DISEASES

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Sat 19 April 2025: The increasing trend of reducing foreign aid to Africa is forcing the continent to reassess its approach to healthcare delivery. African countries face a major challenge of dealing with high rates of communicable diseases, such as malaria and HIV/Aids, and rising levels of non-communicable diseases. But the continent’s health systems don’t have the […]

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