Tag: against-dengue
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Mexico joins Philippines, Brazil with dengue vaccine
While the world awaits a Zika vaccine, the first ever injection against dengue fever is spreading, with Mexico becoming next week the latest country where people can get the shot. French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi is presenting its Dengvaxia vaccine to doctors at an event in eastern Mexico on Saturday, while people aged nine to 45…
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Syrian refugee crisis is changing women’s roles: aid agency
By Emma Batha LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The Syrian refugee crisis is changing women’s traditional roles with increasing numbers becoming heads of households and the main breadwinners, an international aid agency said on Saturday ahead of a global refugee summit. Most women view the changes negatively with many feeling far more vulnerable to violence,…
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Brazil launches first dengue vaccine campaign: drug maker
Brazil on Saturday launched the first public immunisation programme in the Americas against dengue fever, with 500,000 people to be injected with the world's first authorized vaccine against the disease, French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi said. The programme will be rolled out in the southern state of Parana, said the maker of the Dengvaxia vaccine, which…
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Olympics-Soccer-IOC disappointed with Solo’s "cowards" comments
By Karolos Grohmann RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is disappointed that United States goalkeeper Hope Solo branded opponents Sweden as cowards after they knocked her team out of the women’s soccer tournament, but will not take any disciplinary action. The best team did not win today.” Solo is…