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Mpox Vaccine Maker Ready To Produce 10 Million Doses

Handout undated photo of Bavarian Nordic research in Kvistgard, Denmark. Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by 2025 after the World Health Organization declared a surge in the virus in Africa a global public health emergency. Alarmed by a rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread of mpox to nearby countries, WHO experts said Wednesday that the "situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern". Photo by Bavarian Nordic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mpox Vaccine Maker Ready To Produce 10 Million Doses

Handout file photo dated December 12, 2019 of Bavarian Nordic vaccine manufacturing line in Kvistgard, Denmark. Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by 2025 after the World Health Organization declared a surge in the virus in Africa a global public health emergency. Alarmed by a rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread of mpox to nearby countries, WHO experts said Wednesday that the "situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern". Photo by Bavarian Nordic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mpox Vaccine Maker Ready To Produce 10 Million Doses

Handout file photo dated December 12, 2019 of Bavarian Nordic vaccine manufacturing line in Kvistgard, Denmark. Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by 2025 after the World Health Organization declared a surge in the virus in Africa a global public health emergency. Alarmed by a rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread of mpox to nearby countries, WHO experts said Wednesday that the "situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern". Photo by Bavarian Nordic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mpox Vaccine Maker Ready To Produce 10 Million Doses

Handout file photo dated July 7, 2021 of Bavarian Nordic manufacturing site in Kvistgard, Denmark. Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by 2025 after the World Health Organization declared a surge in the virus in Africa a global public health emergency. Alarmed by a rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread of mpox to nearby countries, WHO experts said Wednesday that the "situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern". Photo by Bavarian Nordic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mpox Vaccine Maker Ready To Produce 10 Million Doses

Handout file photo dated March 2, 2021 of and operator in Bavarian Nordic vaccine manufacturing line in Kvistgard, Denmark. Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of its vaccine targeting mpox by 2025 after the World Health Organization declared a surge in the virus in Africa a global public health emergency. Alarmed by a rise in cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the spread of mpox to nearby countries, WHO experts said Wednesday that the "situation constitutes a public health emergency of international concern". Photo by Bavarian Nordic via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicks off in Afghanistan

STORY: Door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicks off in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: April 29, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of an anti-polio campaign in Jawzjan Province, north Afghanistan STORYLINE: A four-day door-to-door anti-polio campaign kicked off in Afghanistan on Monday, the country's Ministry of Public Health said in a statement. In line with the campaign, 10.72 million children under five will receive doses of anti-polio vaccines, said the statement, adding that a supplementary dose of vitamin A will also be provided to children aged six months to five years. The campaign, due to heavy rains and cold weather, was delayed in the provinces of Bamyan, Daykundi, and Ghor, the statement explained. There have been no reported cases of wild poliovirus in Afghanistan for five consecutive months, the World Health Organization reported in March. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kabul. (XHTV)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINATION

(240227) -- KABUL, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2024. A new round of anti-polio campaign was launched in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces on Monday, Ministry of Public Health spokesperson Sharafat Zaman Amar said. In the four-day anti-polio drive, around 7.6 million children under 5 are expected to receive the immunity doses against the crippling disease in the country. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ANTI-POLIO-VACCINATION

(240227) -- KABUL, Feb. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child receives a dose of anti-polio vaccine in Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2024. A new round of anti-polio campaign was launched in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces on Monday, Ministry of Public Health spokesperson Sharafat Zaman Amar said. In the four-day anti-polio drive, around 7.6 million children under 5 are expected to receive the immunity doses against the crippling disease in the country. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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7.5 mln children to receive anti-polio vaccines in Afghanistan

STORY: 7.5 mln children to receive anti-polio vaccines in Afghanistan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 30, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the anti-polio vaccination campaign in Kabul STORYLINE: More than 7.5 million children under five would receive anti-polio vaccines in 21 out of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, a statement of the country's Ministry of Public Health said. A total of 7,580,085 children under five would receive the doses of vaccines in 233 districts of 21 provinces during the four-day anti-polio campaign launched on Monday, the statement added. A similar campaign to eradicate the crippling disease was also launched a month ago on Dec. 29 in the war-ravaged country, during which around 7.5 million children under five were vaccinated against polio. Six positive polio cases have reportedly been registered in Afghanistan in 2023. So far no statistics have been issued to confirm the detection of positive polio cases in the curre

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BENIN-HEALTH-MALARIA-VACCINE

(240116) -- COTONOU, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Beninese Minister of Health Benjamin Hounkpatin (2nd L) attends a handover ceremony for malaria vaccine at Cotonou International Airport in Cotonou, Benin, Jan. 15, 2024. The Beninese government received 215,900 doses of malaria vaccine at Cotonou International Airport on Monday and will begin administering them in the coming months. Malaria remains endemic in Benin and is the leading cause of death among children under 5, accounting for 40 percent of outpatient consultations and 25 percent of all hospital admissions in the country. TO GO WITH "Benin receives 215,900 doses of malaria vaccine" (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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BENIN-HEALTH-MALARIA-VACCINE

(240116) -- OUIDAH, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman installs a mosquito net to prevent mosquito bites, which may cause malaria, in Ouidah, Benin, Jan. 16, 2024. The Beninese government received 215,900 doses of malaria vaccine at Cotonou International Airport on Monday and will begin administering them in the coming months. Malaria remains endemic in Benin and is the leading cause of death among children under 5, accounting for 40 percent of outpatient consultations and 25 percent of all hospital admissions in the country. TO GO WITH "Benin receives 215,900 doses of malaria vaccine" (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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BENIN-HEALTH-MALARIA-VACCINE

(240116) -- COTONOU, Jan. 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members unload malaria vaccine from a plane at Cotonou International Airport in Cotonou, Benin, Jan. 15, 2024. The Beninese government received 215,900 doses of malaria vaccine at Cotonou International Airport on Monday and will begin administering them in the coming months. Malaria remains endemic in Benin and is the leading cause of death among children under 5, accounting for 40 percent of outpatient consultations and 25 percent of all hospital admissions in the country. TO GO WITH "Benin receives 215,900 doses of malaria vaccine" (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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WHO provides 1.4 mln doses of oral cholera vaccine to Zambia

STORY: WHO provides 1.4 mln doses of oral cholera vaccine to Zambia SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:24 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the handover 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SYLVIA MASEBO, Zambian Health Minister 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): CISSY BYENKYA, the Acting United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator STORYLINE: Zambia on Monday received the first batch of 1.4 million doses of oral cholera vaccine to be administered to people in cholera hotspots in the country. The vaccines will be administered to eligible people aged one and above in selected high-risk areas in Lusaka, the country's capital, which was the epicenter of the current outbreak. The vaccine is part of the 1.7 million doses pledged by the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo said the other batch will soon arrive in the country, and the vaccine will be given to people in cholera-p

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