New York has declared a state of emergency for polio
9 September 2022
Poliovirus types known to cause paralysis have now been found in wastewater samples from five counties in New York state, and genetic tests confirm community spread
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2021 in review: Billions of covid vaccinations given unequally
8 December 2021
On 8 December 2020, Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine outside of a clinical trial. 12 months and billions of shots later, several countries are already on a third round of coronavirus...
This koala was first to be vaccinated against chlamydia in new trial
18 October 2021
Shano was the first of 200 koalas to receive a chlamydia vaccine that may help curb an epidemic that is ravaging koala populations across Australia
Cattle vaccine to be trialled in England in fight against bovine TB
6 July 2021
A vaccine and new test to tackle bovine tuberculosis in cattle are being deployed in field trials in England, as the UK government shifts away from culling badgers to curb the disease
CIA's hunt for Osama bin Laden fuelled vaccine hesitancy in Pakistan
11 May 2021
The CIA’s efforts to capture Osama bin Laden via a fake vaccination drive in Pakistan led to a significant decline in vaccine uptake in the country
Guinea is swiftly vaccinating people to contain latest Ebola outbreak
3 March 2021
Guinea has vaccinated more than 1000 people in the two weeks since its latest Ebola outbreak was declared, including close contacts of those infected
