Category Archives: (Sandbox Syndication Account) Health News (Master Feed)
Taiwan confirms first imported case of monkeypox
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan's government on Friday confirmed its first imported case of monkeypox, a man in his 20s who had studied in Germany from January until June this year when he returned to the is...
Jun 24, 2022
Sanofi says COVID-19 vaccine candidate yields positive trial data
PARIS (Reuters) - Sanofi's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which is modelled on the virus's Beta antigen, delivered 72% efficacy in adults against the Omicron strain, the French drugmaker said on Friday, ...
Jun 24, 2022
India records 17,336 new coronavirus cases, a four-month high
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India recorded 17,336 new daily infections of the coronavirus, the health ministry said on Friday, the highest single-day rise since Feb. 20, according to a Reuters tally. India's r...
Jun 23, 2022
Macau locks down some buildings as COVID infections creep up
(Reuters) - Authorities in Macau have locked down several residential buildings as the world's biggest gambling hub tries to contain a rising number of COVID-19 cases that have ground the city to a ha...
Jun 23, 2022
China reports 143 new COVID cases for June 23 vs 135 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Mainland China reported 143 new coronavirus cases for June 23, of which 37 were symptomatic and 106 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday. That compared...
Jun 23, 2022
Mexico records most daily COVID-19 cases since February, signaling 5th wave
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico reported 16,133 new COVID-19 cases in the country on Thursday, the highest daily number reported since late February, according to data released by the Health Ministry. ...
Jun 23, 2022
Biden administration plans six-figure compensation for Havana Syndrome victims
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration is planning to compensate the victims of Havana Syndrome, the anomalous health incidents affecting U.S. diplomats and intelligence offi...
Jun 23, 2022
Analysis-Abortion pills over the counter? Experts see major hurdles in widening U.S. access
By Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A pill used to terminate early pregnancies is unlikely to become available without a prescription for years, if ever, experts say, as the conservative-leanin...
Jun 23, 2022
U.S. CDC confirms evidence of local monkeypox transmission
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday there was evidence of local transmission of monkeypox, as well as cases reported in people who have traveled abro...
Jun 23, 2022
Novavax’s COVID-19 shot authorized in Taiwan for adults
(Reuters) - Novavax Inc said on Thursday it received regulatory authorization in Taiwan for the use of its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine in people aged 18 and older. Taiwan last year chose to get the...
Jun 23, 2022
