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Which EU countries are best prepared for the next health crisis?

The new report compared countries’ vaccination rates, compliance with international health standards, and more.

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Measles cases rise 200% in European region amid global surge, WHO says

New estimates for worldwide cases of measles were released in a joint World Health Organization and Centres for Disease Control and Prevention report.

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Congo mpox cases appear to stabilise but vaccines still needed

The number of mpox cases in Congo may be stabilising but there is more the need for more vaccines remains.

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Flu and COVID vaccination was way below target in 2023, ECDC says

European health authorities are urging increased flu and COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Here’s a look at the vaccination rates last year in Europe.

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Polio vaccine campaign in Gaza postponed due to 'escalating violence'

The aim of the vaccine campaign in Gaza was to provide more than half a million kids with second doses of a novel oral vaccine.

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Euroviews. We must tackle antimicrobial resistance before it’s too late

We have a choice: to be the generation that takes definitive action against AMR, safeguarding our health and the health of future generations. Or to be the generation that squandered the opportunity before us, potentially jeopardising modern medicine as we know it, Dr Hans Henri P Kluge writes.

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Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip kill more than a dozen people

Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip killed more than a dozen people overnight into Saturday, hospital and local authorities said.

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Eight people killed in strikes near Gaza’s refugee camps — reports

The heavily populated camps in northern and central Gaza have been repeatedly hit by the IDF since the war between Israel and Hamas started.

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COVID still 'very much with us' amid summertime surge, WHO warns

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging governments to strengthen vaccine campaigns.

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Mpox outbreaks declared in Kenya and Central African Republic

Vaccines and treatments have been largely inaccessible in parts of Africa where outbreaks have emerged in recent months.

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Fewer children are being vaccinated than pre-COVID, WHO finds

The world has yet to catch up from a major drop in childhood immunisations during the COVID pandemic, according to new data.

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Commission secures 40 million vaccines against avian flu pandemic

With outbreaks of avian influenza being reported in several countries across the world, the European Union has secured a batch of preventive vaccines to prepare for possible spread among humans.

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Parents urged to vaccinate children amid rise in measles cases

Global measles cases could double in a year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

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EU health agency warns of increase in jab-preventable disease

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control stressed the rise in measles and pertussis cases across the EU and underlined the need to follow vaccination protocols.

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Czechia sees record number of whooping cough cases since 1963

Czechia is struggling to contain a surge in cases of whooping cough, a highly infectious bacterial disease affecting the lungs and airways.

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German man vaccinated for COVID 217 times had 'no side effects'

Doctors report a man from Germany has been vaccinated 217 against the COVID virus with no negative medical symptoms.

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UK authorities urge parents to vaccinate children against measles

Measles is a highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus that can lead to severe complications such as meningitis, hearing loss, and even death.

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Europe sees 'alarming' 30-fold increase in measles cases

With a "national incident" over measles in the UK, what’s the situation in Europe?

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7,000 COVID hospitalisations and deaths in UK linked to vaccine uptake

The first ever UK-wide study involving 67 million people sheds light on what happened when COVID vaccinations were missed.

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First vaccine for devastating disease with 75% mortality rate trialled

The first participants in a trial received doses of a vaccine for the Nipah virus - a disease with a mortality rate of up to 75 per cent.