vaccines
Lower trust in vaccines among people in richer countries: survey
Health & Fitness
June 19, 2019
Lower trust in vaccines among people in richer countries: survey
People in Europe have the lowest levels of trust in vaccines, according to a global survey of public attitudes toward…
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen
Middle East
April 8, 2019
Vaccines blocked as deadly cholera rages in Yemen
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac…
Hundreds vaccinated after measles emergency in New York
Health & Fitness
March 30, 2019
Hundreds vaccinated after measles emergency in New York
A New York county which declared a state of emergency over a measles outbreak is on the “right path” after…
Chinese president calls latest pharma scare “vile”
World
July 23, 2018
Chinese president calls latest pharma scare “vile”
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday described a vaccine safety scandal as “vile” and “shocking” as police opened a…
18 pharmacists charged for negligence by improperly storing vaccines
Egypt
August 6, 2017
18 pharmacists charged for negligence by improperly storing vaccines
Egypt’s administrative prosecution referred 18 health ministry officials to trial, over negligence for improperly storing children’s vaccines worth $443,000 back…
Two experimental zika vaccines show promise in monkey studies
Health & Fitness
September 26, 2016
Two experimental zika vaccines show promise in monkey studies
A pair of experimental vaccines being developed by the US National Institutes of Health protected monkeys against zika virus infection…
Old red dye shows promise as new cancer foe
Health & Fitness
February 28, 2016
Old red dye shows promise as new cancer foe
Modern cancer drugs supercharge immune systems, target specific gene mutations and pack modified viruses into vaccines. Amid the increasing sophistication,…
Egyptian, Russian ministers tackle cooperation in medical field
Egypt
May 26, 2015
Egyptian, Russian ministers tackle cooperation in medical field
Health Minister Adel al-Adawy and a delegation from the ministry have met with the Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis…
Ministry: Five wounded in Egypt’s vaccine company blaze
Egypt
December 28, 2014
Ministry: Five wounded in Egypt’s vaccine company blaze
Five people were wounded Sunday when a blaze caught at Egypt’s major vaccine production company, the Health Ministry said. A ministry…
Pharmaceutical companies apply for local production of Tamiflu
Egypt
December 31, 2009
Pharmaceutical companies apply for local production of Tamiflu
Seventeen pharmaceutical companies in Egypt requested licenses from the health ministry to locally produce Tamiflu, the medicine used to treat…