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There are hundreds of potential coronavirus vaccines under development worldwide. We're following their progress from research to development to approval, launch and application.

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A Berlin waitress is seen wearing a mask in May 2021

Should we be concerned about a summer COVID surge?

Variants are driving an uptick in COVID-related hospitalizations, but experts say fluctuations are the new norm.
HealthJuly 4, 2024
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Tropical diseases, motion sickness, sun burn. How can we navigate these vacation dangers?
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o women buy mobile phone cards from a stall close to sewage water in Abuja, Nigeria

Nigeria: Cholera spreads as EU launches Africa vaccine drive

A deadly outbreak of cholera in the Nigerian state of Lagos has killed at least 21 people.
HealthJune 20, 2024
A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child in Lahore, Pakistan

As polio cases rise in Pakistan, is there a way out?

Experts explain that population movements and "significant vaccine hesitancy" are hindering progress in combating polio.
HealthJune 20, 2024
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The fight against avian flu – vaccinating birds in zoos

Avian flu continues to spread worldwide. In Switzerland, birds in zoos are now being vaccinated against the virus.
ScienceJune 6, 202405:21 min
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Early puberty due to COVID-19; vaccines for the next pandemic — bird flu; counting wildlife in German national parks.
ScienceMay 31, 202426:04 min
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The mysterious spike in whooping cough cases

Cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, are spiking across the United States and Europe. Experts say it's unclear why.
ScienceMay 23, 2024
Stock image of a vaccine vial

AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine, citing low demand

The company says the decision is due to commercial reasons and not related to any rare side effects it may have caused.
ScienceMay 8, 2024
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PoliticsApril 18, 202430:00 min
Child getting meningitis shot

Nigeria rolls out world's first full shot against meningitis

Nigeria has rolled out the world's first vaccine against all strains of meningitis.
HealthApril 16, 2024
White powder, symbolizing cocaine, on a dark reflective surface, a pile of the powder, lines of it, and a rolled up bank note

Cocaine vaccine: Could it help drug addicts?

Researchers in Brazil are developing a cocaine vaccine to stop users getting high and prevent addiction to the drug.
ScienceMarch 28, 2024
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A vaccine for... cocaine?

Human trials are underway to stop cocaine addiction using vaccines. Do they work? And if so, how?
ScienceMarch 28, 202407:02 min
Male doctor wearing a mask vaccinates a person at COVID-19 vaccination center in France

Nocebo ― a placebo's evil twin

You've heard of the placebo effect. The nocebo effect is exact the opposite: it's when negative thinking makes you sick.
HealthMarch 28, 2024
Men stand around canoes during Robert Koch's Africa expedition in in 1906

How distrust in Western vaccines was born during colonialism

Many unsafe vaccinations were tested on African subjects without their knowledge or consent during the colonial era.
HistoryMarch 18, 2024
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How solar power can boost health care provision

Solar power has transformed health-care provision for remote communities in Meghalaya.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 14, 202405:43 min
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Polio: All you need to know about the viral disease

'Polio Paul' used an iron lung after surviving polio as a child. Children remain at risk in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
ScienceMarch 14, 2024
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Weekly roundup — Make yourself do things

Ever put something off — but don't know why? Also, if you have a tough time confronting rule breakers, listen in.
ScienceMarch 10, 202430:00 min
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The German man who got 200+ COVID vaccinations

He was doing it (in part) to make money. And when doctors found out, they asked him to get jabbed a few times more.
ScienceMarch 8, 202420:05 min
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The traumatic legacy of colonial era vaccination programs

Colonial doctors tested unproven serums on Africans, leaving a legacy of trauma that has never been properly cured.
HistoryMarch 4, 202411:49 min
An animated impression of a German medical scientist carrying medicinal products followed by an assistant as native African sit by.

How colonialism birthed distrust in Western vaccines

Many unsafe vaccinations were tested on African subjects without their knowledge or consent during the colonial era.
HistoryFebruary 22, 202401:30 min
A school girl in India gets a measles and rubella vaccine

Measles: A deadly disease that can be prevented

Measles cases are rising due to low vaccination rates. The WHO says half the world is now at risk of outbreaks in 2024.
HealthFebruary 21, 2024
A nurse prepares to administer a malaria vaccine to infant

Cameroon rolls out vaccine against malaria

It will be offered free of charge to all children under 6 months old, but persuading some parents will be a challenge.
HealthJanuary 25, 202402:19 min
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Stop the shopping frenzy!

Special sales days like Black Friday encourage a shopping frenzy. But wouldn't it be better to stop it?
BusinessJanuary 24, 202400:57 min
toddler being vaccinated

Cameroon starts first malaria vaccination program for children

Cameroon hopes routine vaccination program against malaria will save tens of thousands of lives.
HealthJanuary 22, 202401:44 min
A mother holds her crying baby while it gets a shot in the leg from a nurse

Malaria child vaccination campaign kicks off in Cameroon

Cameroon has begun a large-scale malaria vaccination campaign that's supposed to see 250,000 children immunized.
HealthJanuary 22, 2024
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro removes his mask worn due to the COVID-19 pandemic to address a ceremony to sign a law that expands the federal government's ability to acquire vaccines

Brazil: Probe shows Bolsonaro faked his COVID vaccine record

Although Bolsonaro publicly opposed the vaccine, records had shown that he received the COVID-19 shot.
PoliticsJanuary 19, 2024
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (right) and Ulisses Correia e Silva holding up a framed certificate

Malaria-free Cape Verde a 'beacon of hope' for Africa

The WHO has certified Cape Verde as malaria-free. But much remains to be done in the fight against the disease.
HealthJanuary 15, 2024
An older couple walk on the street in Spain as they wear their masks

Europe prepares for a 'tridemic' of respiratory diseases

Influenza, COVID and RSV are on the rise in Europe. Italy and Spain are on high alert, and face masks are back.
HealthJanuary 11, 2024
Corona test at an airport in China

COVID-19 rates are rising again — what you need to know

People are getting infected with COVID subvariant JN.1, but you can protect yourself and others over the holiday season.
ScienceDecember 21, 2023
Chest x-ray showing tuberculosis, a contagious bacterial infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis: First time infections rise to 30-year high

The infectious lung disease TB was the top two global killer in 2022 after COVID. The highest rates were in South Asia.
ScienceNovember 10, 2023
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How do you get hepatitis?

Hepatitis viruses damage the liver. They are transmitted through unclean water, contact with blood, or sex.
HealthNovember 8, 202302:14 min
A child opens its mouth to receive a polio vaccination, given by a health care worker wearing a mask and a white coat

World Polio Day: Africa beats disease amid minor outbreaks

The World Health Organization (WHO) says polio has been eradicated from Africa since 2020 but more work remains.
HealthOctober 24, 202301:07 min
A young child in a Malawian village of Tomali gets vaccinated against malaria.

WHO endorses new malaria vaccine for Africa rollout

In Africa, malaria still causes hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. Hopes for a new vaccine are high.
HealthOctober 14, 202302:36 min
Living ducks in Landes, France, before their departure for a culling place

France to vaccinate millions of ducks against bird flu

A mass-vaccination campaign against bird flu has begun in France, but the poultry industry is risking a trade backlash.
ScienceOctober 2, 2023
Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman wearing masks and lab coats, looking at a computer

Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in Medicine

Two scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for work that helped in the development of mRNA vaccines.
ScienceOctober 2, 2023
Microscope image of marigold pollen from a flowering plant

Can we treat autoimmune disease with 'inverse' vaccines?

Inverse vaccines stop the immune system from attacking healthy cells, and may help treat multiple sclerosis or diabetes.
ScienceSeptember 28, 2023
Man wearing a face mask

Long COVID: prevalence vastly overestimated?

Scientists claim long COVID has been vastly overestimated, with figures inflated by studies with methodological flaw
ScienceSeptember 27, 2023
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'Moderate' knowledge leads to science skepticism

A new study suggests that, up to a point, it's worse to know more.
ScienceSeptember 22, 202311:09 min
A nurse sticks a syringe into the shoulder of a patient

COVID-19: Don't wait until autumn for a vaccine booster

European experts say an existing vaccine now is "better than no vaccine" to prepare for the next uptick in infections.
HealthAugust 25, 2023
A person wearing a mask holds up a COVID test

COVID variant EG.5: What we know about 'eris'

New omicron subvariant EG.5 eris has reignited talk about vaccines and speculation about a return of the pandemic.
ScienceAugust 16, 2023
Hand holding syringe administering vaccine into arm

WHO identifies new coronavirus 'variant of interest'

The EG.5 variant has been spreading rapidly in the United States and has higher transmissibility than other strains.
HealthAugust 9, 2023
Person preparing a vaccine

Post-COVID vaccination syndrome: What do we know?

Fatigue and muscle pain: Every vaccination can have side effects, including the COVID-19 shot.
ScienceJuly 6, 2023
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What is post-vac syndrome?

Medical assistant Annette Herbert said her life changed shortly after she was vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2021.
HealthJuly 3, 202305:12 min
COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine being taken out of jar with syringe

Germany: 209 COVID vaccine damage claims in courts — report

The German state might be liable to pay out damages under contracts used to procure the COVID-19 vaccines.
PoliticsJuly 1, 2023
A doctor adjusts a mask on an elderly patient

WHO: Nearly 36 million in Europe suffering from 'long COVID'

According to the UN health agency, COVID-19 is still responsible for over 1,000 deaths a week in the European region.
HealthJune 27, 2023
A lateral flow test.

New HPV test crucial step for eradicating cervical cancer

A new affordable, point-of-care HPV test could be a major step towards eradicating cervical cancer.
ScienceJune 21, 2023
Picture of HPV

I have HPV. What should I do?

Whether you have one of the telltale signs or you’re frantic after diagnosis, here's what you need to know about HPV.
HealthJune 16, 2023
Chikungunyu virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. Nets are your best defence until the vaccine becomes available

New chikungunya vaccine: Climate change may spread demand

A Phase III human trial found the live chikungunya vaccine highly protective.
ScienceJune 14, 2023
Vials of the Comirnaty vaccine next to a syringe

Germany: BioNTech COVID vaccine to face damages trial

The German biotech firm BioNTech is facing compensation claims for alleged side effects from its Comirnaty vaccine.
Law and JusticeJune 12, 2023