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Losing Your Hair And Your Sex Drive: Researchers Find More Symptoms Of Long Covid
Women, Black people and people who are obese or overweight are at greater risk of developing Long Covid, researchers found.
Weak Demand For Covid Antivirals Dampens Roaring Sales
Pfizer could be left with up to 70 million surplus courses of Paxlovid by the end of 2022, data firm Airfinity warned, but the drug is still on track to be one of the year’s biggest.
Monkeypox Vaccine Gets Green Light In Europe
The decision comes days after the WHO declared the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency and said risk from the disease in Europe was “high.”
WHO Calls Monkeypox A Global Health Emergency
The designation is WHO’s highest alert level and is reserved for “serious, sudden, unusual or unexpected” events that threaten more than one country and may require an immediate, coordinated international response.
Monkeypox Vaccine Gets Thumbs Up From EU Regulator Amid Race To Improve Access
Europe’s medicines regulator endorsed expanding the label of Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox vaccine to include protection against monkeypox and the shot will now go to the bloc’s executive for final approval.
A One-Dose Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy Could Help Extend Scarce Supplies As U.S. Outbreak Grows
Experts suggest a strategy focusing on delivering first doses of monkeypox vaccine will help stretch limited supplies amid a worsening outbreak, but officials at the CDC and FDA insist on a two-shot regimen.
BA.5 Is Driving A Wave Of Covid Infections, But Not Deaths—Here’s Why Experts Say We Should Still Be Cautious
BA.5, an omicron offshoot, is behind a surge of new infections in the U.S. and though hospitalizations are also rising, deaths are relatively subdued compared to earlier waves.
U.K. Records Its Hottest Temperature Ever Amid Extreme Heatwave
A high of 39.1C (102.4 Fahrenheit) was recorded before midday on Tuesday and experts said temperatures are likely to rise throughout the day.
What Is Marburg? What You Need To Know About The Killer Ebola-Like Virus Spreading In Parts Of Africa
There are no treatments or vaccines approved for Marburg, a virus in the same family as Ebola with a fatality rate between 24% to 88%.
Struggling To Find A Monkeypox Shot? Severe Shortages And Technical Mishaps Are Slowing Down Rollouts
Experts and officials have slammed the Biden Administration’s sluggish response to monkeypox as scarce vaccine appointments fill up within minutes of becoming available in areas like New York and Washington, D.C.
