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UN authorizes first mpox vaccine for children in an attempt to control Congo outbreak

Nov. 20, 2024 09:32 AM EST

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available to one of the hardest-hit populations during the ongoing outbreaks of the disease in Congo and elsewhere in Africa. ...

Pakistan hasn't learned lessons from 2022 deadly floods, experts say

Sep. 05, 2024 09:46 AM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Millions of people in Pakistan continue to live along the path of floodwaters, showing neither people nor the government have learned any lessons from the 2022 devastating floods that killed 1,737 people, experts said Thursday, as an aid group said half of the victims among 300...