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US-China trade war: Escalation leads to nationalistic posts online
Urgent concerns arise as Gaza's fourth round of polio vaccinations faces delays due to Israel's blockade.
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Canada election | Key moments from Day 9 on the campaign trail
CBC News reporters wrap up key events from the campaign trail, including NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh saying he’d eliminate $1.3 billion in oil and gas subsidies and use the funds to help make homes more energy efficient. Conservative Leader...
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Measles — and disinformation about vaccines against it — are spreading
As disinformation about vaccines continues to spread, a virologist and a pediatrician share the importance of getting vaccines to prevent the spread of harmful diseases like polio and measles.
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Disease outbreaks could grow after cuts to USAID, says former agency head
Samantha Power, former administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, says cases of paralytic polio and malaria could rise and that the U.S. is acting like it’s ‘cut off from the rest of the world.’
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Saudi Arabia enforces strict vaccination rules for Pakistani Umrah pilgrims
Saudi Arabia has implemented a new regulation requiring Pakistani travellers to get a polio vaccine, before entering the country for Umrah. Passengers must obtain a certificate from either a government or private hospital, To confirm...
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Israeli strikes hit hospital camp, school in Gaza, medics say
UN officials are calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza so a second round of polio vaccinations can go forward safely, after Palestinian medics said Israeli strikes on a hospital camp and school killed several people.
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2nd round of polio vaccinations underway in central Gaza
Hundreds of Palestinian children in central Gaza were immunized with a second dose of the polio vaccine at the UNRWA Deir al-Balah health centre.
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Polio immunisation campaign last day: More than 90% of Gaza's children vaccinated
It's the last day of the United Nations' polio vaccination campaign in Gaza.
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Gaza polio campaign: UN vaccinations continues in north of Gaza
Israel strikes in the Gaza strip relentlessly while the UN continues to vaccinate children against polio.
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Polio vaccine rollout: UNICEF says Israelis refusing to facilitate scheme
UNICEF states that it is making every effort to distribute the polio vaccine in Gaza during the agreed-upon pauses in fighting.
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Polio vaccination programme ‘imperative’ in Gaza: UNICEF
UNICEF warns of a potential polio catastrophe in Gaza, stressing urgent vaccinations for 600,000 children amid poor conditions.
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Polio’s toll on Gaza’s children
CBC News hears from the family of a baby with polio — Gaza’s first case in 25 years — while global health authorities rush to roll out a vaccination plan, hindered by Israeli bombings and displacement orders.
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Absence of ceasefire hurting fight against polio in Gaza, WHO says
The global health body says the virus could spread even beyond Gaza if violence does not end to enable the immunisation push.
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Chinese Vaccine Maker CanSino Expects to Turn Profit
China's CanSino says its polio vaccine, developed with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will help it turn a profit in the coming months. CEO Xuefeng Yu says 2024 was a challenging year for the industry. But he expects...
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RFK meets with Congressional lawmakers ahead of confirmation hearings
Republicans will have a simple majority in the next Congress and won't need Democratic support to approve Trump's administration picks. But it's still not clear if Kennedy will have the support he needs. (Scripps News)
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RFK meets with lawmakers as his polio vaccine controversies swirl
A lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Trump's pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, once filed to have the FDA cancel its approval of the polio vaccine. (Scripps News)
Bloomberg
Will RFK Jr. Shift His Views as He Meets With Senators?
Bloomberg's Laura Davison and Michael Dorning discuss RFK Jr. meeting with Senators this week as President-elect Trump has nominated him to be the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. They share whether or not he will...
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Robert F. Kenndy Jr. on Capitol Hill lobbying lawmakers ahead of Senate confirmation hearings
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be on Capitol Hill this week as he seeks to garner support from lawmakers ahead of his confirmation hearings to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. (Scripps News)
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Attorney for RFK Jr. petitioned FDA to repeal polio vaccine approval
Sen. Mitch McConnell, who suffered from polio as a child, alluded to the report on Friday — without mentioning Kennedy's name. (Scripps News)
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Gaza polio vaccination program to wrap up this week, after immunizing hundreds of thousands of children
After a pause in fighting, the United Nations and the World Health Organization, working with multiple medical groups, set out to vaccinate as many children as possible against the polio virus. (Scripps News)
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Gaza polio vaccination program to wrap up this week after immunizing hundreds of thousands of children
After a pause in fighting, the United Nations and the World Health Organization set out to vaccinate as many children as possible against the polio virus. (Scripps News)
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Child polio vaccination campaign begins in Gaza amid humanitarian crisis
Health officials hope to vaccinate 640,000 Palestinian children under 10 years of age during a brief humanitarian pause. (Scripps News)
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Israel will pause fighting for WHO to administer polio vaccine
A World Health Organization official said Israel and Hamas have agreed to three separate pauses in fighting across three days as the vaccination campaign commences. (Scripps News)
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Biden says cease-fire, hostage release deal 'in sight,' sends Blinken to Israel
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to Israel to try to boost efforts for a cease-fire deal. President Biden seemed optimistic on an agreement, saying, “We are closer than we’ve ever been.” (Scripps News)