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State Council circular calls for improving epidemic prevention, control

A special mechanism body on fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak under the State Council, China's Cabinet, issued a circular on Friday, calling for nationwide effor

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Chinese universities urged to step up scientific research for epidemic control

Chinese universities have been urged to make greater scientific research efforts to help curb the novel coronavirus outbreak, according to the education and finance mi

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Protecting Chinese, foreigners in China from novel coronavirus a priority: Chinese envoy

It is a priority to protect Chinese and foreigners living in China from the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia Wang Wenbin told a press conference here on T

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Chinese premier urges vaccine, medicine development against epidemic

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday stressed speeding up the development of vaccine and medicine against pneumonia caused by a novel coronavirus. Li, a member of th

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Nigeria may lose 2 Million children to pneumonia, UNICEF warns

On 16 January 2020, a health worker examines Jorim John, 3, in a health clinic in Yola, Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria. Pneumonia claims the lives of more than 800,000 children under five ev

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China CDC developing novel coronavirus vaccine

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has started developing vaccines against the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), an official with the center said

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China SOEs pitch in to combat virus spread

China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) mobilized more resources to combat the outbreak of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus. Three telecom operators -- China M

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Study says 'mutant flu' could lead to more effective vaccine

Experimentsinlabanimalshaveshownsignsofsuccessforanewlyengineeredfluvirusthatmayleadonedaytoamoreeffectivevaccine,researcherssaidThursday.Trialsinhumansarestill

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Two experimental Ebola vaccines show year-long promise

TwoexperimentalvaccinesagainsttheEbolavirushaveshownpromiseinprotectingagainstthehemorrhagicfeverforatleastayear,accordingtotheresultsofamajorclinicaltrialpubli

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Scandal over fake vaccines highlights Indonesian health system woes

The fallout over fake vaccines given to children prompted angry and confused parents to physically attack a doctor in the Indonesian capital in a sign of deep-seated problems in the country’s health system.

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Indonesia to reshuffle food, drug monitoring agency over fake vaccines scandal

Indonesian government will have an organizational reshuffle within the country's food and drug monitoring agency after it saw a nationwide fake vaccine scandal.

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Promising vaccines developed against Zika virus

In February, the World Health Organization declared the Zika epidemic a global public health emergency. Since then, drugmakers have been working to create vaccines that could protect against it.

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China bans wholesalers from selling vaccines, tries to restore confidence following scandal

Wholesalers are no longer allowed to trade vaccines following a case involving the sale of millions of dollars' worth of improperly stored vaccines, according to a government decision publicized Monday.

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Vaccine scandal: parents protest in Chinese capital to demand justice over children's plight

Nearly 70 parents of children injected with suspect vaccines protested outside the health commission in Beijing yesterday morning amid a heavy police presence.

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China's bird flu warrior gets global award

For the second year in a row, a scientist from the Chinese mainland has won the L'Oreal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Award this year.

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China punishes 357 officials over vaccine scandal

The State Council has announced that 357 officials implicated in cases concerning the illegal sale of improperly stored vaccines would be penalized.

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China Shandong illegal vaccine scandal sparks anger

On Monday, news that a boy had died after a vaccination sparked more anger, though officials said there was no link to the Shandong scandal.