In 2023, 10.3 million measles cases were reported globally, marking a 20% increase from the previous year. The WHO attributes this rise to insufficient vaccination coverage, leading to outbreaks.
Although it is a relatively rare disease, the fact that it is highly deadly is concerning to health organizations worldwide.
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Moderna said it had shared the new finding on its vaccine with regulators and submitted it for peer review publication.
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The WHO said that, so far, only a few sequences of the variant named BA.2.86 have been reported from a handful of countries.
Four cases of malaria have popped up in Florida and another has appeared in Texas, marking for the first time in decades, confirmed cases of the disease in the US.
While mental health emergency visits for adolescents overall during 2022 fell by 11%, poor mental and behavioral health in this age group remains a substantial public health issue.
The World Health Organization reported that as many as 5 million people suffer from severe cases of influenza each year.