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Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be the answer

There have been 2,793 confirmed cases of whooping cough so far this year – and, tragically, five infant deaths due to the infection.

14.05.2024 30

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Michael Head

Why is whooping cough surging in the UK? Falling vaccination rates may be answer

There have been 2,793 confirmed cases of whooping cough so far this year – and, tragically, five infant deaths due to the infection.

14.05.2024 30

The Conversation

Michael Head

AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine withdrawn – right to the end it was the victim of misinformation

The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine was a critical part of the COVID-19 pandemic response. However, on May 7 2024, the European Commission announced the...

08.05.2024 40

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Michael Head

Parrot fever cases amid a ‘mysterious’ pneumonia outbreak in Argentina – what you need to know about psittacosis

The term “mysterious pneumonia” has become particularly triggering since early 2020. This is how the yet-to-be-named disease COVID-19 was first...

22.04.2024 10

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Michael Head

Scabies: UK facing unusually large outbreaks – and treatment shortages appear mostly to blame

Scabies is an unpleasant skin infection that’s common all around the world. Outbreaks happen regularly – with an estimated 450 million cases...

05.01.2024 4

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Michael Head

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