A new study published in the peer-review The Lancet Oncology has found that while COVID-19 vaccination is effective in most cancer patients, protection against infection, hospitalization, and death is less than in the general population.
And COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness wanes more quickly in certain cancer patients.
Cancer Patients Confronted with Lessening Effective COVID-19 Vaccines
Cholera Elimination Campaign Launches in Malawi
The WHO Africa announced today that the country of Malawi successfully launched a cholera vaccination campaign targeting more than 1.9 million children.
Local health authorities, with support from World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, will carry out the two-round campaign in eight cholera hotspot districts of Nsanje, Chikwawa, Phalombe, Mulanje, Blantyre, Machinga, Mangochi, and Balaka.
The first round started on May 23, 2022, and will be followed by a second-round two to six weeks later.
Post-COVID Conditions Are Common Among Adult Survivors
More than twofold risk of acute pulmonary embolism and respiratory signs and symptoms among survivors aged 18 to 64, ≥65 years