Hundreds of boxes of fake drugs, worth an estimated 1.7 million euros, were seized this week by Senegalese customs in the Thiaroye area (west), they announced in a press release on Sunday. This “record” seizure, according to the press release, was valued at 1.15 billion CFA francs (1.7 million euros). “Dozens of packages and hundreds … Read more
The recent discovery of a link between multiple sclerosis and the Epstein-Barr virus gives hope for a better response to this disease in the long term, underline multiple sclerosis specialists before the world day of this disease, Monday. Treatments, which aim to block inflammation, have “advanced a lot in the last ten years”, and patient … Read more
The American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer pledged on Wednesday to sell some of its drugs and vaccines at cost to 45 poor countries, as part of an initiative announced at the Davos Economic Forum. “With all that we have learned and accomplished over the past two years, now is the time to start closing the gap … Read more
AFP, published on Monday, May 23, 2022 at 2:08 p.m. The Pfizer-BioNTech alliance’s three-dose Covid vaccine is safe and effective for children aged six months to five years, the two companies said on Monday, paving the way for state applications to be filed soon. United and around the world. During clinical trials, Pfizer-BioNTech evaluated the … Read more
Added 3 dead!Over 10,000 confirmed cases for 3 days The new crown pneumonia epidemic has exceeded 10,000 for three consecutive days. Today, a total of 15,149 confirmed cases have been added, of which 15,033 were local and 116 were imported from abroad. The increase in the number of cases comes as there are three new … Read more
One dose of the HPV vaccine, which causes uterine cancer, provides similar protection to two doses for those under 21, the WHO’s expert committee on vaccine policy said on Monday. Cancers of the cervix are almost always caused by a sexually transmitted infection with the papillomavirus. Since the mid-2000s, vaccines have been available against it. … Read more
AFP, published on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 1:38 p.m. The flu epidemic continues to rise, unusually late in the season, in all regions of the metropolis, according to the weekly report from Public Health France, published on Wednesday. Last week, “almost all flu indicators were still on the rise in mainland France”, indicates the … Read more
AFP, published on Tuesday, March 08, 2022 at 07:23 Dengue, Ebola virus or tuberculosis: Moderna, the biotech behind one of the first serums against Covid-19, wants to work on developing vaccines against 15 emerging or neglected viruses and bacteria, to limit the risks of a new pandemic. The American biotech, founded and directed by Frenchman … Read more