Health Officials

Health officials concede monkeypox elimination unlikely in US

The virus has mainly spread among gay and bisexual men, though health officials continue to stress that anyone can be infected. It's important that people at risk take steps to prevent spread and that vaccination efforts continue

Explained: Why London is offering polio vaccine booster doses to children

London will offer a polio booster vaccine to one million children aged 1-9 years after the virus was detected in sewage samples across the capital

United States: Two children diagnosed with monkeypox virus, say health officials

The children were described as being in good health and receiving treatment. How they caught the disease is being investigated, but officials think it was through household transmission

Theories emerge for mysterious liver illnesses in children, health officials remain puzzled

The illnesses are considered rare. CDC officials last week said they are now looking into 180 possible cases across the US. Most of the children were hospitalised, at least 15 required liver transplants and six died

Australian Open 2021: Two players test positive for coronavirus, say officials

A total of nine people have tested positive while in quarantine ahead of the event in Melbourne, but two cases were deemed to be historical infections on Tuesday.

Kamal Nath govt issues Emergency-like diktat to health workers in Madhya Pradesh, says 'get at least one man sterilised or face salary cut'

The diktat by the Kamal Nath-led Madhya Pradesh government has stark similarity with the sterilisation drive forced on people during the National Emergency in 1975 under the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government.

Gujarat swine flu: H1N1 virus claims nine more lives as death toll reaches 280 since January 2017

With swine flu claiming nine more lives in Gujarat in the last 24 hours, the death toll in the state due to the infection has reached 280 since January 2017

Swine flu claims 138 lives in Gujarat since January 2017; Vijay Rupani holds meeting to review situation

Swine flu has killed as many as 138 people in Gujarat since January 2017, prompting Chief Minister Vijay Rupani to hold a review meeting on Saturday to take stock of the preparedness of the health authorities in tackling the disease

Chikungunya, dengue in Delhi: Failure of govt agencies, health officials and civic apathy are responsible

Kejriwal is not the only one to be blamed for failing Delhi. It is a pointer to the apathy and failure of its people.

Nearly 700 killed by dengue in Brazil, say health officials

Health officials in Brazil said on Tuesday a record 693 people have died so far this year after contracting dengue fever.