US FDA approves Merck's pneumococcal vaccine for adults Merck said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its next-generation vaccine to protect adults against the pneumococcal disease. The disease can lead to infections in several ... 06/18/2024 - 3:48 am | View Link
Merck gets FDA approval for Capvaxive pneumonia vaccine (update) Merck (MRK) has received FDA approval for its Capvaxive 21-valent conjugate vaccine for the prevention of pneumonia in adults aged 50 or older. Read more here. 06/18/2024 - 2:02 am | View Link
FDA approves Merck vaccine designed to protect adults from bacteria that can cause pneumonia, serious infections Merck's shot protects against 21 strains of that bacteria to prevent a severe form of pneumococcal disease and a lung infection called pneumonia. 06/17/2024 - 10:12 am | View Link
Merck’s vaccine approval poses threat to one of Pfizer’s top-selling products Merck has gained U.S. regulatory approval for a vaccine that could become a tough competitor to one of Pfizer Inc.’s top-selling products. 06/17/2024 - 10:06 am | View Link
Merck gets shot in the arm with FDA approval for first pneumococcal vaccine designed for adults The FDA has approved the world’s first pneumococcal disease vaccine designed for adults, signing off on Merck’s Capvaxive (formerly V116) and positioning it to become the primary shot used by seniors ... 06/17/2024 - 10:03 am | View Link
WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission. 06/17/2024 - 9:01 pm | View Website
Malaria vaccines provide strong and lasting immunity Malaria vaccines provide strong and lasting immunity. At a Glance. Researchers developed a malaria vaccination strategy that provided broad, long-lasting protection in controlled clinical trials. The approach is now being tested in a Phase 2 clinical trial in Mali. 06/17/2024 - 2:34 pm | View Website
Malaria Vaccines | Malaria | CDC Develop malaria vaccines that reduce transmission and human malaria infection, enabling elimination in multiple settings through mass vaccination campaigns. Malaria vaccines are recommended for children living in moderate to high malaria transmission areas. 06/17/2024 - 1:51 pm | View Website
The next frontier for malaria vaccination There are numerous malaria vaccines in development aimed at Plasmodium falciparum, the deadliest and most-studied malaria parasite. Some, like RTS,S, aim to prevent the parasite infecting the... 06/16/2024 - 12:52 am | View Website
WHO recommends R21/Matrix-M vaccine for malaria prevention in updated ... The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children. This was just one of the recommendations made at the meeting of WHO's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on immunization held on 25-29 September 2023. 06/15/2024 - 9:46 pm | View Website
New York — Ever get your McDonald’s order mixed up at an AI-powered drive-through? The experiment behind the fast food giant’s current automated order taker will soon be coming to a close.
McDonald’s confirmed Monday that it decided to end a global partnership with IBM, which has been testing this artificial intelligence technology at select McDonald’s drive-throughs since 2021.
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That doesn’t mean you’ll never encounter some sort of chatbot while picking up fries on your car ride home again.
North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un is rolling out the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin, as he makes his first trip to the country in 24 years for a two-day visit to a crucial arms supplier as the war in Ukraine rages on.
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Pyongyang has been decorated with Russian flags and portraits of Putin ahead of the Russian President’s visit.
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine claimed responsibility Tuesday for an overnight drone attack on a Russian oil facility that started a massive blaze in the latest long-range strike by Kyiv’s forces on a border region.
Ukraine has in recent months stepped up aerial assaults on Russian soil, targeting refineries and oil terminals in an effort to slow down the Kremlin’s war machine.
DUSSELDORF, Germany — Kylian Mbappé suffered a broken nose during France’s 1-0 win against Austria at the European Championship on Monday and will have to wear a protective mask if he plays on at the tournament.
The World Cup winning striker had to be substituted after colliding with Austria’s Kevin Danso during the Group D match at Dusseldorf Arena and France coach Didier Deschamps did not know in the immediate aftermath if the injury would rule him out of the rest of Euro 2024.
He was taken to a hospital in Dusseldorf and the France’s Football Federation confirmed the extent of the injury.
“He will undergo treatment in the coming days, without undergoing surgery immediately,” it said in a statement.
The writing was on the wall—or, at least, in the polls. Despite the fact that young Europeans had turned out en masse to prevent a predicted far-right surge during the 2019 European Parliament elections, they wouldn’t necessarily be compelled to do so again five years later. If anything, many analysts warned in the days and weeks leading up the vote, many of them would end up voting for the far right.
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And vote they did.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean soldiers fired warning shots to repel North Korean soldiers who temporarily crossed the rivals’ land border Tuesday for the second time this month, South Korea’s military said.
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The South’s military observed increased North Korean construction activities along their heavily armed border to install suspected anti-tank barriers, reinforce roads and plant land mines.