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VACCINATIONS

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 7, 2020
Infecting healthy volunteers may speed COVID-19 vaccine studies, WHO says
Deliberately infecting healthy volunteers with the virus that causes COVID-19 may speed studies of vaccines against the deadly pathogen, the World Health Organization said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2020
Children in South Asia at risk as coronavirus disrupts immunization drive
Disruptions to immunization programs across South Asia due to the coronavirus pandemic are upending attempts to vaccinate millions of children against deadly diseases, UNICEF has warned.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 26, 2020
Countries and companies risk billions in race for coronavirus vaccine
Governments, charities and Big Pharma firms are making huge bets with extraordinarily low odds of success.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 9, 2020
Fewer coronavirus deaths seen in countries that mandate tuberculosis vaccine
Countries with mandatory policies to vaccinate against tuberculosis register fewer coronavirus deaths than countries that don’t have those policies, a new study has found.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2020
Fast-moving virus pits treating patients against finding a cure
Pharmaceutical research experts are raising concerns that attempts to offer desperate coronavirus patients some form of treatment may hobble crucial studies of which drugs actually work and which ones don't.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2020
Firms sign deals with U.S. to prep for mass-producing virus vaccines
The U.S. government has cut deals with Johnson & Johnson and Moderna Inc. and said it is in talks with at least two other companies to prepare them to produce massive quantities of coronavirus vaccines even before safe and effective ones become available.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 31, 2020
Five coronavirus hunters on the front lines of the pandemic
Developing a vaccine or a treatment for a newly discovered virus is a painstakingly slow and detailed endeavor. Finding a compound that works, testing it in animals, and then rolling it out to clinical trials in humans can take years. And even the top experts in virology and epidemiology typically toil...
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020
Japan's silence on HPV vaccinations will lead to 11,000 cancer deaths, study says
A decision by the government to stop recommending adolescent girls receive an HPV vaccination will likely result in almost 11,000 deaths from cervical cancer if it is not reversed, according to a study in a prestigious medical journal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2020
In a world first, Australia scientists to develop lab-grown coronavirus to aid vaccine efforts
A team of scientists in Australia said on Wednesday they have successfully developed a lab-grown version of the new coronavirus, the first to be recreated outside of China, in a breakthrough that could help quicken the creation of a vaccine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 6, 2019
WHO slams 'collective failure' as measles killed 140,000, mostly kids, in 2018
Measles infected nearly 10 million people in 2018 and killed 140,000, mostly children, as devastating outbreaks of the viral disease hit every region of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2019
Pig vaccinations start at farms in six prefectures as swine fever spreads in Japan
Gifu and five other prefectures with confirmed swine fever cases started vaccinating pigs at farms Friday to prevent the infectious disease from spreading further.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 10, 2019
Congo's Ebola outbreak slows but still entrenched in insecure areas: WHO
The Ebola epidemic in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been confined to a rural area rife with militias and people on the move, making it harder to stamp out altogether, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2019
Despite Japan's push to raise awareness of rubella outbreak, free tests going largely unused
Despite the government's continued push to raise awareness of a rubella outbreak, only about 8 percent of men age 40 to 47 — who are most vulnerable to being infected — have used coupons for free antibody tests, health ministry data has shown.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 26, 2019
U.K. sees disease outbreak risk as child vaccination rates drop
Rates of protection for children in England from many serious but vaccine-preventable diseases dropped in the past year in what U.K. health officials said was a "concerning trend" that increases the risk of outbreaks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 29, 2019
Measles cases worldwide have tripled this year, WHO says
Every region in the world, except the Americas, is experiencing an increase in the number of cases of measles, a vaccine-preventable disease that can kill or disable children, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2019
WHO sees no new Ebola cases in Goma, vaccinates over 1,300
The World Health Organisation said it has vaccinated over 1,300 people who potentially came into contact with the Ebola virus in the Congolese city of Goma, helping contain what many feared would be a rapid spread in an urban center.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2019
People involved with Tokyo Olympics to be encouraged to get measles and rubella vaccinations
The government has put together a program to tackle infectious diseases ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, including a plan to encourage those involved in the event to get measles and rubella vaccinations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 20, 2019
Eroding trust in vaccines leaves populations vulnerable, global study finds
Trust in vaccines — one of the world's most effective and widely-used medical products — is highest in poorer countries but weaker in wealthier ones where skepticism has allowed outbreaks of diseases such as measles to persist, a global study released Wednesday has found.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2019
U.S. measles outbreak spreads to Idaho and Virginia, hitting 1,022 cases
The worst U.S. measles outbreak in a quarter-century spread to Idaho and Virginia last week as public health authorities on Monday reported 41 new cases of the highly contagious and sometimes deadly disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 7, 2019
1 in 4 Ebola cases go undetected or are caught too late in Congo: WHO
Roughly a quarter of Ebola infections in eastern Congo are estimated to be going undetected or found too late, a World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Thursday.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
A factory town in crisis shows Japan’s fading manufacturing era
Nissan workers walk outside its Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Nissan plans to shut the plant by the end of fiscal 2027.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.

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