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Articles with tag "Health"
russia's response
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Coronavirus in Russia: The Latest News | Feb. 27
Deaths approach 90,000. Mass vaccination.
POTENTIAL CONTAGION
Russia’s Booming Intensive Animal Farming ‘A Ticking Time Bomb’ for Future Viruses
Following the discovery of the first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans, virologists fear farms will become virus “petri dishes.”
Bird Flu
Russia Detects First Case of H5N8 Avian Flu in Humans
Russian scientists have already informed the World Health Organization about the case.
LACK OF TRUST
As Russia Begins Mass Coronavirus Vaccination, Its Medics Aren't On Board
Skepticism among the medical community will make a nationwide Sputnik V push difficult.
vaccine trials
1 in 7 Russian Coronavirus Vaccine Volunteers Report Side Effects
“The complications are described in the instructions and are predictable,” Russia's health minister said.
new incentive
Russia Considers Stripping Coronavirus Bonuses From Medics Who Refuse Vaccine – Reports
Currently, doctors and other health workers treating Covid-19 patients are entitled to monthly bonuses up to $1,000.
skeptical medics
1 in 2 Russian Doctors Distrust New Coronavirus Vaccine – Poll
The doctors pointed to insufficient data proving the vaccine's effectiveness and the high speed at which it was developed.
containing the outbreak
Russian Region Orders Mass Vaccination Against Bubonic Plague
The order was issued after Mongolia's health ministry said that bubonic plague killed a man in the country's west.
statistics spike
St. Petersburg Pneumonia Cases Surge Tenfold Amid Coronavirus
“Not all patients with community-acquired pneumonia had Covid-19,” St. Petersburg’s health committee said.
women's health
Russia Violates Women’s Rights During Childbirth Amid Coronavirus – Report
Experts criticized the “alarming pattern of women's health and rights being deprioritized during the crisis.”
plague outbreak
Teenage Boy Dies of Plague in Mongolia
A handful of recent cases prompted an eastern Siberian region of Russia to test rodents for the bubonic plague.
loosened restrictions
Russia Lifts Quarantine for Arriving Foreigners Ahead of Reopening
Those who present negative coronavirus test results upon arrival will no longer be required to self-isolate for 14 days.
vaccine race
Russia Eyes First Coronavirus Vaccine Launch in Mid-August
Initial trials “proved that the vaccine is safe,” the research center's head said.
BLACK DEATH
Russia Runs Bubonic Plague Checks on Rodents
Siberia is taking no chances after cases in neighbouring countries.
BUBONIC PLAGUE
Russia Warns Against Marmot Hunting Amid Plague Scare
Mongolia and China have reported three cases of the disease known as the Black Death in the Middle Ages.
BLACK DEATH
Russian Experts Not Worried About Bubonic Plague Outbreak on Mongolian Border
“There is absolutely no threat to us.”
the original pandemic
Mongolia Quarantines Russian Border Region Over Bubonic Plague Suspicion
Lab tests confirmed that two individuals had contracted the illness after eating marmot meat.
hidden cases
1 in 5 Moscow Residents Have Coronavirus Antibodies – Official
“Herd immunity continues to form and about 20% of Muscovites currently have such immunity.”
second wave
Russian Health Official Warns of Virus Risk at Vote for Putin’s Reforms
“Vote if you want, but there’s no hospital beds in the city,” the Oryol region's infectious disease specialist said.
on the frontlines
Russian Official Says 489 Medics Died From Coronavirus
The figure equals 6% of Russia's official coronavirus death total.
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