Health
On Congo’s muddy trails, lessons for a global COVID vaccine rollout – Reuters India
When Ebola hit the city of Mbandaka in northwest Congo in 2018, health officials had to act fast – the city was connected via regular boat service to the sprawling…
KINSHASA (Reuters) – When Ebola hit the city of Mbandaka in northwest Congo in 2018, health officials had to act fast – the city was connected via regular boat service to the sprawling capital Kinshasa, where the deadly virus could spread out of control.
Unlike in previous outbreaks, they had a new weapon – an experimental vaccine that could revolutionise the fight against Ebola – if they could keep the vials between minus 60-80 degrees Celsius in tropical humidity and across rough terrain.
As the…
-
Noosa News20 hours agoIranian Australians share their pain amid shaky ceasefire with Israel
-
Noosa News16 hours agoFamily of slain mum seek urgent entry to Australia to care for her sons
-
Noosa News18 hours agoQueensland government moves censure motion, condemns opposition absences from parliament
-
Noosa News23 hours agoPedestrian crossing locked in for Factory Street, Pomona