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Our lifetime opportunity to enable water, sanitation and hygiene for all
<p>As the historic United Nations Water Conference commences today – the first in nearly 50 years – the World Health
Read more.Youth self-poisonings, accidental illicit-drug ingestions soared after COVID-19 onset
The rate of suicide attempts through poisoning rose 30% in 2021 over prepandemic (2019) rates.
Read more.WHO elevates XBB.1.16 to variant of interest as levels rise in US and other countries
The subvariant could spread globally and fuel increased cases, due its growth advantage and immune escape properties.
Read more.Researchers detect 2 new SARS-CoV-2 strains on Polish mink farms
The strains are most closely related to variants circulating in humans more than 2 years earlier, the possible result of
Read more.New data show safety of Pfizer COVID vaccine for teens ages 12 to 17
Very few serious adverse events were reported, and instances of myocarditis were lower than initially reported.
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