Bird flu: Finland becomes first country in the world to start vaccinations for humans
Finland plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccines as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, according to health authorities.
Finland has become the first country in the world to start bird flu vaccinations for humans, health authorities announced on Tuesday.
The Nordic country plans to offer preemptive bird flu vaccines as soon as next week to some workers with exposure to animals, according to authorities.
Finland has bought vaccines for 10,000 people, each consisting of two injections, as part of a joint EU procurement of up to 40 million doses for 15 nations.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned clinicians, health authorities and the public Tuesday about an increased risk for dengue virus infections in the United States because of the record-breaking global incidence of the mosquito-borne viral disease.
In the first six months of 2024, countries in the Americas have reported more than 9.7 million dengue cases, twice as many as in all of 2023, exceeding the highest number ever recorded in a single year, the CDC said in a health advisory. Puerto Rico declared a public health emergency because of the unusually high number of cases reported in the winter and spring, the dry season, when dengue cases are typically low.
Since January, 745 dengue cases have been identified among U.S. travelers who became infected abroad, the agency said. Dengue cases typically increase during the warmest months that are yet to come. Last year, there were 1,829 travel-associated cases in the United States.
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