Coronavirus - Africa: More than 117 million children at risk of missing out on measles vaccines, as COVID-19 surges

The Measles & Rubella Initiative (M&RI) supports the need to protect communities and health workers from COVID-19 through a pause of mass campaigns, where risks of the disease are high

Statement by the Measles & Rubella Initiative: American Red Cross, U.S. CDC, UNICEF, UN Foundation and WHO “As COVID-19 continues to spread globally, over 117 million children in 37 countries may miss out on receiving life-saving measles vaccine. Measles immunization campaigns in 24 countries have already been delayed; more will…

Preliminary study finds that Ebola virus fragments can persist in the semen of some survivors for at least nine months

Preliminary results of a study into persistence of Ebola virus in body fluids show that some men still produce semen samples that test positive for Ebola virus nine months after onset of symptoms. The report, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides the first results of a…