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May 26

4 min read

Costa Rica Travel Warning Issued

Level 2 Travel Advisory issued for Costa Rica by the Canadian government

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

May 26

5 min read

Poliovirus Detected in Iran

Afghanistan and Pakistan have reported WPV1 polio cases in 2019

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

May 24

3 min read

US Hospital Ship Returning to the Americas

USNS Comfort returning to South America, Central America, and the Caribbean in June 2019

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

May 23

4 min read

Americans Can Benefit From Merck’s Ebola Vaccine

Merck v920 Ebola Zaire vaccine candidate is under study by the NIH at the PREPARE study sites in Bethesda, MD, and Atlanta, GA

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

May 23

3 min read

Argentina Now Malaria-Free

Malaria vaccine and medicine services are available at travel clinics and pharmacies

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

May 23

3 min read

China ‘Conditionally Approves’ Shingles Vaccine Shingrix

GSK Shingrix vaccine consumer demand enhanced by very positive clinical research

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