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LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Global vaccine alliance Gavi and its partner Unicef will pay 25% less for a new malaria vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India within roughly a year’s time, allowing them to reach more children despite cuts in…

Under the agreement, the price of the R21/Matrix-M vaccine will fall to $2.99 per dose within a year – a reduction expected to save up to $90 million. Those savings should allow countries to secure more than 30 million extra doses over the next…

A resident of Washington state has died after contracting a rare strain of bird flu previously only reported in animals, state health officials said – the second human fatality linked to the virus in the United States this year.

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To date, 5,314 cumulative confirmed cases of measles have been reported, including 15 cases that were reported in the last 24 hours, the Mexico Ministry of Health reports.

Based on the distribution of confirmed measles cases by state and…

Rice feeds more than half of the human population, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture — but the way it’s grown takes a major toll on the environment.

Traditional rice farming uses heavy doses of fertilizer that wash into waterways…