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UNICEF reported on October 26 that, with the support of the government and people of Japan, it is providing children in Afghanistan with vaccines and medical assistance, with a particular focus on polio prevention. According to the fund, more than 21 million people in the country need humanitarian assistance.
Aziz KarimovThe new coronavirus variant PJ.2.1, spreading in the United States, Canada and Spain, may reach Russia, and existing undetected cases cannot be ruled out. Scientists from Kazan Federal University and the Gamaleya center note that there are many mutations, but there is no evidence of greater disease severity, and the emergence of the variant does not mean a new wave.
Aziz KarimovAn independent committee of experts has warned that the measles epidemic in Bangladesh, which has killed more than 1,200 children, is a sign of a weakening immunization system and a harbinger of outbreaks of other diseases. The Health Ministry has promised to urgently hire vaccinators.
Aziz KarimovAfter a measles case was detected in a student of the Law Faculty of Moscow State University, the university has begun emergency vaccination and anti-epidemic measures. Vaccinations are administered by specialists of City Polyclinic No. 209 and the MSU University Polyclinic. Rospotrebnadzor has identified the circle of contact persons, and Law Faculty students have been switched to distance learning from October 21 to November 3.
Javlon TursunovA case of measles has been detected in one of the students at Moscow State University. The capital's Rospotrebnadzor reported that emergency vaccination is being carried out by City Polyclinic No. 290 and the MSU University Polyclinic. According to the Telegram channel Mash, students of the law faculty have been switched to distance learning until November 3.
Sevara AzamovaThe Sanitary-Epidemiological Committee of Uzbekistan responded to social media reports about 290 suspected measles cases in Tashkent and more than 10,000 contact persons. The agency clarified that these figures are cumulative indicators for the first nine months of 2026, and measles incidence decreased by 40% compared with the same period of 2025. The epidemiological situation in the country is assessed as stable.
Aziz KarimovBangladeshi authorities reported an increase in measles-related deaths to 1,201 after five more children died. Since mid-March there have been more than 214,000 suspected cases and over 23,000 confirmed ones. More than 20 million children have been vaccinated since April.
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