Ukraine, already contending with Covid and polio, faces mounting health threats

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Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u...eats-rcna17780

Ukraine, already contending with Covid and polio, faces mounting health threats
Ukraine is coming off its highest spike in Covid cases and has been working to control a polio outbreak since October.
2022, 4:30 AM EST
By Dana Varinsky

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings a host of serious threats to public health beyond the military violence itself, experts warn.

The conflict could make it difficult for people with conditions like diabetes or cancer to get treatment, and it may increase the spread of infectious diseases, including Covid-19, as people gather in shelters or flee the country.

Ukraine is coming off its largest spike in Covid cases yet — its seven-day average hit a record of 37,408 on Feb. 10, according to an NBC News tally. Less than 40 percent of the population had been vaccinated as of Feb. 15.

What’s more, Ukraine has been trying to control a polio outbreak since October. Two children with paralytic polio have been identified, and 19 more were identified as infected with the virus but did not develop paralysis...

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Source: https://financialpost.com/pmn/busine...ian-invasion-2

Fears of medical shortages and disease in Ukraine after Russian invasion
Reuters
Jennifer Rigby
Publishing date: Mar 01, 2022 • 14 minutes ago

LONDON — Ukraine is running low on critical medical supplies and has had to halt urgent efforts to curb a polio outbreak since Russia invaded the country last week, public health experts say.

Medical needs are already acute, with the World Health Organization warning on Sunday that oxygen supplies were running out. On Tuesday, WHO told a briefing that some facilities already had no oxygen left.

Fears of a wider public health crisis are growing as people flee their homes, health services are interrupted and supplies fail to reach Ukraine, which has also been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic...

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