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The mosquito-borne disease kills more than 600,000 people every year, mostly children

Ghana is the first country in the world to approve a new malaria vaccine, from Oxford University, aimed at children under the age of three, who are most at risk of dying from the disease.

While COVID-19 rates in the U.S. are relatively low and are declining, The World Health Organization is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant. The omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, known as "Arcturus," has been listed by the WHO as a variant under monitoring since March 22. Experts say this variant…

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 22 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

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Health officials conduct nationwide mock drills to test preparedness for Covid

Ghana became the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children that may offer better protection against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year

600,000 die every year from the disease, mostly children in Africa

A new Covid subvariant that is feared to be the most infectious yet has triggered a surge of infections in India.

Arcturus can be found in more than 20 nations, including the UK, Singapore, the US, Canada, and Australia