Abstract The ongoing escalation of animosities between the United States, Russian Federation and People’s Republic China is beginning to resemble Cold War, which as a historical period might have ended in twentieth century, but still endures state hostilities countries, expressed form an indirect conflict. These countries are actively growing their cyber capabilities that enable covert operatio...

We examined outbreak investigations conducted around the world from 1988 to 1999 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service. In 44 (4.0%) of 1,099 investigations, identified causative agents had bioterrorism potential. In six investigations, intentional use of infectious agents was considered. Healthcare providers reported 270 (24.6%) outbreaks and infecti...

Until now high-dose therapy (HDT) supported by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) has been considered the standard of care for frontline therapy of multiple myeloma (MM) in younger patients with normal renal function, and MM is currently the first indication of ASCT. However, the introduction of the novel agents thalidomide, bortezomib and lenalidomide is changing the scenario in two w...

In this paper, we examine the multiple significations of “frontline” metaphor in UK during first ten months COVID-19. We argue that term has operated as a performative frame, which helped to produce very notion and materialization “COVID-19 frontline” keyworkers. Showing how government repeatedly cited metaphor, outline contradictory effects it generated through an interplay hyper-visibility op...

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a global emergency. AEFIs reporting and assessment should be done with high priority as they could change the benefit-risk profile of vaccine. Objective: To assess adverse effects after vaccination. Methods: This cross-sectional study conducted among 605 heath functionaries taken part from January 2021 to March 2021. Results: most common AEFI reported was pa...