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- 1Early Covid resurgence prompts call to bring vaccination campaign forward●La recrudescence précoce du covid inquiète le syndicat des pharmaciens, qui appelle le gouvernement à avancer la campagn
France is seeing an early resurgence of Covid-19, and the pharmacists' union is urging the government to move the vaccination campaign, currently scheduled for mid-October, to an earlier date. Hospital emergency departments are under strain, with visits among adults rising 67% and among children 16%, according to health data cited by the union.
- 2Pharmacists improvise treatments amid Gaza medical shortages●Pharmacists improvise medical treatments amid Israel-Gaza conflict
Pharmacists in the Gaza Strip are improvising medical treatments as the Israel-Gaza conflict leaves hospitals and pharmacies short of essential supplies. With deliveries of medicines and equipment disrupted by the fighting, health workers are compounding or substituting drugs and adapting available materials to keep treating the wounded and sick. The report highlights the strain on Gaza's health system, which aid agencies warn is close to collapse amid ongoing hostilities and blocked humanitarian access.