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  2. immunization should also be considered for children living in, or visiting, remote, high-risk areas. As they play with animals, they may receive more severe bites, or may not report bites

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  3. Pre-exposure immunization is also recommended for travellers to rabies-affected, remote areas who plan to spend a lot of time outdoors involved in activities such as caving or mountain-climbing 🐕

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  4. Human vaccines exist for pre-exposure immunization, recommended for people in certain high-risk occupations such as lab workers handling live rabies viruses, animal disease control staff and wildlife rangers 🦮

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  5. . received the 2020 Bridge Maker Award, from 🇳🇴 Prime Minister , on behalf of and all the and caregivers in countries around the world, who have been on the frontlines of the response to the pandemic.

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  6. The Bridge Maker Award symbolizes the power of partnership and solidarity. I thank the August Committee, Aamir Sheikh, and all the jury members for this acknowledgement and great honour.

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  7. Deeply honoured to accept the 2020 Bridge Maker Award on behalf of and all the and care givers in countries around the world, who have been on the frontlines of the response to the pandemic.

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  8. Countries can help tobacco users quit by ✅increasing tax on tobacco products, ✅enforcing bans on tobacco advertising, ✅offering services to help people give up tobacco. More in detail 👉

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  9. Smokers are more likely to develop severe disease with , compared to non-smokers. Speak with WHO’s digital health worker, Florence, to build a quit plan today 👉

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  10. Quit smoking today = your chances of heart disease decrease📉 by 50% after one year of not smoking🚭. More in detail 👉

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  11. Prevent by washing wounds thoroughly for a minimum 15 minutes with soap and water, detergent, povidone iodine or other substances that kill the rabies virus 🐕‍🦺

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  12. Tobacco use causes high blood pressure & heart disease, which can increase the risk of developing severe . More details 👉

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  13. 99% of human cases are caused by dog bites. Prevent animal bites. 🐩

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  14. WHO Q&A on ventilation and air conditioning in health facilities and 👇

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  15. WHO Q&A on ventilation and air conditioning in public spaces and buildings and 👇

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  16. Here is WHO Q&A on ventilation, air conditioning and 👇

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  18. Join us in the live Q&A on how to make indoor spaces safer during with and Luca Fontana. Ask your questions!

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  19. Smokeless tobacco including chewing or vaping, is responsible for roughly 2⃣0⃣0⃣,0⃣0⃣0⃣ deaths from coronary heart disease every year. A new WHO brief explains 👉

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  20. What can increase the risk of 💔 heart disease? 🤔A few cigarettes a day 🤔Occasional smoking 🤔Exposure to second-hand smoke Here’s why 👉

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