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Global Health Cast – COVID-19 Experience in Children

Part 5 of the series on COVID-19 presented by Prof. Federico Martinón Torres, Prof. Catherine Weil-Olivier, and Prof. Joe Schmitt. This Global Health Cast was produced with the unconditional support of an educational...

19 October, 2023

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COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases in children

COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases of the disease in children and adolescents, according to a review. However, with most children now having caught the SARS-CoV-2 virus and building up a natural...

21 August, 2023

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WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk

The World Health Organization (WHO) is recommending widespread use of the RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and in other regions with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria...

7 October, 2021

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Children not vaccinated against measles are more likely to die from other illnesses, warns a new study

Infection with the virus increases the risk of other life-threatening conditions in the next two to three years, according to the findings. Youngsters may catch other bugs which they previously developed immunity to –...

16 September, 2019

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Vaccine cuts rate of major disease in African children in half

A vaccine against pneumococcal disease, which is a major killer of children in Africa, has cut the disease rate by more than half, new research has found. The study, involving Otago researcher Professor Philip Hill...

16 March, 2016

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Vaccine storage found to be less than cool

The Vaccines for Children program has been providing free vaccines to children in need for nearly two decades. Unfortunately, a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has found that a...

8 June, 2012

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UN-backed effort aims to vaccinate 111 million children against polio in four days

United Nations-backed campaign will seek to vaccinate more than 111 million children under the age of five against polio in 20 African countries in just four days.

26 March, 2012

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Global Health Cast – COVID-19 Experience in Children

COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases in children

WHO recommends groundbreaking malaria vaccine for children at risk

Children not vaccinated against measles are more likely to die from other illnesses, warns a new study

Vaccine cuts rate of major disease in African children in half

Vaccine storage found to be less than cool

UN-backed effort aims to vaccinate 111 million children against polio in four days