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More information needed to help individuals decide on vaccinations

Two separate topics concerning vaccination to prevent infectious diseases are in the news. An epidemic of rubella, also known as German measles, has broken out in Japan, with the number of cases exceeding 10,000 and...

3 July, 2013

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Vaccine using gold dust to mimic viruses could boost the immune system

A vaccine which uses ‘gold dust’ to boost the immune system has been developed by scientists. The technique sees tiny gold particles used to mimic a virus and carry proteins to immune cells in the body. Traditional...

27 June, 2013

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Can a series of DNA vaccine shots halt type-1 diabetes progression?

A new kind of so-called ‘reverse’ vaccine built to dial down the autoimmune reaction that causes type-1 diabetes is showing promise, a study of 80 patients given once-weekly injections of the vaccine for 12 weeks...

27 June, 2013

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Guillain-Barre risk unlikely after vaccination

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) does not appear to be a risk following administration of several common vaccines, including seasonal trivalent inactivated influenza vaccines, researchers found. Over a 13-year period...

26 June, 2013

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India ‘polio free’ despite death

The death of a 10-month-old baby in Maharashtra state’s Latur District on Saturday blemishes India’s record in fighting polio but won’t impact the country’s march toward being certified polio-free. On Jan. 13, India...

26 June, 2013

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Sabin Vaccine Institute launches International Association of Immunization Managers

The Sabin Vaccine Institute announced the launch of the newly-formed International Association of Immunization Managers (IAIM). With the support of a five-year grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...

25 June, 2013

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After rotavirus vaccine, DBT pushing for development of malaria, dengue vaccines

After successfully developing rotavirus vaccine indigenously for the first time in the country, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) is aggressively pushing itself to replicate the success in the case of dengue and...

20 June, 2013

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Immunization programs affected by public concerns

Monitoring and analysis of vaccine concerns could help immunization programs adapt more effective and timely strategies to address public concerns, according to study results published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases...

7 June, 2013

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Tokyo urged to aid disease eradication battle

The world may be on the verge of a historic breakthrough in the quest to eradicate infectious diseases once thought incurable, and Japan needs to be a key player, said Mark Dybul, an executive of the Global Fund to...

5 June, 2013

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AIDS epidemic: Is an end possible?

More than 30 years after the discovery of the AIDS virus, experts are optimistic that a cure for the disease will be found, and that an end to the AIDS epidemic is possible. But they caution there is still a lot of work...

3 June, 2013

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