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Groundbreaking new vaccine will save lives in Somalia

A new vaccine launched in Somalia is one-jab armour against five preventable diseases. At the Medina Mother and Child Health Centre in Mogadishu, 6-month-old Abdul Wahab sleeps peacefully in his mother’s arms...

6 May, 2013

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Latest HIV vaccine doesn’t work; govt halts study

The latest bad news in the hunt for an AIDS vaccine: The government halted a large U.S. study on Thursday, saying the experimental shots aren’t preventing HIV infection. Nor did the shots reduce the amount of the...

26 April, 2013

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On World Immunization Week, public health advocates urge greater vaccine access at pharmacies

Vaccines are safe and effective. Yet, an“unacceptably low” number of Americans receive their vaccinations, forgoing one of the most efficient forms of preventative care in the world. Part of that is due to false notions...

26 April, 2013

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MMR boycott has left two million children at risk of measles

Two million children risk catching measles as a result of the MMR scare, doctors warned yesterday. They said the outbreak in Wales could spread to London, where nearly half of the capital’s children are not vaccinated...

26 April, 2013

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Better supply systems key to enable vaccines to reach children –WHO/UNICEF

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations International Children’s Fund (UNICEF) say better supply systems are key to enable life-saving vaccines to reach all children. A special immunisation issue...

22 April, 2013

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New vaccine protects Haitian children from five diseases

Haiti has recently introduced the pentavalent vaccine, a combination vaccine designed to protect children from five dangerous diseases. Jean-Pierre knows that vaccinating his daughter, Isabel, is one of the best gifts...

22 April, 2013

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People, networks may sway parents’ vaccine choices

The people and information sources parents surround themselves with may influence their choice to vaccinate their children or not, according to a survey from one county in Washington state. Of almost 200 parents who...

15 April, 2013

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Doctor in China says 4-year-old boy recovers from H7N9 bird flu

A 4-year-old boy has recovered from a new strain of bird flu that has killed nine people in China, a doctor said Wednesday, as the country’s premier said the outbreak was under control. The child from Shanghai is...

11 April, 2013

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Dengue vaccine closer to reality, say scientists

Researchers have inched closer to developing a novel therapy using mutated antibodies to protect people from the dengue virus. Scientists, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Koch Institute of Integrative...

10 April, 2013

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Researchers come closer to HIV/AIDS vaccine

In the on-going battle against HIV/AIDS, vaccine developers are continually trying to find ways to promote immunity from this devastating virus. Fortunately, researchers at The Scripps Research Institute and the...

9 April, 2013

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