Non-neuroinvasive herpes simplex virus variant could be a highly regarded vaccine candidate The worldwide need for an effective herpes simplex virus (HSV) vaccine remains a priority because it is a common infection that...
The WHO’s 2016 World Immunization Week promotes vaccines as the most successful, safe and cost-effective way to stop deaths from preventable diseases. Millions of people worldwide lack the most routine...
Five years after the introduction of an affordable conjugate meningitis A vaccine, immunization has led to the control and near elimination of deadly meningitis A disease in the African “meningitis belt.” In...
Fear of vaccines has allowed a host of diseases, including measles and whooping cough, to re-surface around the world in recent years. However, the key issue isn’t vaccine safety, it’s vaccine delivery—how we actually...
New form of vaccine also effective in persons with immunosuppression A herpes zoster subunit vaccine (HZ/su) was associated with a high vaccine efficacy for adults over 50 compared with placebo, according to phase III...
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Sunday his nation will adopt a “no jab, no pay” policy to block parents who refuse to vaccinate their children from accessing some government benefits. The policy...
A growing risk of outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other vaccine-preventable diseases in countries affected by Ebola must be countered by urgent scaling up of routine immunization activities, according to the World...
A major new class of antibodies that can make the four different types of dengue virus (DENV) non-infectious has been discovered by a group of international researchers, including from the University of Melbourne. The...
In the absence of credible, strong political leadership, paranoia about disease can go viral. We’ve seen this happen around the world with a wide range of illnesses, from swine flu to SARS to Ebola. And even after...
Vaccine/adjuvant combination against a leading cause of bacterial diarrhea shows great promise for saving children’s lives New results from a safety and immunogenicity study, which included a challenge phase to...