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Mixed results for dengue vaccine trial
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Mixed results for dengue vaccine trial

The results of the first trial of the effectiveness of a vaccine for dengue, a sometimes fatal disease endemic throughout most tropical countries, have engendered both enthusiasm and disappointment. The vaccine proved...

12 September, 2012
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Vaccine and autism debate masks real problem
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Vaccine and autism debate masks real problem

The bitter debate over whether vaccines cause autism is masking real problems with the modern inoculation schedule and encouraging a growing number of parents to refuse recommended vaccines for their children, argues a...

23 August, 2012
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Predict vaccine coverage by modelling
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Predict vaccine coverage by modelling

Researchers in Canada are combining mathematics with “social learning” to predict how epidemics are affected by fears – usually unfounded – that a vaccine can harm, so as to improve the design of vaccination...

23 August, 2012
4 min read
Why whooping cough is back
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Why whooping cough is back

The number of whooping cough cases in the U.S. this year is on track to be the highest in 50 years, although one researcher says the main reason behind the disease’s apparent resurgence is a heightened awareness...

17 August, 2012
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