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Scientists mark ‘stunning success’ of vaccine in virtually ridding Africa of meningitis A

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...

12 November, 2015

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Getting vaccines to people who need them is the most important issue in global health

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...

16 July, 2015

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Novel Shingles vaccine effective in older adults

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...

7 May, 2015

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No vaccine, no benefits in Australia: Abbot

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...

16 April, 2015

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Vaccination must be scaled up in Ebola-affected countries

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...

12 April, 2015

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Antibodies discovery could lead to universal dengue vaccine

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...

17 December, 2014

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No vaccine against ignorance

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...

31 October, 2014

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Clinical results indicate vaccine candidate highly efficacious against bacterial diarrhea

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...

29 October, 2014

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Live vaccines more effective against Salmonella

Researchers at Cambridge University have effectively ‘barcoded’ the bacteria so that they can see where in the body they go and how they fare against the immune system. Vaccines against Salmonella that use a live, but...

16 October, 2014

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On World Rabies Day, here’s all you need to know about rabies and its prevention

September 28 has been World Rabies Day. It has been recognised as such by the United Nations and marked every year since 2007. The campaign is coordinated by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control. The day has been...

3 October, 2014

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