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Hepatitis B infant immunization protects through adolescent years

A seroprotective response to a challenge dose of hepatitis B vaccine was seen in more than 90% of study participants who received the vaccine an infant, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics. Amy B...

2 June, 2014

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Spreading polio remains a global hazard

Just when it looked as if polio was nearing global eradication, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the international spread of polio a public health emergency that warranted aggressive control measures. In...

26 May, 2014

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Early vaccination could save lives, dollars in next flu pandemic, study shows

Early vaccination could save both lives and money during the next flu pandemic, according to a study led by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers. Using lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic...

26 May, 2014

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Vaccine development: thinking out of the cold box

Heat is rendering life-saving vaccines ineffective in areas which need them most. What will it take for the drug companies to act? Immunisation is widely accepted to be one of the great public health successes of recent...

26 May, 2014

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EU more than doubles vaccine aid as Gavi launches appeal

The EU has pledged an increase to its annual aid budget for vaccines and immunisation programmes from €10 million to €25 million in the 2014-2020 budgetary period, on the day that the Gavi Alliance launches a funding...

26 May, 2014

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Study of 1.3 million kids reveals vaccines aren’t associated with autism

A meta-analysis including nearly 1.3 million children posted online last week in the journal Vaccine has demonstrated, once again, that there’s no causal link between vaccines and autism. The paper is an online...

19 May, 2014

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WHO hits back at vaccine deniers

The World Health Organisation hit back on Wednesday against vaccine deniers who claim that immunisation is pointless, risky and that the body is better off fighting disease unaided. “The impact of vaccines on...

25 April, 2014

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Vaccines are safe

Across the world, nearly 4 million children under the age of five die yearly due to vaccine preventable diseases. An alarming number are beginning to occur in the United States as myths surrounding vaccination are...

25 April, 2014

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The Lancet: Small cash incentives dramatically improve hepatitis B vaccination rates among injecting drug users

Small financial incentives, totalling as little as £30, can dramatically increase the likelihood of people who inject drugs completing a course of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination, according to new research published...

25 April, 2014

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Unicef, WHO to donate typhoon-resistant vaccination equipment

The United Nations Children’s Fund and the World Health Organization are set to donate typhoon-and earthquake-resistant vaccines and immunization equipment in an effort to ensure the cold chain storage management of...

8 April, 2014

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