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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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India declared polio-free, but global risks persist

The World Health Organisation declared India free of the crippling polio virus, making the country’s almost two-decade-long, multi-billion-dollar effort one of the biggest public health achievements in recent...

4 April, 2014

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Science app brings clarity on vaccination and climate

The answers to six pivotal questions on immunisation and vaccines have been addressed by a panel of 12 Australian experts in the field. The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) recently released a free ‘Science...

28 March, 2014

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Measles eliminated in four Western Pacific countries – WHO

The World Health Organization has declared the elimination of measles in four of 37 areas it covers in the Western Pacific, a region that is home to more than 1.8 billion people and includes some of the world’s poorest...

24 March, 2014

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Unicef, WHO, government reestablish national immunization program

The United Nations Children’s Fund, (Unicef), World Health Organization (WHO) and the government have joined to re-establish the national immunization program by rebuilding the cold chain infrastructure which was...

24 March, 2014

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