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Clearing up pneumococcal vaccine questions

PPSV23 pneumococcal vaccination recommendations have undergone several changes A new commentary published in JAMA reinforces the changes by the Centers for Disease and Control (CDC)’s vaccine committee in 2019 regarding...

20 January, 2020

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Quantum dot technology invisibly records vaccination history on skin

A research team has created a microneedle platform using fluorescent quantum dots that can deliver vaccines and invisibly encode vaccination history in the skin. The dots, which can be detected in infrared with...

19 December, 2019

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Samoa’s measles epidemic is part of a global, unprecedented resurgence of cases

Imagine a disease outbreak so severe that if you’re not vaccinated, you flag your home with a red cloth outside your door — so vaccinators can find you. That is what is happening in Samoa, a Pacific Ocean island...

13 December, 2019

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Influenza evolution patterns change with time, complicating vaccine design

Skoltech scientists discovered new patterns in the evolution of the influenza virus. This may help predict mutations in the viral genome and ultimately help design better vaccines. The research results were published in...

23 October, 2019

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Children not vaccinated against measles are more likely to die from other illnesses, warns a new study

Infection with the virus increases the risk of other life-threatening conditions in the next two to three years, according to the findings. Youngsters may catch other bugs which they previously developed immunity to –...

16 September, 2019

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Routine varicella vaccination lowers pediatric herpes zoster incidence

Using combined data from 6 integrated healthcare organizations from 2003 through 2014, researchers found a decline in pediatric herpes zoster incidence and a significantly lower incidence among vaccinated children...

27 August, 2019

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Protection by the malaria vaccine: not only a matter of quantity but also of quality

A study shows for the first time that the higher the avidity of antibodies induced by the RTS,S vaccine, the greater the protection The quantity and quality of antibodies recognising the end region of the malaria...

15 May, 2019

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Vaccinations create ‘umbrella of immunity’ against global measles outbreaks, says UNICEF

According to UNICEF, widening pockets of unvaccinated children have created a pathway to the measles outbreaks currently spreading around the world. “The ground for the global measles outbreaks we are witnessing today...

25 April, 2019

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Winning the war against yellow fever

Four months have passed without a single case of yellow fever related to the outbreak in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, thanks to the joint response activities of national health authorities, local...

28 November, 2016

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World’s first malaria vaccine set for 2018 rollout in Africa after UN health agency secures funding

Having secured the funds for the initial phase of the deployment of the world’s first malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it will be rolled out in sub-Saharan Africa and immunization campaigns...

23 November, 2016

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