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Single HPV vaccine dose may protect adequately

Women who receive only one dose of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine have readily detectable antibody levels that remain stable for four years, suggesting that one dose of the vaccine may be adequate to confer...

8 November, 2013

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UN health agency approves new encephalitis vaccine to protect children in developing countries

The United Nations health agency has approved a new vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (JE), stressing that access to the vaccine will help save the lives of children in developing countries. The World Health...

1 November, 2013

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Researchers look at benefits of flu vaccines in the elderly

New research at the University of Notre Dame looks more closely at the effects of the influenza vaccine on the elderly, who are considered the highest-risk group for influenza-related mortality. Despite the fact that...

1 November, 2013

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Few with autoimmune diseases got HPV vaccine

HPV vaccination among those with autoimmune disease appeared low in new study There are vaccines that protect against the human papillomavirus (HPV). These vaccines are often recommended for people with autoimmune...

29 October, 2013

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Millions of children in Syria and region to be vaccinated against polio, measles, mumps and rubella

As Syria awaits confirmation of suspected polio cases in the east of the country, UNICEF has joined the World Health Organisation and other partners in mounting a large-scale immunisation effort aimed at protecting as...

28 October, 2013

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Chinese researchers develop first bird flu vaccine

Chinese researchers have developed the first influenza vaccine for the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus which killed over 45 people in China since March. Shu Yuelong, director of the Chinese National Influenza Centre, said...

28 October, 2013

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Cholera vaccine yields 5-year protection, finds acceptance

A study released recently shows that an oral cholera vaccine made in India is the first such vaccine to offer significant protection for 5 years, while another new report says the vaccine was well-accepted in an...

28 October, 2013

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Promising HIV vaccine may take 10 years to perfect

If a breakthrough in developing an HIV vaccine occurred today, scientists and drug companies would need another decade to provide a commercial product. But, after a long struggle, researchers may indeed have made that...

28 October, 2013

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Zimbabwe: Researchers claim Aids vaccine breakthrough

Researchers have made a breakthrough in the search for a vaccine that could protect people from acquiring HIV after preliminary studies on monkeys showed a 50 percent chance of protection against the virus. Speaking at...

15 October, 2013

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First malaria vaccine may be available soon

Promising results from a clinical trial mean that the world’s first malaria vaccine may be available by 2015 and could save hundreds of thousands of lives. Promising results from a large-scale clinical trial mean...

15 October, 2013

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