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ACIP updates recommendations for Bexsero MenB-4C vaccine
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations have been updated for the meningococcal serogroup B MenB-4C vaccine (Bexsero), in accordance with the updated U.S. Food and Drug Administration label. ...
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Computational model advances rational design of more effective maternal vaccines for newborns
Newborns, with their developing immune systems, face high risks of infection in the critical early months of life. While maternal vaccines can bolster infant immunity by delivering antibodies through the placenta, these vaccines ...
Dec 12, 2024
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Only a third of U.S. kids have gotten flu shots, data reveal
Despite a record number of American children dying from the flu last year, the percentage of kids getting their flu shots keeps falling.
Dec 12, 2024
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Study shows growing gap in child vaccine rates in England
Inequalities in childhood vaccination are widening in England, with uptake rates of five key vaccines consistently lower in young children living in areas of higher deprivation from 2019 to 2023, finds a study published by ...
Dec 12, 2024
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Hardest-hit Nigeria is latest African country to provide malaria vaccine to young children
Ominike Marvis has lost count of the number of times her 6-year-old son has had malaria. So when Nigeria started offering a malaria vaccine, she was eager to protect her youngest child.
Dec 12, 2024
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First vaccine against blood-stage malaria is well-tolerated and offers effective protection in clinical trial
The results of a clinical trial into a new malaria vaccine candidate (RH5.1/Matrix-MTM) show it is well-tolerated and offers effective protection against the blood-stage of the disease—the first inoculation to do so.
Dec 11, 2024
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Poliovirus found in wastewater in Spain, Germany and Poland. What you need to know
In 1988, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for the global eradication of polio. Within a decade, one of the three poliovirus strains was already virtually eradicated—meaning a permanent reduction of the disease ...
Dec 11, 2024
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Nemours research advocates for HPV vaccination at age 9 to improve completion rates
A quality improvement program designed to increase earlier uptake of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine raised vaccination rates significantly, according to a study by Nemours Children's Health researchers.
Dec 11, 2024
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Malaria mortality returns to pre-COVID levels: WHO
Malaria mortality has fallen back to levels seen before the COVID-19 crisis, the WHO said Wednesday, but called for faster progress against the disease that killed nearly some 597,000 people last year.
Dec 11, 2024
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Vaccination rates among Australian teens are dropping. Here's how we can get back on track
Australia has a successful adolescent immunization program, routinely achieving high vaccine coverage for teenagers.
Dec 11, 2024
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CDC study shows nirsevimab effective in reducing RSV hospitalizations among young children
Research led by the CDC and conducted at seven academic pediatric medical centers in the United States finds nirsevimab (sold as Beyfortus) highly effective in reducing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) related hospitalization ...
International study shows updated hepatitis B vaccine more effective for people with HIV
A newer vaccine against hepatitis B virus was clearly superior to an older vaccine type in inducing a protective antibody response among people living with HIV who didn't respond to prior vaccination, according to the results ...
Dec 10, 2024
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One-third of Americans uninformed about and undervaccinated for HPV, according to study
The human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, accounts for 70% of all throat cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute. While commonly associated with cervical cancer, throat cancer is ...
Dec 10, 2024
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Trump says RFK Jr. free to revisit discredited autism/vaccine link
If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is approved to head the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, he will be free to revisit a long-debunked link between autism and childhood vaccines, President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday.
Dec 10, 2024
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Minnesota reports highest level of whooping cough cases in more than a decade
Minnesota is reporting the highest number of whooping cough cases in more than a decade, the state Department of Health says.
Dec 9, 2024
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Expert explains shingles and the shingles vaccine
Shingles can strike anyone who had chickenpox when they were young, and the intense pain that can accompany this body rash has sidelined many a senior.
Dec 9, 2024
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Rotavirus vaccine is safe for use in NICU babies, researchers find
Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that transmission of rotavirus vaccine strains in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is rare and without clinical consequences, strongly suggesting that ...
Dec 9, 2024
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Nursing homes fell behind on vaccinating patients for COVID, study finds
It seems no one is taking COVID-19 seriously anymore, said Mollee Loveland, a nursing home aide who lives outside Pittsburgh.
Dec 9, 2024
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How measles, whooping cough, and worse could roar back
The availability of safe, effective COVID vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection against infectious diseases.
Dec 9, 2024
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Measles case reported at Los Angeles International Airport, Orange County children's hospital: Who is at risk?
Health officials warned Thursday that people who were at Los Angeles International Airport and Children's Hospital of Orange County in recent days may have been exposed to measles.
Dec 9, 2024
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Broadly effective vaccine design offers new hope in the fight against hepatitis C
The development of an effective vaccine against the hepatitis C virus (HCV) has posed a significant challenge for decades due to the high genetic diversity of the virus. A research team has now achieved promising results. ...
Dec 6, 2024
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Possible colon cancer vaccine target uncovered in bacteria
Higher rates of certain cancers in countries, such as the UK, may be linked to two particular strains of bacteria. Targeting these with treatments or vaccines could help reduce the risk of colorectal, bladder, and prostate ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Vaccination software tool shown to boost uptake of MMR vaccine in children in UK
A software tool developed by Queen Mary University of London's Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG) and used as part of a facilitated quality improvement program has increased the number of children receiving their first MMR ...
Dec 5, 2024
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Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak
Authorities in Sierra Leone on Thursday started a nationwide rollout of the single-dose Ebola vaccine, the first such campaign in West Africa where a deadly outbreak 10 years ago resulted in the death of thousands.
Dec 5, 2024
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Vaccine hesitancy: Why some individuals believe fake news and conspiracies
People who are credulous are less capable of recognizing fake news, and along with mistrustful adults, are more susceptible to conspiracy thinking and vaccine hesitancy, according to a study published December 4, 2024, in ...
Dec 4, 2024
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