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Malaria: two groundbreaking vaccines have been developed, but access and rollout are still big stumbling blocks

The approval of two malaria vaccines – the RTS,S/AS01 vaccine in 2021 and the R21/Matrix-MTM vaccine in 2023 – will help control, and eventually help eradicate, a disease that causes more than 600,000 deaths annually. Nearly 2 million children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have been vaccinated with the RTS,S/AS01…

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What are the new COVID booster vaccines? Can I get one? Do they work? Are they safe?

As the COVID virus continues to evolve, so does our vaccine response. From December 11, Australians will have access to new vaccines that offer better protection.

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New vaccines to target current COVID-19 variants

Federal Health Minister Mark Butler says the latest COVID-19 vaccines targeting current Omicron variants will be available to Australians next month.

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Cervical cancer: NHS pledge to eradicate disease by 2040 can be achieved – here's how

The NHS has pledged to eliminate cervical cancer in England by 2040. This will be achieved by amping up current vaccination and screening programmes.

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43% increase in global measles deaths from 2021 to 2022; experts blame it on declining vaccination rates

Measles deaths up 43% globally in 2021-22 due to low vaccination rates; 33M children missed vaccine dose; 10 countries account for over half of missed doses; WHO urges urgent action to protect communities.

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U.S. data underscore benefits of chickenpox vaccination

U.K. govt. recommends chickenpox vaccine for children to reduce risk of shingles in adults. Vaccine has been shown to prevent 91 million cases, 2,38,000 hospitalisations, and almost 2,000 deaths in U.S. Unpublished study by University of Bristol found complications from severe varicella were common, costly and placed burden on health…

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Measles deaths jumped over 40% from 2021 to 2022, CDC reports

Declines in measles vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic have been tied to an uptick in measles cases, deaths and major outbreaks worldwide.

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Which vaccines are recommended for American adults?

Nearly 47% of Americans ages 18 and over got a flu shot during the 2022–2023 flu season — but uptake of CDC-recommended vaccinations for hepatitis B and shingles lags.

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Chickenpox vaccine recommended for NHS – here’s why a jab is better than getting the disease

The chickenpox vaccine is already offered as part of childhood immunisation programmes in several countries, including Canada, the US, Australia and New Zealand. Now the UK government’s Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended it be included as part of the routine immunisations children receive in the UK.

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‘A golden opportunity’: screening and jabs give hope of ending cervical cancer

The WHO is aiming for the global elimination of the disease, and progress has been rapid

The Guardian - UK

Wondering whether your child should get the chickenpox vaccine? It could become available on the NHS - here's why

The government has been advised to make the jab available to all children, so parents want to know if the chickenpox vaccine is available on the NHS.

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Some states are harming vaccine efforts

The states are blocking efforts to promote vaccines and giving advice that is at odds with public health experts

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Get vaccinated to stay fighting fit this winter

As the temperatures start to drop and illnesses begin to spread, vaccines are our best form of defence against flu and Covid-19.

The Independent UK

Getting Covid and flu vaccines together is better, study suggests

Research involving Massachusetts healthcare workers shows higher levels of antibodies in group who received both shots at once

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Cervical cancer ‘to be wiped out in England by end of next decade’

Winning combination of improving vaccination and screening uptake could make cervical cancer ‘a thing of the past’

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Cervical cancer ‘to be eliminated in England by 2040’

The vaccine to protect against cervical cancer is given to boys and girls in secondary school.

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AstraZeneca sued over jab: could it be down to a misunderstanding of how risk is calculated?

A multi-million-pound landmark “vaccine damage” case is set to take place in London’s High Court. The test case is being pursued by Jamie Scott who suffered a severe brain injury in April 2021 after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

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Why is the UK proposing chickenpox vaccines and do we really need them?

We explore the background to the plan for them to become part of the UK’s routine childhood immunisation programme

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The Independent UK

UK experts recommend chickenpox shot for kids for the first time, decades after other countries

An expert scientific committee advising the British government recommended for the first time Tuesday that children should be immunized with the chickenpox vaccine — decades after the shots were made widely available in other countries, including the U.S., Canada and Australia

The Independent UK

Childhood chickenpox vaccine recommended for use on the NHS

Youngsters should be offered two doses when they are aged 12 months and 18 months, scientists have said.

The Independent UK

Chickenpox jab should be added to routine childhood vaccine programme, advisers say

Vaccine has been given in other countries, including US and Australia, for years

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Chickenpox vaccine should be given to toddlers on the NHS, say health chiefs

JCVI says vaccine should be offered to all children in two doses at 12 and 18 months of age

The Texas Tribune

“People aren’t thinking about us”: How new ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates impacts medically-vulnerable Texans

The ban applies to all private businesses, including health care facilities like hospitals, which can jeopardize the health of those with compromised immune systems or other underlying conditions.

The Hindu

Karnataka stops COVID bulletins; will instead upload weekly infectious disease reports on Health Department website

Karnataka's Health Dept. stops daily COVID-19 bulletins; data to be updated on IHIP daily. Reports on infectious diseases, respiratory infections, vector borne diseases, water borne diseases, bites, vaccine preventable diseases & zoonotic diseases to be collated from 3,049 govt & 832 private reporting units.

Fortune

These 4 lethal viruses could fuel the next pandemic, new research says. What they are—and how the world can prepare

The pathogens are expected to kill more than 15,000 annually by 2050—even if they don’t make an evolutionary leap that allows them to ravage the globe.

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