The Latest Breaking News from Vaccine

South Sudan flooding hampers efforts to contain hepatitis E outbreak

MSF begins vaccine drive against incurable disease, which is spread via dirty water and kills thousands of pregnant women

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024

Measles making a comeback in US due to vaccine skepticism, says CDC

The highly transmissible disease was found in north-east states in recent weeks and is likely to spread to the midwest and west coast

The Guardian - US · Jan 30, 2024

Tobacco Plants Offer Sustainable Solution For Vaccine Ingredient Production

Tobacco plants replicate crucial vaccine ingredient, revolutionizing production

Zenger · Jan 29, 2024

More Than 150 Infants, Pregnant Women Given Incorrect RSV Vaccine, CDC Says

According to reports, there have been 25 cases of accidental administration of Pfizer (Abrsyvo) or GSK (Arexvy) RSV vaccines to children below two and 128 cases of mistaken administration of the GSK RSV vaccine (Arexvy) to pregnant women.

Medical Daily · Jan 24, 2024

If you think it’s anti-vaxxers driving measles cases up in the UK, think again – and look to Scotland

Only one case was confirmed in Scotland last year. In England and Wales, more than 200 children were diagnosed in the last four weeks of 2023 alone, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2024

‘This is urgent’: the UK is scrambling to stem an alarming tide of measles

How did the country get from a 2017 WHO declaration that the disease had been eliminated in Britain to the current crisis?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2024

Which London boroughs have the lowest measles vaccination rates? Capital's least protected areas revealed

The ten least protected boroughs in England are in the capital

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2024

Why diphtheria is making a comeback

With an effective vaccine, cases of the potentially fatal disease plummeted. But West Africa is now seeing thousands of new cases and hundreds of deaths.

WEKU · Jan 23, 2024

Tuesday briefing: Measles cases are rising – and it’s about more than vaccine misinformation

In today’s newsletter: Despite a national programme of vaccinations since 1967, measles cases are on the rise – why?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2024

World first: malaria vaccine rollout begins in Cameroon

Another 19 African countries have plans to join the programme – bringing ‘more than just hope’ to a continent that suffers the vast majority of malaria deaths

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024