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Measles: it's not just London that's at risk of an outbreak – it's all of the UK

Since the start of 2023, measles has been reported in a third of countries in the World Health Organization (WHO) European region. And in the first five months of the year, there were 5,699 cases reported there – nearly seven times as many as in the whole of 2022.

The Conversation · Jul 27, 2023

Heart problems from vaccines are rare

Conspiracy theorists have been exaggerating the link between COVID vaccines and heart problems. Here are the facts

Salon · Jul 27, 2023

Genetic Mutation May Protect Some People From COVID-19 Symptoms

HLA-B*15:01 variant helps T cells identify and attack the virus, offering potential for updated vaccines.

Zenger · Jul 26, 2023

Republicans' excess death rate spiked after COVID-19 vaccines arrived, a study says

After vaccines became widely available in 2021, "the excess death rate among Republican voters was 43% higher than the excess death rate among Democratic voters," Yale researchers say.

WEKU · Jul 25, 2023

Elon Musk slammed for pushing anti-vax conspiracy in response to LeBron James’ son Bronny suffering cardiac arrest

After 18-year-old son of the basketball superstar was rushed to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest, Mr Musk proposed the vaccine could have been responsible for his medical condition

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023

Cases of tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. Some experts believe climate change is the cause

Many tick-borne illnesses are becoming more prevalent with some experts attributing it to climate change

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023

DeSantis wants to out-crazy Trump: Nope

Florida governor's campaign wants to paint him as the man who beat COVID and defended freedom. Nobody thinks that

Salon · Jul 24, 2023

The case for India switching from the oral to the inactivated polio vaccine

No matter the polio status of a country and which vaccine is being used, as long as wild poliovirus is present and any country continues to use the oral polio vaccine (OPV), the risk of polio emergence, including in polio-free countries, is real in a globalised village especially when vaccine…

The Hindu · Jul 23, 2023

Why the oral polio vaccine is still crucial to eradicate polio

Polio vaccination has reduced cases by 99.9% since 1988. Recent cases in unvaccinated people and silent transmission of polioviruses raise questions. OPV has advantages but can cause VDPV, whereas IPV has strong systemic immunity but no mucosal immunity.

The Hindu · Jul 21, 2023

Scientific breakthrough uses mRNA technology to create a highly effective malaria vaccine

In preclinical models, Trans-Tasman research collaborators from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington's Ferrier Research Institute and the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in New Zealand and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity in Australia developed an mRNA-based vaccine that can effectively target and stimulate protective immune cell…

Dynamite News · Jul 21, 2023