A more affordable, lower-risk polio vaccine may be on the horizon
University of Leeds researchers have taken a major step towards producing a more affordable and lower-risk polio vaccine ...
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Breakthrough in next-generation polio vaccines
Currently, IPV is relatively expensive to produce because it requires high levels of bio-containment to minimise the risk of leaks of live poliovirus, which could result in outbreaks. VLPs are ...
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Polio challenge
Polio has emerged as a major challenge in Pakistan. It is not simply a challenge in the health sector, but has also become ...
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How physicians should talk to parents of unvaccinated children who have contracted measles
What physician Adam Ratner learned when talking to the parents of unvaccinated children who contracted measles during the ...
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Second phase of f-IPV, OPV campaign to strengthen immunity amid persistent polio threat
The second phase of the fractional Inactivated Polio Vaccine (f-IPV) and Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) cam­paign will be conducted in 59 union councils of Karachi from March 10 to 16, 2025, targeting ...
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920,000 Kenyan children vaccinated in polio campaign - WHO
PHOTO: Polio vaccination being administered to a child [FB] The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended the government over a vaccination campaign that resulted in over 920,000 children being ...
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North Bay health officers concerned about growing measles outbreaks, risks for unvaccinated
Getting vaccinated continues to be the most effective way to prevent infection, local health experts say, as the number of confirmed measles cases grows nationwide.
San Antonio-area schools seeing more students opt out of vaccines
The rates of students without mandatory vaccines are climbing, which experts say increases the risk of outbreaks such as ...
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WHO injects fresh support into DR Congo vaccination drive
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has stepped up efforts to improve vaccination coverage in the Democratic Republic of ...
Five years after the pandemic, the world is poorly prepared for another one
Between 500 and 1,000 people globally are now dying every week from COVID. This winter, healthcare in much of the developed ...
Researchers are learning the Trump administration axed their work to improve vaccination
WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Trump administration is canceling studies about ways to improve vaccine trust and access, a move that ...
RFK Jr. could further deter childhood vaccinations as rates fall in the U.S.
Some health policy experts say Kennedy’s early moves as HHS Secretary are concerning and suggest that he could undermine ...