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Uganda is carrying out anti-Ebola vaccination targeting 2,000 health and frontline workers in five districts neighboring the Democratic Republic of Congo. They include Kabarole, Bunyangabo, Kasese, Ntoroko and Bundibugyo. Uganda’s Ministry of Health estimates that every week over 20,000 people …more
Go to sourceJennylyn Matimbol endured a day’s trek, a motorcycle and even a horseback ride from the far-flung Sitio of Mahayag in Malapatan, Sarangani just to reach the R.O. Diagan Hospital in General Santos City. In the last week of November, patients …more
Go to sourcePeople born in the 1970s in Finland may be lacking the measles vaccine to protect them against the illness, which is highly contagious. The information came to light last week following a case of measles contracted by an unvaccinated child …more
Go to sourceItaly’s health minister, whose populist party flirts with anti-vaxx junk science, sacked every member of the country’s top panel of health advisers Monday, saying she wanted to give “space to the new.” Health Minister Giulia Grillo, a member of the …more
Go to sourceStudents in Quebec are the first in Canada to be vaccinated in a program that uses two different vaccines to protect against the human papillomavirus, a change that has divided experts. Under the new program, which started this fall, students …more
Go to sourceAround the world, reported measles cases jumped 31 percent in 2017 Political unrest and refusal to vaccinate is driving the disease’s surge, health experts say BY AIMEE CUNNINGHAM 12:21PM, NOVEMBER 30, 2018 OUTBREAK MEASURES Progress toward eliminating measles has been …more
Go to sourceThe Lancet COMMENT| VOLUME 392, ISSUE 10161. On Oct 17, 2018, WHO reported 52958 measles cases in the European region since the beginning of 2018, which is more than double the 23 757 cases reported for Africa in the same …more
Go to sourceUnique aspects of Haredi culture have led to an anti-vaxxer movement developing in the community. As senior rabbis issue contradictory rulings, medical experts are using informal gatherings to try to spread the word about the importance of vaccinations The current measles …more
Go to sourceThere is a significant lag in the uptake of the flu vaccine among staff at the Western Trust compared with their colleagues in England and Wales, it has emerged. Geraldine McKay, the Western Trust Director of Acute Services, told members …more
Go to sourceMeasles kills 18 in South as officials try to fight vaccine denial November 22, 2018 01:00 By SOMCHAI SAMART THE NATION The largest group affected were young children up to the age of four. “Measles vaccination is free and …more
Go to sourceRubella infections are spreading across Japan, raising concern that a potentially long-term epidemic could sap travel demand ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. With the total number of rubella patients this year expected to top 2,000 for the …more
Go to sourceA North Carolina school with a large anti-vaccine community is at the heart of the state’s largest chickenpox outbreak in decades, officials say. On Friday 36 students at Asheville Waldorf School were diagnosed with the disease, the Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper …more
Go to sourceA new Lancet editorial on the “Decade of Vaccines”, takes a long term view and recognizes that, ” in the current social and political climate, perhaps it is time to re-evaluate.” In addition to acknowledging advances, it takes a sobering …more
Go to sourceMANILA, Nov. 17 — Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, during the 19th Philippine National Immunization Conference, stressed to fellow health workers and participants that vaccination has been proven to be the most successful and cost-effective medical intervention ever introduced, saving …more
Go to sourceNick Squires, rome 15 NOVEMBER 2018 • 5:31PM Italy’s populist coalition has called for nearly a million children and young people to be given vaccinations against measles amid an “emergency” over the rising number of cases. The Five Star Movement and …more
Go to source, in some places for the past six months, affecting the general public who are in need of the vaccine, according to the Department of Drug Administration. Raju Shrestha, owner of a Thapathali-based Pharmacy, said the market has been struggling …more
Go to sourceChina is planning a new law that would allow people to sue drug makers for punitive damages in cases of death or serious illness caused by faulty vaccines. The draft Vaccine Management Law, posted online for public consultation on Sunday night, …more
Go to sourceThere is no freedom of choice when it comes to vaccination because it involves putting other people’s health at risk, a top EU health official has warned, adding that ongoing debate in Italy about inoculations is verging “on the absurd”. …more
Go to sourceGreece comes second behind Slovenia on the list of European Union countries where citizens have a growing amount of confidence in the safety and efficacy of vaccinations, a recent report by the European Commission has shown. According to the report …more
Go to sourceFifty-six cases of measles were recorded by health authorities in France in October. The epidemic is resuming again, because of a lack of effective vaccination coverage. The Regional Health Agency reminds that the vaccine is now mandatory for children and …more
Go to sourceA new BBC investigation into fake news in Africa and India shows the viral power of misinformation on public sentiment and behaviours. These dynamics are equally dangerous in their power to undermine vaccine confidence and trigger vaccine refusal and the …more
Go to sourceBANGKOK — Health authorities in Thailand are racing to contain a measles outbreak in the country’s southern provinces, where 14 deaths and more than 1,500 cases have been reported since September. Officials blame the comeback of the disease on low …more
Go to sourceOnly 32% of Filipinos have confidence in vaccines following the recent Dengvaxia controversy—a dramatic drop in confidence rates that may spell disaster when it comes to fighting a pandemic, says a new international study. This alarming drop in public confidence when it …more
Go to sourceThere is a football pitch with battered-looking goalposts located just across the road from the city hospital in Beni – but nobody will be playing football there for a while. Instead, this scrappy piece of land has been turned into …more
Go to sourceSarah Samson, a mother of four, says she became “very upset” when she learned that a girl in her daughters’ school here had come down with the measles. “The school is haredi,” Samson said, using the Hebrew term for ultra-Orthodox. …more
Go to sourceAs the bell rang on a recent morning at an elementary school here and pupils filled the classrooms, anxious adults crowded the corridors outside. It was vaccination day, but many parents in this North Sumatra village did not want their …more
Go to sourceCharedi leaders in Stamford Hill have urged religious Jews to get immunised against measles and for them not to send any of their children to school if one family member has it, after an outbreak in Israel found its way …more
Go to sourceA few days after an uncomfortable confrontation, I invariably wish I had explained things differently. The most recent example: I was to be interviewed about my latest book, Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren’t Your Best Source of Health …more
Go to sourceAnastasia Taylor-Lind’s portrayal of female polio vaccinators in Jalalabad Sponsored by Wellcome Photography Prize Polio Eradication in Afghanistan. Polio vaccinators leave Nangarhar Regional Hospital, which is one of four vaccine distribution staging points in Jalalabad, in mini buses to be …more
Go to sourceRight now, there’s an ongoing measles outbreak in Brooklyn, with seven cases cropping up last week, all of them in unvaccinated children (one too young to have been vaccinated). Last year saw Minnesota’s worst measles outbreak in decades, and earlier this year, …more
Go to sourceBy Idah Mhetu Local authorities must continue to improve sanitation and the availability of clean water to prevent cholera as vaccination is not 100 percent effective, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said. The latest cholera outbreak to hit Zimbabwe …more
Go to sourceAbstract Background Vaccination coverage is dropping in several countries, including Slovenia. More and more people hesitate or even reject vaccinations. As the influence of the internet grows, the question becomes how to communicate about vaccination to parents in order …more
Go to sourceThe development activities in the village of Lynshing under Mawkynrew Block, East Khasi Hills, were crippled after some superstitious locals refused to undertake Government schemes. Speaking to reporters on Friday after the special awareness programme organised by the office of …more
Go to sourceEleven new cases of children with measles have been confirmed in Brooklyn — bringing the total to 17, city health officials announced Friday. The New York City Health Department reports that the recent cases — which involves children from 7 …more
Go to sourceTragedy has struck the Chareidi community as an 18-month-old baby R”L was Niftar in Jerusalem on Thursday evening. It is suspected that the infant died due to being exposed to Measles, and was unvaccinated. A ZAKA spokesperson said they were …more
Go to sourceCalifornia’s vaccination debate has cropped up again, this time in a district senate race between Independent party candidate Eric Frame and incumbent Democratic Senator Richard Pan. The two candidates are vying for Pan’s Senate seat in district 6, which encompasses …more
Go to sourceHealth secretary Matt Hancock will direct chief medical officer to draw up official guidelines amid growing concern about link to mental illness Toby Helm and Andrew Rawnsley Sat 29 Sep 2018 21.44 Matt Hancock says he is alarmed by reports that unlimited social …more
Go to sourcePeople who believe the myths spread by anti-vaccine campaigners “are absolutely wrong”, England’s top doctor has said. Prof Dame Sally Davies said the MMR vaccine was safe and had been given to millions of children worldwide but uptake was currently …more
Go to sourceTORONTO – A major newspaper has removed an opinion piece that urged readers to consider “both sides of the vaccine debate” from its website after the column was the subject of widespread online backlash. Adrienne Batra, editor in chief of …more
Go to sourceHUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Anti-vaccine billboards claiming that routine childhood shots are deadly have popped up in several West Virginia cities. They warn that the son of former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Nick Catone died from a vaccine, though the …more
Go to sourceParents in southern Yala have been urged to take their children to hospital to receive a measles vaccination. Residents of Yala’s Sateng Nok sub-district have been attending a local hospital with their children following an awareness campaign by the local …more
Go to sourceThe district administration has asked the Health Department to pinpoint parents refusing to get measles vaccine administered to children as the government would initiate a legal action against them. “I want zero refusal cases and we would take action against …more
Go to sourceontributed to last year’s deadly flu season, but that there were also a lot of other factors involved. The CDC says a lower rate of vaccination may have contributed to last winter’s flu season — the deadliest season since the …more
Go to sourceOctober 25th, 2018 – The number of Israelis with confirmed measles cases has now reached 882, said the Israeli Health Ministry on October 23, 2018. And, according to reporting by Ido Efrati, Haaretz Correspondent, 60 percent of these cases (529) live in the …more
Go to sourceHigh confidence in vaccination programmes is crucial for maintaining high coverage rates, especially at levels that exceed those required for herd immunity. Across the European Union (EU), however, vaccine delays and refusals are contributing to declining immunisation rates in a …more
Go to sourceYoung people are more sceptical of vaccinations than older generations, with faith in the flu jab particularly low, a European Commission report has found. Misguided perceptions that diseases, such as flu, are not a serious threat, compounded by the rapid spread of …more
Go to sourceews have been associated with the medical profession for more than 1,000 years. The “physician’s prayer,” which decorates the walls of countless doctors of all faiths, is popularly believed to have been written by Maimonides, a 12th-century rabbi. Five hundred …more
Go to sourceWomen and their children outside the Center for Neurosurgery and Treatment for Hydrocephaly in Luanda, Angola.Stephen Eisenhammer / Reuters LUANDA, Angola — Emiliano Cula starts to cry as his tiny fingers, curled into a tight fist, are stretched by …more
Go to sourceA raging measles outbreak in Europe may be a warning sign of what could occur in the U.S. if something doesn’t change soon, experts say. So far this year, there have been 41,000 cases in Europe and 40 deaths, according to the …more
Go to sourceMost parents go out of their way to prevent their children from contracting chickenpox. But a group in Boulder, Colorado, is doing the exact opposite – arranging ‘chickenpox parties’ to deliberately infect their children. It is a technique that was …more
Go to sourceLocal Islamic teachers preaching vaccination ‘forbidden’ for Muslims. THE “vaccine denial” common in some Muslim communities has contributed to the deaths of at least six patients, including children, during a measles outbreak in the far South. Though vaccines are proven …more
Go to sourcepublished in Nature 562, 309 (2018) A century after the world’s worst flu epidemic, rapid spread of misinformation is undermining trust in vaccines crucial to public health. A hundred years ago this month, the death rate from the 1918 influenza was at …more
Go to sourceDr Hilde De Clerck is one of MSF’s most experienced Ebola doctors and has been managing outbreaks of Ebola and similar viruses for more than 10 years. Hilde has just returned from North Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo …more
Go to sourceGeorgia ranks third among the top seven European countries where the number of cases of measles has increased the most, show data from the World Health Organization. Since the beginning of this year 1,400 cases have been reported, two of …more
Go to sourceOctober 14th, 2018 – During November 2017, it was announced that the new dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, had risks for those not previously exposed to the dengue virus. This is because the dengue virus has 4 strains, and infection with 1 strain does …more
Go to sourceIsraeli health officials are worried about a measles outbreak in Jerusalem. The city has the highest number of diagnosed new cases of the highly contagious disease in Israel, and some figures in the field of public health say they’re not …more
Go to sourceMost college students regularly use a smartphone, and these days there’s a mobile app for just about anything. That’s why health promoters, health communicators and health care providers have been exploring the possibilities of mHealth technologies to educate consumers about …more
Go to sourceFlu vaccine just 36% effective this season, CDC reports (CNN) – Children with autism spectrum disorder are significantly less likely to be fully vaccinated than children unaffected by autism, new research finds. And the same is true of …more
Go to sourceTHE deadly polio virus continues to spread – this time affecting a one-year-old girl in East Sepik Province. This brings to 15 the number of cases in Papua New Guinea since June and a national public health emergency declaration. Five …more
Go to sourceThe Philippines’ highly politicised response to newly-reported risks of a dengue vaccine led to a dramatic drop in public trust in vaccines overall, in new research published in Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. Led by the Vaccine Confidence Project at …more
Go to source‘Guest post: the Americas were certified ‘measles free’ by the WHO in 2016 but this status is under threat, writes Isabella Ballalai, President of the Brazilian Society for Immunization ’ Before the 1990s, measles was a major cause of infant …more
Go to sourceLawmakers from Poland’s conservative ruling party have approved further parliamentary discussion over a controversial plan to abolish compulsory vaccinations for children, including those against serious diseases such as polio, measles, tuberculosis, rubella and whooping cough. A civic group that proposed …more
Go to sourceThe Congolese health ministry on Saturday reported a further five confirmed cases of Ebola in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, blaming the higher-than-normal daily increase on community resistance to disease response efforts. The current epidemic in Congo’s …more
Go to source(MENAFN) Israel was unveiled to be suffering from growing cases of measles ever since this year started, compared to a year ago. The Israeli Ministry of Health showed in its data the country to have witnessed the number of measles …more
Go to sourceAn anti-vaccine billboard recently put up on Interstate 690 in Solvay. (James T. Mulder) By James T. Mulder jmulder@syracuse.com syracuse.com SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A new billboard on Interstate 690 showing a photo of a former professional fighter’s dead son and a …more
Go to sourcePN Outdoor has run an advertisement for the Australian Vaccination-risks Network in Brisbane. The billboard ad features a young child standing next to the words “vaccinated or unvaccinated, who is healthier?” with the Australian Vaccination-risks Network website directly below. The APN …more
Go to sourceAfghan health officials say militants are interfering in their effort to protect children in western Afghanistan against polio virus. Abdul Jabar Shayeq is head of the health department in Farah province. He told VOA that the Taliban is blocking efforts …more
Go to sourceThe large billboard on Auckland’s motorway sporting an anti-vaccination message is being removed. The sign, which went up yesterday, was located by the Southern Motorway near the Princes St off-ramp near Middlemore Hospital. The sign showed a man holding a …more
Go to sourceNew Delhi, Sep 30 After traces of Polio Virus Type 2 were found in some batches of oral polio vaccine manufactured by a Ghaziabad-based pharmaceutical company, the Health Ministry has asked the polio surveillance team in UP to trace and track all children who were …more
Go to sourceVACCINE’S IMPORTANCE. A health officer administers a measles shot on a young girl. File photo by Jose Del/Rappler VACCINE’S IMPORTANCE. A health officer administers a measles shot on a young girl. File photo by Jose Del/Rappler ILOCOS SUR, Philippines – …more
Go to sourceAn attack on a polio vaccination team in the Ghizer District of Gilgit-Baltistan has set an alarming bell ringing as the Gilgit-Baltistan is reeling from the extremist attacks on schools and a police check-post in Diamer District and Gilgit last …more
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Go to sourceAs the new school year has begun in Italy, parents no longer have to prove their children have been immunised – highlighting a clash of priorities, stoked by the new populist government. In 2014, the Global Health Security Agenda had …more
Go to sourceAs the new school year has begun in Italy, parents no longer have to prove their children have been immunised – highlighting a clash of priorities, stoked by the new populist government. In 2014, the Global Health Security Agenda had tapped Italy to …more
Go to sourceTaiwan’s annual influenza mass vaccination program received praise for its scope, effectiveness and capacity for strengthening pandemic preparedness in an article published recently by the American Journal of Public Health. The report was compiled by researchers from Baltimore-based John …more
Go to sourceThe Santa Rosa School District has suspended its student flu vaccination program after some parents say their children were given shots without their consent. Several of these parents attended Thursday night’s school board meeting to voice their concerns. “My rights …more
Go to sourceUp to 750,000 young Canadians now have no immunity whatsoever against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and measles Canada has one of the lowest child vaccination rates in the developed world. With about one tenth of Canadian children now going unvaccinated, …more
Go to sourceAn estimated 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter — the disease’s highest death toll in at least four decades. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, revealed the total in …more
Go to sourceResearchers have found that strong evidence is needed to demonstrate the influence of practice nurses on the uptake of the MMR vaccine, considering their well-documented role in the national immunisation programme. This comes at a time when the uptake of …more
Go to sourceUnknown attackers attacked polio vaccination team on Monday in district Mohmand, village Badanoo, Bajaur, which resulted in the martyrdom of one security official. It has been reported that the martyred security personnel was officer in the local levies force, named …more
Go to sourceItalian parents have more time before having to produce proof to schools that their children have received 10 mandatory vaccinations. The Italian Senate has extended until March a requirement that families provide vaccination documentation so their children can attend nursery …more
Go to sourceThe number of rubella patients reported this year in Japan has jumped more than fivefold to 496 from 93 in the previous year, with many cases reported in the greater Tokyo area, a national institute warned Wednesday. The patients included …more
Go to sourceThe government’s much-delayed measles-rubella (MR) vaccine drive now has the full backing of provincial administrations throughout the country — the last hold out being the ultra-conservative province of Aceh — though it remains to be seen if the backing of …more
Go to sourceOne of Europe’s most powerful voices in healthcare, Xavier Prats Monné, wants to know why many people believe the world is getting worse rather than better. This bleak assessment, he says, is not only wrong – it’s damaging. “I receive …more
Go to sourceFigures published today show that coverage declined for nine of the 12 routine vaccinations measured at age 12 months, 24 months or five years in 2017-18 in England compared to the previous year. It increased in one vaccine and remained …more
Go to sourceThanks to Naveen Thacker for this timely commentary: I have been a paediatrician for over three decades and have had parents come to me with many questions about their children’s health. But over the last year I have seen a …more
Go to sourceMMR vaccine hits lowest coverage since 2011 as cases continue to increase 18 September 2018 By Elisabeth Mahase The number of children who have had their measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine has dropped to its lowest level since …more
Go to sourceWhen Changchun Changsheng Life Sciences’ manufacturing malpractice sparked a nationwide outcry over vaccine safety in July, the Chinese drug authority dispatched teams to inspect all other vaccine companies. Now, the results are in. China’s recently rebranded National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) said (Chinese) on …more
Go to sourceVaccination rates appear to have increased following the Federal Government’s decision to reduce welfare payments for unvaccinated children. For a month now, families who refuse or delay vaccinations have had their Family Tax Benefit Part A payments reduced by $28 …more
Go to sourceRecent trends show that primary reason for the measles outbreak, affecting several European countries, is the decline in vaccination coverage, for which mainly the ‘spread of anti-scientific theories’ can be blamed. However, it turns out it is not the only …more
Go to sourceThe number of rubella patients reported in the nation this year stands at 362, nearly four times the number seen the previous year, with many of the cases located in Tokyo and its vicinity, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases …more
Go to sourceHighlights •In almost three decades, there is about 58 percentage point reduction in polio dropout across Pakistan. •Rural Pakistani child is highly likely to be dropout of polio vaccination relative to his/her urban counterparts. •Significant likelihood of increase in never-vaccinated …more
Go to sourceBelow are extracts from the eighteenth meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) convened on 15 August 2018 by the Director General at WHO headquarters with members, advisers and invited Member States : Vaccine …more
Go to sourceFor over a year, the Chinese government has withheld lab samples of a rapidly evolving influenza virus from the United States — specimens needed to develop vaccines and treatments, according to federal health officials. Despite persistent requests from government officials …more
Go to sources the number of anti-vaccine families that refuse to have their children vaccinated grows, the government seeks to alleviate concerns over vaccines. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca told Anadolu Agency (AA) that he believed locally-made vaccines that they plan to develop …more
Go to sourceBy Chuck Dinerstein — August 23, 2018 Rasputin was an early adopter As it turns out, the Russians have meddled in more than simply elections. If their goal is to spread dissent and discord than there can be no more …more
Go to sourceIn the days after the 2016 election, Gizmodo published a much-discussed story that predicted our current moment. The story, written by Michael F. Nuñez, alleged that Facebook had built a tool to reduce the spread of fake news — and then abandoned the …more
Go to sourceBrazil’s Health Ministry says more than 1,550 people have contracted measles as the country struggles to meet vaccination targets to stem the outbreak linked to neighboring Venezuela. The ministry said Thursday that seven people have died. The cases are concentrated …more
Go to sourceFour new cases of measles have been diagnosed in the north Dublin region as the virus spread due to low vaccination levels in the capital. The number of cases has risen to 17, up from 13 last week. The HSE …more
Go to sourceOne of the public school children who died of dengue even after reportedly being given Dengvaxia didn’t get the anti-dengue vaccine shots as alleged by the Public Attorney’s Office, a document from the Department of Health has indicated. According to …more
Go to sourceT he exclusion of pregnant and lactating women from an effort to vaccinate people exposed to the Ebola virus in the current outbreak is wrong, indefensible, and should be reversed, three public health experts wrote Monday in an opinion article …more
Go to sourceThis Saturday will mark a year since Minnesota experienced its most severe measles outbreak in recent history, and public health officials are still trying to get the word out about measles vaccinations. Last year, the state had 75 cases of …more
Go to sourcen Indonesian pharmaceuticals company has said it is racing to produce a “halal” form of the measles-rubella vaccine amid concerns that conservative Muslim parents might deny their children’s inoculation on the grounds that it contains traces of pork. The state-owned Bio …more
Go to sourceussian trolls and social media bots use tactics similar to those employed during the 2016 presidential election to spread misinformation about vaccines, research has revealed. An examination of over 1,793,690 tweets posted between July 2014 and September 2017 revealed that a …more
Go to sourcendonesia’s peak Islamic body has issued a religious decree — or fatwa — declaring the Rubella-Measles vaccine to be “haram” or religiously forbidden. Key points: The Islamic body is led by Joko Widodo’s new controversial vice presidential running mate The …more
Go to sourceMore than 41,000 cases of measles reported in the EU in six months to June – almost double the number over the whole of 2017 Sarah Boseley Health editor Mon 20 Aug 2018 17.09 Last modified on Tue 21 Aug 2018 01.05 BST …more
Go to sourceAugust 19th, 2018 – The measles epidemic continues to spread in Ukraine, with new cases being reported in all regions and Kyiv. Ukraine has now reported more measles cases than all of the European Union (EU) and the Americas combined during 2018. According …more
Go to sourceIn a follow-up on the imported measles situation in Brazil, the Ministry of Health reported this week that the 910 cases of measles have been confirmed in Amazonas, 5,630 remain under investigation. Measles rash Image/CDC In addition, the state of Roraima …more
Go to sourceBy Liu Xin Source:Global Times Published: 2018/8/19 22:08:40 0 Scale of punishment shows govt’s resolve More than 40 officials including seven provincial- or ministerial-level officials were deemed accountable for the substandard vaccine scandal this weekend as Chinese …more
Go to sourceThe Internet and social networks are a fertile ground for the decrease in vaccine confidence. This has caused an increase in vaccine hesitancy and has jeopardized vaccinationprograms in some contexts [1]. A wide variety of communication strategies have been studied and implemented …more
Go to sourceBy AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE, Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug 16 – First came the war, which developed into a brutal, bloody tussle between militias who abused civilians or killed them. Now Ebola, a name almost as dreaded as death itself, has come. …more
Go to sourceThe introduction of an HPV vaccination program in Norway resulted in a significant decrease in vaccine and nonvaccine genotypes in both vaccinated and unvaccinated adolescent girls, according to findings published in The Journal of Pediatrics. “In Norway, the HPV vaccine has …more
Go to sourceNow that Alex Jones has been booted off major social media platforms, are you wondering where you are going to get your health and science news ? Well, if he and his Infowars.com website have been your main sources, then …more
Go to sourceSince October 2017, the Republic of Serbia has reported a total of 5715 cases of measles through Aug 10, of which, 2875 were laboratory confirmed at the Torlak Institute. Measles rash Image/CDC In addition, the total number of registered deaths due to complications …more
Go to sourceKAMPALA – The Ministry of Health will late this month roll out the Hepatitis B vaccination in 14 districts in the central and eastern regions. The State Minister of Health for general duties Ms Sarah Opendi said the vaccine is free …more
Go to sourceThe World Health Organisation is calling for secure access to populations affected by Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, amid threats of rebel violence. Officials who visited the region over the weekend were exposed to the complexities of how …more
Go to sourceJess Diaz (The Philippine Star) – August 15, 2018 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Two committees of the House of Representatives are clearing former president Benigno Aquino III on the dengue vaccination program in 2016 and the use of the controversial …more
Go to sourceFrustrating disputes highlight China’s inability to help families cover the costs of caring for children with immunisation-related ailments 12 Aug 2018 When Wang Jinfeng looks at her son, rendered silent and handicapped by epileptic seizures, her anguish is palpable. …more
Go to sourceMonday August 13, 2018 According to a 2010 survey of 27 EU states, plus Norway and Iceland, 15 countries do not have any mandatory vaccinations; the other 14 have at least one By NewsGram Desk – August 12, 20180 //7 …more
Go to sourceChangsheng Bio-tech chairwoman Gao Junfang is behind bars. But just how did a girl from rural China become a super-rich businesswoman, and what role did her former boss play in her stellar rise? PUBLISHED : Saturday, 11 August, 2018, 9:00pm …more
Go to sourceThe Immunisation Rule, 2015, which recently came into effect, has stipulated a provision of compensation or medical treatment to the victim if vaccination causes adverse impacts on the person’s health or results in maiming or death. According to Rule …more
Go to sourceAid workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo began giving an experimental Ebola vaccine to health workers on 8 August — one week after the World Health Organization declared an outbreak of the virus. First responders and public-health staff …more
Go to sourceHealth Minister Giulia Grillo said Thursday that the government coalition has presented a bill to make the obligation for children to be vaccinated to have access to State schools flexible. “Yesterday we presented a bill of the ruling coalition in …more
Go to sourceOn one hand, we spent maybe too much time this week on the question of whether one person should lose access to his social media accounts. On the other hand, it’s a question that illuminates some of the central tensions …more
Go to sourceChinese authorities on Friday released the findings of a probe into a previous investigation of substandard DPT vaccines produced by Wuhan Institute of Biological Products Co. Ltd. The inspection team, formed by members of departments including the State Drug Administration …more
Go to sourceBy CIARA NUGENT and JAMIE DUCHARME August 8, 2018 Italy’s parliament shocked the scientific community on Tuesday by voting to lift a legal requirement that parents vaccinate their children before sending them to pre-school. The move, driven by Italy’s new populist coalition government, …more
Go to sourceExpert Worries Italy’s Vaccine Flip-Flop Could Sway Parents In Canada Italy is recognized around the world for its cuisine, wine, architecture, culture, and stunning landscapes. But, more recently and far less appealingly, it’s also been …more
Go to sourceA pensioner left disabled after being infected with the potentially deadly polio virus as a child has urged Aussies to get vaccinated following a recent outbreak of the disease in Papua New Guinea. Polio is a distant memory for many …more
Go to sourceBy STEPHEN ODUOR More by this Author More than 2000 children in Tana River County missed the first phase of the polio vaccination exercise conducted in early July. Speaking at the Hola Level Four hospital, health promotion officer, Mr Josephat …more
Go to sourceUnlike other illnesses, influenza seldom causes a fuss. Even when the flu becomes severe, Indonesians often don’t seek medical attention until it gets worse. Therefore, aspiring pilgrims leaving for the haj this year — and everyone else — should realize …more
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Go to sourceA Moot woman has been the latest casualty in the H1N1 virus outbreak, reports have claimed. It was reported that the woman was admitted to hospital complaining of flu-like symptoms later diagnosed as swine-flu. She later died due to severe …more
Go to sourceA group of angry Chinese parents and activists have gathered twice in two days outside government buildings in Beijing to protest a recent scandal over defective vaccines, a rare display of public dissatisfaction in the tightly-policed Chinese capital. The government announced …more
Go to sourceNEW DELHI (AFP) – India has ordered an immediate recall of rabies vaccines made by a scandal-hit Chinese company, India’s drug regulator said Wednesday, complaining it only found out about possible problems through media reports. S. Eswara Reddy, the drug …more
Go to sourceA 2013 measles outbreak rooted in a vaccine-refusing community in Brooklyn, New York cost the city’s health department an estimated $394,448, requiring 87 employees to collectively spend more than 10,000 hours on outbreak response and control, according to an analysis published …more
Go to sourceThose who live in Chiang Mai might find it a little strange that, during the past few days, Chinese tourists in large numbers have gathered at the city’s various hospitals — waiting for themselves and their children to be vaccinated …more
Go to sourceFewer than half of pregnant women are choosing to get the whooping cough vaccine, despite the HSE recommending it for them between 16 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. Five infants have died from pertussis, or whooping cough, in Ireland since …more
Go to sourceA vaccine scandal in China began building slowly and then suddenly, this weekend, it was everywhere at once. The story began back in November, when a large vaccine manufacturer called Changsheng Biotechnology Co. was forced to recall 252,600 ineffective dosesof vaccines …more
Go to sourceThe theme of this year’s AIDS2018—International AIDS Conference, was on the theme of “Breaking down Barriers, Building Bridges.” The opening plenary session included a presentation by AIDS physician, Dr. David Malebranche. As I listened to his presentation, there were moments …more
Go to sourceHarvard geoengineering researcher David Keith explains when to feed the trolls and when not to. by James Temple July 26, 2018 Last spring, Harvard climate scientist David Keith announced that he and a colleague intended to proceed with small-scale geoengineering …more
Go to sourceFacebook puts anti-vaccine groups at the top of many vaccine-related searches on the platform, another failure of the world’s largest social media network to curb the spread of misinformation on its platform. As Facebook grapples with how to handle hoaxes …more
Go to sourceThe 33-year-old was worried there would be a huge rush of mainlander Chinese parents taking their children to Hong Kong to get vaccinated, and that it could push up the price – or worse, lead to a vaccine shortage. By …more
Go to sourceBEIJING (Reuters) – A scandal over faulty vaccines in China has sparked anger on social media, underscoring the difficulties regulators face in rebuilding trust after years of food and drug safety scares. The incident is a major blow for Beijing’s …more
Go to sourceTwenty years after his discredited paper linked autism to the MMR jab, the doctor – who was struck off the medical register in the UK – has become a leading light in the US and frighteningly influential worldwide Sarah …more
Go to sourceHowever, only those girls whose physical condition was weak suffered. Had there been anything wrong with the vaccine, all the girls would have met with the similar fate.” Apart from the five girls, 20 other girls also suffered nausea after …more
Go to sourceExemptors were significantly less likely to agree that many vaccine-preventable illnesses are severe. In areas where vaccine exemptions are high, exempting parent respondents to a survey were very likely to have views that vaccine-preventable diseases are not severe and that …more
Go to sourceDue to the possible increased risk of severe symptoms in some cases, a WHO advisory group has updated recommendations for the use of a new dengue vaccine. Dengue fever is caused by four closely related viruses carried by the Aedes mosquito. …more
Go to sourceRoughly one in five healthcare workers at Mater Dei hospital don’t regard the Influenza vaccine as beneficial, according to the findings of a research paper published in the Malta Medical School Gazette. The study sought to determine the uptake of …more
Go to source‘Health records of 20% of district population not included in data’ The district’s complete immunisation drive will not yield comprehensive results as 20% of Hyderabad’s households located in affluent residential areas refused to let district health survey workers into their …more
Go to sourcet 6 o’clock in the morning, shortly after the sun spills over the horizon, the city of Kikwit doesn’t so much wake up as ignite. Loud music blares from car radios. Shops fly open along the main street. Dust-sprayed jeeps and …more
Go to sourceOne child has died and more than a dozen others have been hospitalised after coming down with the flu. 19 children have been admitted to Westmead Children’s hospital with influenza since April. NSW Health is urging parents to vaccinate their …more
Go to sourceOne of the most contentious areas of health policy over the past two decades has been the safety of vaccination. Vaccines prevent the outbreak of diseases that used to be widespread, like polio, and scientific consensus strongly supports their safety. Yet many …more
Go to sourceBacklash against sportsman’s post about his young daughter highlights lingering distrust. When Ivan Zaytsev, a volleyball player with Italy’s national team and an Olympic medallist, posted a picture of himself alongside his child on social media last week, it wasn’t …more
Go to sourceA nine-year-old Hong Kong girl with chronic illnesses died after contracting a flu infection, the first death among children in the city since the end of the peak winter flu season. The Centre for Health Protection is investigating the case …more
Go to sourceUkraine measles and diphtheria update
Go to sourceedars ernest was a certifiable goofball. He was a purebred Shire, a type of British draft horse that once specialized in hauling carts of ale. Nicknamed Ernie, he tipped the scales at more than a ton, and had a chocolate-brown coat …more
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Italy’s Health Minister Giulia Grillo. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP Parents in Italy will no longer need to provide medical evidence that their children have received ten mandatory vaccinations in order to enrol them at a state primary school, the Health Minister …more
Go to sourceAs health workers last week picked their way through the grimy lanes of one of Karachi’s poorest slums, the virtual world of social media platforms would at first glance appear to pose little threat to their work. Five years ago …more
Go to sourceOvershadowed by the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), another frightening virus is on the loose in that vast, chaotic country: polio. Public health experts have worked for months to stamp out the virus, but it …more
Go to sourceHealth officials have declared a “national measles incident” after a five-fold rise in cases over the past year. Experts said outbreaks were largely affecting young adults who missed out on the MMR vaccine when they were younger. Uptake fell heavily following the …more
Go to source(representative image) KOCHI: Cattle owners here are refusing to vaccinate their cattle fearing health issues and low milk yield. The apathy towards vaccination drive has led to an increase in cases of food-and-mouth disease (FMD) in cattle and this in turn has affected …more
Go to sourceNEW YORK — New York City’s requirement that infants and preschoolers in city-regulated child care or school-based programs must get yearly flu shots was upheld Thursday by the state’s highest court. The Court of Appeals said that the city’s Department …more
Go to sourceThe environment Dar es Salam refugee camp, in Bagassola district, Chad, is home to thousands of refugees. 95% of the population is Nigerian, displaced by years of violent insurgency, drought and insecurity in the Lake Chad basin. Some have lived …more
Go to sourceDengvaxia scare: Anti-measles vaccination coverage drops 39SHARES510 Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) – June 21, 2018 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The anti-measles vaccination coverage of the Department of Health (DOH) has dropped amid the Dengvaxia controversy, an official …more
Go to sourceJUN 26, 2018 ARTICLE HISTORY PRINT SHARE The number of people infected by measles in Japan has already exceeded 100 this year and the total appears to be rising. Those born between 1977 and 1990 have been …more
Go to sourceThe sharp drop in the number of teenage girls having vaccinations against cervical cancer could lead to up 80 extra deaths a year, the public health institute RIVM said on Monday. More than half the girls called up last year …more
Go to sourceItaly’s League leader dismisses policy as ‘useless and dangerous’ The anti-vaccine is critical of a law passed by the previous government requiring 10 mandatory vaccinations for school enrolment © Alamy Share on Twitter (opens new window) Share on Facebook (opens …more
Go to sourceJamaica‘s successful and internationally acclaimed vaccination programme is under threat as more parents join the anti-vaccination movement which is sweeping the United States and sections of Europe. According to vice-president of the Paediatric Association of Jamaica, Dr Carolyn Pinnock-Jackson, there is a growing number of …more
Go to sourcebstract Background Many children in developed countries do not receive recommended vaccines on time. However, knowledge about factors related to timeliness remains limited. Quantifying the relative impact of parental attitudes compared with socio‐demographic factors for delayed immunization would inform policy …more
Go to sourceKey figures share their perspectives on a controversy that led to the suspension of Ebola vaccine clinical trials in Ghana.
Drs. Heidi Larson and Pauline Paterson of the Vaccine Confidence Project join episode 50 of the Public Health United podcast with Nina Martin, November 2017.
Drs. Larson and Paterson join a discussion on vaccine confidence at Hong Kong University. September, 2015.
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