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Hennepin County: Two dozen Somali Minnesotans contract measles

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In our continuous monitoring of the measles outbreak in Hennepin County, Minnesota, state health officials reported three additional confirmed cases today, bringing the total to 24. All the cases are...

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Minnesota measles update: 20 cases in Hennepin County

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In a follow-up on the Hennepin County, MN measles outbreak, the number of cases has risen to 20 among Somali Minnesotan children, according to health officials today. Sixteen of the cases are confirmed...

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Chicago offers free whooping cough vaccine this week

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The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is calling on Chicago families to vaccinate themselves against whooping cough (pertussis) to help protect their infants as part of National Infant Immunization...

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Malaria vaccine: Ghana, Kenya and Malawi to take part in WHO pilot program

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The World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO) announced today that Ghana, Kenya, and Malawi will take part in a WHO-coordinated pilot implementation programme that will make the...

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Tiny silica ‘cages’ could keep vaccines safe at high temperatures

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Vaccines and antibodies could be transported and stored without refrigeration by capturing them in tiny silica ‘cages’, a discovery which could make getting vital medicines to remote or dangerous...

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Unvaccinated children spread pertussis across communities during an outbreak, new study finds

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While more than 90 percent of Oregon children are vaccinated against pertussis, this protection is not enough to stop pertussis from spreading when those choosing not to vaccinate share social networks,...

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Vaccination rates in California kindergarteners rise to new high

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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) posted results for the annual immunization assessment of children attending kindergarten in California in the 2016-17 school year on Wednesday. The report...

New method could deliver DNA-based vaccines in pill form

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A microscopic corn-and-shrimp cocktail could eventually make DNA-based vaccinations and cancer-treating gene therapies an easier pill to swallow, according to new research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In...

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The first live-attenuated vaccine candidate completely protects against Zika infection

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The first live-attenuated Zika vaccine still in the development stage completely protected mice against the virus after a single vaccination dose, according to new research from The University of Texas...

Researchers detect protein that increases effectiveness of vaccines

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Researchers have discovered a protein they believe would help make vaccinations more effective and provide protection from other diseases such as cancer. The findings, which appear online in Scientific...