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Pennsylvania issues health advisory: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections in children

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) issued a health advisory last week concerning invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) infections among unvaccinated children. As...

Philippines: Health officials call on parents to get their children vaccinated, Warns of ’13 life-threatening diseases’

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Department of Health (DOH) reiterated its call to all parents to bring their infants and kids to health centers to get free vaccination shots that will protect them...

Routine childhood vaccines benefits far outweigh risks of additional COVID-19 transmission in Africa: Study

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The health benefits of maintaining routine childhood vaccination programmes in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic far outweigh the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission that might be associated with clinic...

Brazil distributes 1.7 million doses of pentavalent vaccine to states

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Brazil Health Ministry officials reported Thursday the distribution of 1.7 million doses of pentavalent vaccine to the various states. This in turn will be sent to...

Six disease combo vaccine, VAXELIS, receives FDA nod

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Global health care company, Sanofi, announced Wednesday that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the pediatric hexavalent combination vaccine, VAXELIS™ . VAXELIS was developed as part...

Rio Olympics 2016: Travel health advice from WHO

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The XXXI Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, Brazil, will take place from 5 to 21 August 2016 and from 7 to 18 September 2016 respectively. Five additional cities will be hosting matches...