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Ukraine measles outbreak near 20,000 cases, 40 percent in adults

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Ukrainian health officials reported yesterday that because of the large number of adults infected with measles this year, the government made the decision to fund free vaccines for adults at risk, according...

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California: Marin County reports increase in pertussis this year

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Health officials in Marin County, CA are reporting an increase in cases of pertussis, or whooping cough this year.  During the first three months of 2018, we have had 65 confirmed cases. This compares...

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2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia: Make sure your vaccines are up to date

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UN health officials are advising those travelling to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup to ensure that they´re up-to-date with all their vaccinations, including the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine...

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Study: No link between HPV vaccination and risk of autoimmune disorders

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A new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) found no increased risk of autoimmune disorders in girls who received quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV4) vaccination, adding to the body...

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Lyme disease vaccine Phase 2 study slated for second half of 2018

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In a follow-up on the progress on French company, Valneva’s Lyme disease vaccine candidate VLA15, the company expects to launch a Phase 2 study in the second half of 2018, subject to regulatory...

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Nashville health officials confirm hepatitis A outbreak

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Officials with the Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) confirmed this week that a hepatitis A outbreak is occurring in Nashville, Tennessee. There have been 14 confirmed cases of acute hepatitis...

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GeoVax Awarded NIH Grant for Novel Zika Vaccine

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Biotechnology company, GeoVax Labs, Inc announced this week that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded the Company...

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Nipah virus: $25 million agreement to advance the development and manufacture of a vaccine

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CEPI—the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations—today announced a collaboration with Profectus BioSciences, Inc. and Emergent BioSolutions Inc. under which Profectus and Emergent will receive...

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Emergex Files a Patent in the USA for its novel Pandemic Flu Vaccine

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Emergex Vaccines Holding Limited, a biotechnology company pioneering a new approach to enable synthetic vaccine development in the field of infectious diseases, today announces that it has filed a patent...

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West Virginia hepatitis A outbreak tops 100 cases

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West Virginia health officials are reporting an increase in the number of confirmed cases of acute hepatitis A virus since March. As of May 18, 106 cases (98 confirmed, 3 probable, 5 suspect) have been...