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Nigeria launches largest yellow fever vaccination campaign in their history

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Today, Nigeria will launch a yellow fever vaccination campaign where more than 25 million people will be vaccinated throughout 2018, in the largest yellow fever vaccination drive in the country’s history. The...

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Universal influenza A vaccine developed: Produces long-lasting immunity in mice

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Researchers have developed a universal vaccine to combat influenza A viruses that produces long-lasting immunity in mice and protects them against the limitations of seasonal flu vaccines, according to...

Synthetic horsepox virus could lead to a better smallpox vaccine: U of A researchers

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UAlberta researchers created a new synthetic virus that could lead to the development of a more effective vaccine against smallpox. The discovery demonstrates how techniques based on the use of synthetic...

Ebola vaccine study results published: 100% protection in Ebola challenged rhesus macaques

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Yesterday, GeoVax Labs, Inc. announced the publication of its manuscript entitled “A Single-Dose of Modified Vaccinia Ankara Expressing Ebola Virus Like Particles Protects Nonhuman Primates from Lethal...

Cox’s Bazar: 475,000 Rohingya children being vaccinated as diphtheria tally rises

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The number of suspected cases of diphtheria reported from Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh has risen to 3,954, including 31 deaths since early Nov. 2017, prompting a massive vaccination effort among Rohingya...

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Vaccine news: Fluarix Quadrivalent four-strain flu vaccine receives FDA approval for expanded use in children as young as 6 months old

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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced Friday it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research expanding the indication for FLUARIX® QUADRIVALENT...

CDC: Vaccine effectiveness against the H3 viruses will probably be in the 30 percent range

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During the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) update of the influenza situation in the US to date on Friday, the issue of vaccines was a major topic.  Director, Influenza Division, National...

Polio and Hepatitis A vaccines made in China are prequalified by WHO

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Two vaccines that the World Health Organization lists as priority vaccines for prequalification and that are made by Chinese vaccine manufacturers – bivalent Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine (bOPV) and hepatitis...

Cholera vaccination campaign begins in Lusaka: ‘One of the worst outbreaks in years’

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In a follow-up on the cholera outbreak in Zambia, health officials, with help from WHO and partners, commenced a cholera vaccination campaign today to vaccinate residents of Lusaka. Two million doses...

Flu shots: Repeated influenza vaccination helps prevent severe flu in older adults

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Repeated vaccination for influenza in older adults reduced the severity of the virus and reduced hospital admissions, found new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) A team...