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New vaccine developed against HFMDChinese scientists have developed the first vaccine to protect children against a virus called enterovirus 71, or EV71, that causes the common and sometimes deadly hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). The new inactivated EV71 vacc More… |
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Revived search for TB vaccine may be about to pay offAfter nearly 100 years, researchers could be on the verge of finding a vaccine that would eradicate tuberculosis infections, a scourge that kills 1.4 million people a year. Global health experts are eagerly awaiting clinical trial More… |
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Breakthrough: Needle-free "nanopatch" vaccinesWhen it comes to protecting millions of people from deadly infectious diseases, Mark Kendall thinks a fingertip-sized patch covered in thousands of vaccine-coated microscopic spikes is the future. More… |
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GlaxoSmithKline wins US approval for new vaccineUS health regulators have approved a new four-strain seasonal influenza vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline, the company said. The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Fluarix Quadrivalent to immunise children age 3 and older More… |
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Malaria vaccine disappoints in trialA GlaxoSmithKline experimental malaria vaccine touted as a new weapon in the fight to eradicate the disease proved only 30 percent effective when given to babies as part Africa's largest ever clinical trial. &n More… |
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DHA mulls introduction of rota virus vaccineThe Dubai Health Authority (DHA) recently held a workshop to discuss the burden of Rota virus gastroenteritis and the introduction of a new vaccine into the national immunization schedule. The workshop was organised by the Public Health an More… |
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Cervical cancer vaccines 'very effective'Using GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix vaccine to protect girls against the HPV virus that causes cervical cancer is so effective that health authorities could reduce the need for later cervical screening, scientists said on Wednesday. More… |
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UK, Gates pledge $2.3bn for vaccinesBritain and billionaire Bill Gates pledged $2.3 billion at an international donor conference on Monday to fund vaccination programmes to protect children in poor countries against diseases like diarrhoea and pneumonia. The money adds to a More… |
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Novartis drug guards against meningitis causeNovartis’ Bexsero vaccine helps protect toddlers against the most common cause of meningitis when used as a booster, the Swiss drugmaker said on Thursday based on a study, giving its meningitis franchise another lift. A late-stage study sh More… |
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Japan halts vaccines after 4 children dieJapan's health ministry has halted the use of vaccines made by Pfizer and Sanofi-Aventis to prevent meningitis and pneumonia following the deaths of four children. The infants died shortly after receiving the vaccines an More… |
