Showing posts with label Vaccine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vaccine. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

WHO weighs emergency measures to stretch yellow fever vaccine

WHO weighs emergency measures to stretch yellow fever vaccine


In Angola, the worst outbreak of yellow fever in three decades may result in a vaccine shortage. If this happens, fractional dosing — giving one-fifth the standard amount of vaccine — could be used to control an outbreak of the viral hemorrhagic disease, according to a group of experts convened by the World Health Organization.


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Monday, June 20, 2016

First Zika vaccine to be tested in humans

First Zika vaccine to be tested in humans


The first human trial of a Zika vaccine will begin soon, Inovio Pharmaceuticals said Monday.


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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Ask Well: Which Adults Need the Measles Vaccine?

Ask Well: Which Adults Need the Measles Vaccine?


A reader asks: Can you contract measles if you had measles as a child?


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Monday, April 18, 2016

China’s Vaccine Scandal Threatens Public Faith in Immunizations

China’s Vaccine Scandal Threatens Public Faith in Immunizations


The news that millions of faulty vaccines were given to children has reignited a widespread, often visceral distrust of China’s medical system.


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Friday, October 16, 2015

Ask Well: Flu Vaccine Risks

Ask Well: Flu Vaccine Risks


A reader asks: What are the risks associated with flu vaccine?


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