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Incomes and location affect childhood vaccination in New Zealand
Family wealth and geography are major factors determining childhood vaccination rates around New Zealand, according to new research.
Sep 22, 2020
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Why the world is at risk without immunization
Imagine a world in which everyone is at risk of contracting a contagious disease with no prevention or cure. A world in which billions of people live in fear of a disease that is fatal to many, and that has the power to shut ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Team finds new safe method that enhances dengue vaccination
Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT's research enterprise in Singapore, have found a practical way to induce a strong and broad immunity to the dengue virus based on proof-of-concept ...
Jul 27, 2020
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Vaccination levels falling during pandemic, UN warns
The number of children worldwide getting life-saving vaccinations has declined this year largely because of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization and UNICEF warned on Wednesday.
Jul 15, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New polio cases in Afghanistan as coronavirus halts immunisation
Afghanistan has detected polio in areas previously declared free of the life-threatening disease after immunisation programmes were paused due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday.
Jun 14, 2020
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The future of vaccines: Three innovations from around the world
World immunization Week is an opportunity to celebrate some of the most cutting-edge vaccination projects and technologies from around the world, which have the potential to improve health for millions of people.
Apr 27, 2020
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Coronavirus forcing parents to skip kids' vaccinations: UNICEF
The novel coronavirus pandemic that has forced billions of people across the globe to stay home is making parents skip routine immunisations for their kids, the United Nations children's agency UNICEF warned Thursday.
Mar 26, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
No reprieve as Samoa measles death toll hits 70, UN sends aid
A devastating measles outbreak has continued to spread in Samoa, with the death toll reaching 70, as the United Nations on Monday released $2.6 million in emergency aid to combat the epidemic.
Dec 9, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hopes Samoa measles epidemic close to peaking
The death toll from a measles epidemic in Samoa edged up to 33 Wednesday, as experts expressed hope the outbreak in the Pacific island nation was close to "burning itself out".
Nov 27, 2019
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Child vaccination levels falling short in large parts of Africa
A study by the University of Southampton shows that several low-and middle-income countries, especially in Africa, need more effective child vaccination strategies to eliminate the threat from vaccine-preventable diseases.
Apr 11, 2019
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