Medical research
Clearing the BAR to oral vaccines
A new technology under development by an academic–industry partnership protects oral vaccines from destruction by the digestive system.
Jun 10, 2013
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Medical economics
The scapegoat denying Africans COVID vaccines
In 2020, when COVID-19 infection rates were at their peak, the world looked to science and global cooperation to find a vaccine that would prevent further illness and deaths.
Jan 13, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Children falling behind on measles vaccinations, study shows
While the world witnessed impressive progress in immunizing children against measles between 2000 and 2010, the last 10 years have seen such efforts stalling in low- and middle-income nations, according to a new scientific ...
Dec 16, 2020
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Vaccination
US reaches deal with Moderna for omicron COVID-19 vaccine
The Biden administration said Friday it has reached an agreement with Moderna to buy 66 million doses of the company's next generation of COVID-19 vaccine that targets the highly transmissible omicron variant, enough supply ...
Jul 29, 2022
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Medical research
A silver lining like no other
Vaccinations are the world's frontline defence against infectious diseases yet despite decades of interventions, unsafe injection practices continue to expose billions of people to serious infection and disease.
Mar 5, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop a universal oral COVID-19 vaccine that prevents severe illness in hamsters
A UCLA-led team has developed an inexpensive, universal oral COVID-19 vaccine that prevented severe respiratory illness and weight loss when tested in hamsters, which are naturally susceptible to SARS-CoV-2. It proved as ...
Mar 22, 2023
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Medications
New studies shed light on what it cost to vaccinate girls against HPV in low income countries
Two studies published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine examined the cost of delivering the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to primary school girls in Tanzania. Both studies found that the cost of HPV ...
Nov 12, 2012
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Medical economics
Who should get vaccinated first where supplies are limited?
Nearly a year after many rich nations achieved widespread vaccination against COVID-19, many less affluent countries still face difficult choices about which groups of people should be the first to receive vaccines from a ...
Jun 15, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail
Americans can order more free COVID-19 tests online for home delivery.
Nov 20, 2023
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Medications
Meningitis A vaccine breaks barrier: First to gain approval to travel outside cold chain
Signaling a potential breakthrough for immunization programs in resource-poor countries, researchers today announced at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) conference that regulatory authorities—after ...
Nov 14, 2012
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