Vaccine acceptance is a crucial public health issue, which has been exacerbated by the use of social media to spread content expressing vaccine hesitancy. Studies have shown that social media can provide new information regarding ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Many people experience peace of mind from getting their children vaccinated, according to new research from the University of Bristol. However, this benefit is currently being ignored when health bodies weigh up vaccine benefits ...
Feb 5, 2020
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New research by the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton has shown the positive effects to newly born infants and mothers of receiving the influenza vaccine during pregnancy. Their findings show that ...
Feb 4, 2020
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Each year, more than 100 million newborns around the world receive vaccinations against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, or TB, which infects about one-quarter of the world's population. Facilities across the world produce several ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Whooping cough bacteria are becoming smarter at colonizing and feeding off unwitting hosts, strengthening calls for a new vaccine, according to UNSW researchers.
Jan 16, 2020
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The number of girls receiving HPV vaccines in Denmark plummeted after vaccine misinformation spread through Danish media outlets from 2013 to 2016. Health officials launched a campaign in 2017 aiming to correct the misinformation ...
Jan 7, 2020
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To vaccinate, or not to vaccinate? Online forums receive a lot of blame for jeopardizing public health by highlighting what they call the dangers of vaccination and discrediting the benefits. At least, that's how the rhetoric ...
Dec 19, 2019
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The largest randomized, placebo-controlled multi-country study performed to date assessed the safety and immunogenicity of single dose diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine in pregnant women and has been published ...
Dec 9, 2019
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Using a virtual reality simulation to show how flu spreads and its impact on others could be a way to encourage more people to get a flu vaccination, according to a study by researchers at the University of Georgia and the ...
Dec 3, 2019
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In a year that has seen the largest measles outbreak in the US in more than two decades, the role of social media in giving a platform to unscientific anti-vaccine messages and organizations has become a flashpoint.
Nov 14, 2019
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