Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Inroads to a better Ebola vaccine
As the world focuses on finding a COVID-19 vaccine, research continues on other potentially catastrophic pandemic diseases, including Ebola and Marburg viruses.
May 18, 2020
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Vaccine
Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychology research: Antivaxxers actually think differently than other people
In 2000, the measles virus was declared eliminated from the United States. Despite cases coming in from outside the country, there were few outbreaks because most people were vaccinated against measles. And then 2019 happened.
Apr 10, 2020
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Vaccination
Study identifies factors that determine trustworthiness of online information about vaccines
According to a study published in the March 10, 2020 issue of Vaccine, people who were prompted to evaluate the trustworthiness of vaccine information from online question-and-answer platforms assigned different weights to ...
Mar 19, 2020
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Pediatrics
Misinformation on vaccines readily available online
Parents researching childhood vaccinations online are likely to encounter significant levels of negative information, researchers at the University of Otago, Wellington, have found.
Mar 12, 2020
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Vaccination
New research into how peace of mind can influence parents' attitude to vaccines
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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Pediatrics
Receiving flu vaccine during pregnancy can protect infants as well as mothers
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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Vaccination
100 years after the advent of TB vaccines, formulations vary widely
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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Medical economics
Correcting vaccine misinformation is a difficult process, study shows
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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Vaccination
Immune to influence: How attitudes toward the flu vaccine are shaped by online sources
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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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Whooping cough vaccination during pregnancy boosts moms' antibodies to protect babies
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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