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Trump admin sows doubt over vaccines in 'Make America Healthy Again' report
A highly anticipated White House report outlining Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s agenda devotes significant space to raising alarm over vaccines, while touching on environmental and nutrition concerns that remain ...
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Vaccines: Why these young Africans are hesitant about them and what might change their minds
Vaccines have proven to be one of the most effective tools in fighting infectious diseases, but convincing people to get vaccinated can be tough. Especially young people.
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FDA limits access to COVID-19 vaccine to older adults and other high-risk groups
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Universal vaccines could reshape how we fight future outbreaks—but a broad approach is needed
Every year, the race begins anew. Scientists scramble to track mutating viruses, pharmaceutical companies reformulate vaccines and public health systems brace for another season of jabs and logistics.
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England to launch 'world first' gonorrhea vaccination program
Health authorities in England on Wednesday announced the rollout of a world first vaccine program for gonorrhea, amid record levels of the sexually transmitted disease.
May 21, 2025
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FDA requires trials of COVID shots for healthy kids and adults
U.S. regulators will no longer approve COVID booster shots for healthy adults and children without new studies, adding a costly requirement for drugmakers, though they will still be available for millions of high-risk Americans.
May 20, 2025
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US limits COVID boosters to over-65s or those at high risk
The United States will limit COVID-19 boosters to people over 65 or those at risk of serious illness, while requiring vaccine makers to run fresh clinical trials before offering shots to younger and healthier individuals, ...
May 20, 2025
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Researchers explore COVID-19 vaccine attitudes and motivations, finding common values
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a decline in U.S. vaccine uptake, while widespread misinformation and distrust make it challenging to craft effective public health responses.
May 19, 2025
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US approves Novavax COVID jab after delay, adds restrictions
US health regulators have given final approval to Novavax's COVID vaccine after an unusual delay and have placed new restrictions on the jab, the pharmaceutical company announced Monday.
May 19, 2025
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FDA gives full approval to Novavax COVID shot for high-risk groups
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine, but only for certain people.
May 19, 2025
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Study finds mix of incentives, texts, and local outreach boosts immunization rates
Around the world, low immunization rates for children are a persistent problem. Now, an experiment conducted in India shows that an inexpensive combination of methods, including text reminders and small financial incentives, ...
May 19, 2025
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The re-emergence of polio in Papua New Guinea shows global eradication remains elusive
Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
May 19, 2025
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Oral norovirus vaccine candidate successfully tested in human challenge trial
Vaxart Inc., in collaboration with researchers from multiple academic institutions, evaluated the VXA-G1.1-NN vaccine against norovirus infection. Findings show a 30% reduction in infection rates among vaccinated participants ...
New B meningococcus vaccine shows promise in early-stage trial
The outcome of a trial published in Science Translational Medicine, shows encouraging results for a new vaccine targeting group B meningococcus (MenB), a significant cause of meningococcal disease worldwide, and establishes ...
May 16, 2025
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Americans say benefits of MMR vaccine for children outweigh risks by nearly 5-1, survey finds
The United States is in the midst of the second-highest year of measles cases since 2000, when the disease was declared eliminated in this country, meaning that cases within the United States originated outside the country. ...
May 16, 2025
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All countries need to step up in the global fight against AIDS, TB and malaria, say international researchers
The international community must protect global responses to HIV, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria to serve humanity's collective interests, according to an opinion article published in the open-access journal PLOS Global Public ...
May 16, 2025
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Polio outbreak declared in Papua New Guinea
A polio outbreak has been declared in Papua New Guinea, sparking concern about the disease's spread in a country with low vaccination rates, health officials said.
May 16, 2025
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Two HIV vaccine trials show proof of concept for pathway to broadly neutralizing antibodies
A decades-long scientific challenge in HIV vaccine development has been finding a way to train the immune system to produce antibodies that can target many variants of the virus. Traditional approaches haven't worked—largely ...
May 15, 2025
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Particles carrying multiple vaccine doses could reduce the need for follow-up shots
Around the world, 20% of children are not fully immunized, leading to 1.5 million child deaths each year from diseases that are preventable by vaccination. About half of those underimmunized children received at least one ...
May 15, 2025
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Early-stage HIV vaccine triggers targeted immune response in human trial
Worldwide, an estimated 40 million people live with HIV. Two-thirds of this group are on the African continent. In 2023, more than 600,000 people died from HIV-related causes and 1.32 million were infected. There is no vaccine ...
May 15, 2025
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Increasing differences in older people's COVID-19 protection
Among older people in Sweden, vaccination against COVID-19 has shifted from a high and uniform level when the first vaccinations were provided to more uneven levels today. A national study shows both regional and socioeconomic ...
May 15, 2025
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Study offers guide for improvements in the supply chain and delivery of human rabies vaccines
A new study published in the journal Vaccine reveals that improvements in the supply chain and delivery of human rabies vaccines in Tanzania and Kenya could significantly reduce preventable deaths and ensure more efficient ...
May 15, 2025
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Yellow fever vaccination: How strong immune responses are triggered
The yellow fever vaccination using the live-attenuated YF17D vaccine is one of the most effective immunizations available. A single dose provides long-lasting protection against the disease.
May 14, 2025
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RSV vaccines and nirsevimab tied to reduced RSV-linked hospitalization
Maternal respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination and nirsevimab were associated with a reduction in RSV-associated hospitalization rates among infants aged 0 to 7 months during the 2024–2025 RSV season, the first ...
May 14, 2025
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Reactivation of specific memories can indirectly strengthen related ones, study finds
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COVID virus 'reprograms' infection fighters into immune system suppressors, study shows
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