Spate of clinical trials has scientists hopeful about a vaccine to prevent HIV
First there were the drugs that could knock back HIV to undetectable levels, and the virus was no longer synonymous with a death sentence. Then came a treatment that allowed people who were...
View ArticlePaid family leave improves vaccination rates in infants
Parents who take paid family leave after the birth of a newborn are more likely to have their child vaccinated on time compared to those who do not, according to new research from Binghamton...
View ArticleFlu season moderate, not 'mutant'
The media has misrepresented the current influenza season based on testing numbers rather than test positivity rates, generating unnecessary fear in the community, according to the authors of a letter...
View ArticleHerd protection against oral HPV infections seen among men
In unvaccinated men aged 18 to 59 years, the prevalence of vaccine-type oral human papillomavirus (HPV) decreased between 2009 to 2010 and 2015 to 2016, according to a research letter published in the...
View ArticleVaccines: Trends, mistrust and consequences
Vaccines have saved tens of millions of lives but immunization rates have stagnated in recent years due in part to fake news stories claiming vaccinations can cause measles, autism or sterility.
View ArticleCan scientists predict which cancer markers are likely to trigger an immune...
Scientists at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have designed and validated a model for predicting what might make an effective cancer vaccine against a patient's...
View ArticleKenya becomes third country to adopt world's first malaria vaccine
Kenya on Friday became the third country to start routinely innoculating infants against malaria, using the world's first vaccine to combat a disease that kills 800 children globally every day.
View ArticleA newly designed vaccine may help stamp out remaining polio cases worldwide
Public health organizations around the world have been fighting for global eradication of polio since 1988. Through massive vaccination efforts, the incidence of polio has gone down 99% since then,...
View ArticleAnti-vax moms have outsized voice on social media
A high school student from Ohio made national headlines recently by getting inoculated despite his family's anti-vaccination beliefs.
View ArticlePhysicians report high refusal rates for the HPV vaccine and need for...
Despite its proven success at preventing cancer, many adolescents are still not getting the HPV vaccine. A new study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus...
View ArticleNeedle-free flu vaccine patch effective in early study
A new needle-free flu vaccine patch revved up the immune system much like a traditional flu shot without any negative side effects, according to a study published in the Journal of Investigative...
View ArticleHow other countries get parents to vaccinate their kids (and what Australia...
Countries around the world, including Australia, are using different ways to get parents to vaccinate their children.
View ArticleOver 3,000 killed by measles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ebola outbreaks, such as the current one in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has claimed 2,074 people's lives, are widely covered in the media. But another virus is ravaging the DRC...
View ArticleCross-clade immune responses reported in South African RV144 HIV vaccine regimen
Despite major breakthroughs in HIV prevention and treatment, there were an estimated 1.8 million people newly infected with HIV in 2018, and an estimated 5,000 new HIV infections around the world every...
View ArticleA single dose of yellow fever vaccine does not offer lasting protection to...
Yellow fever is a viral infection spread by various species of mosquito and is rife in 34 countries in Africa and 13 in Latin America. Infection may be asymptomatic and go unnoticed or, on the...
View ArticleDeclaring vaccine hesitancy one of the ten biggest health threats in 2019 is...
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared vaccine hesitancy one of the ten biggest threats to global health in 2019, along with air pollution and climate change. The declaration followed...
View ArticleNew vaccine prevents herpes in mice, guinea pigs
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a vaccine to protect against genital herpes. Tested on both mice and guinea pigs, the immunization led...
View ArticleMath models of flu transmission rates show dramatic savings with universal...
A team of researchers from the Yale School of Public Health, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the University of Texas and the University of Florida has used math models to show that the...
View ArticleOnly thing certain about flu season: you need to get your shot
(HealthDay)—Although no one knows yet how severe this flu season will be, now is the time to get vaccinated, health officials say.
View ArticlePowerful new synthetic vaccines to combat epidemics
A new type of vaccine that can be stored at warmer temperatures, removing the need for refrigeration, has been developed for mosquito-borne virus Chikungunya in a major advance in vaccine technology....
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