The vaccines and treatments being developed for Ebola outbreak
There are no vaccines or treatments for the strain of Ebola that has killed more than 200 people…
Doctors urge vigilance after two children die from meningococcal disease
A three-year-old boy arrived at the emergency department of Dana-Dwek Children’s Hospital on Saturday morning in septic shock,…
Northern Ireland students to receive one-off meningitis vaccine – The Irish News
Students in Northern Ireland up to the age of 25 are to be offered a one-off meningitis vaccine.…
Veterinary Ireland questions estimates of bluetongue vaccinations
Veterinary Ireland estimates that the level of vaccination for the bluetongue virus is far higher than the figure…
RSV vaccine in pregnancy cuts baby hospital admissions by up to 85%
image: ©Anna Solovei| iStock A UK study finds the RSV vaccine in pregnancy can reduce infant hospitalisation risk…
Hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses are rising across Canada: report – National
New data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) has found that hospitalization rates for COVID-19 and…
Bangladesh starts emergency vaccinations as measles outbreak spreads
DHAKA (Reuters) — Bangladesh on Sunday launched an emergency vaccination campaign targeting more than a million children as a…
UK cancer death rates fall to the lowest level on record
Image: © wildpixel | iStock Cancer death rates in the UK have dropped by 29% since the 1980s…
13,000 calls in three months: How one city is keeping ahead of measles
Sometimes Lorna Grinnell-Moore, a nurse in Birmingham, gets the phone slammed down on her. Often, she has to…
Unvacinnated infant dies of measles, Health Ministry warns
Another unvaccinated infant, one year old, has died of measles, the Health Ministry announced on Wednesday. The baby’s…
The Problem With Vaccination Shortfalls in Livestock
Farm animals are attacked by a whole slew of pathogens—from the bacteria causing anthrax to the virus causing…