An oral cholera vaccine (Shanchol) given as part of routine health services is safe and protects against severe cholera in children and adults in urban Bangladesh where the disease is endemi... Read more
Giving children under 5 years old an extra dose of inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) helps to boost their immunity to the poliovirus and should be added to vaccination programmes in polio-ende... Read more
A major breakthrough in the understanding and future control of deadly cholera epidemics In a report publishing October 17th, 2013 in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the international medi... Read more
Vaccinating cattle against the E. coli O157 bacterium could cut the number of human cases of the disease by 85%, according to scientists. The bacteria, which cause severe gastrointestinal il... Read more
Scientists have developed an influenza vaccine delivered via microneedle patch that provided 100 percent protection against a lethal influenza virus in mice more than one year after vaccinat... Read more
Extending vaccination programme to 50-64 year olds should be explored further, say researchers The flu jab seems to almost halve the risk of heart attacks in middle aged people with narrowed... Read more
The huge value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is being seriously underestimated The huge value of vaccinating more children and young adults for influenza is bei... Read more
A UB clinical professor is one of five winners of an international crowdsourcing contest held to develop new approaches to polio vaccination that finally will rid the planet of the disease.... Read more
It is estimated that about half of the world’s vaccinations are wasted because of exposure to high temperatures. A Bath biotechnology company is on course to revolutionise the delivery of li... Read more
New Vaccine Brings Hope Outbreaks of meningitis can quickly reach epidemic proportions across a number of African countries, afflicting tens of thousands of people. Now a new vaccine appears... Read more
It may be possible to vaccinate people against addictive drugs THE idea of vaccinating drug addicts against their affliction is an intriguing one. In principle, it should not be too hard. Th... Read more