Vaccination News
|
Sydney -
Cervical cancer is a major health issue. Many national governments embarked on a vaccination program for teenage girls in the mid-2000s. To slow down the spread, the Australian government is considering extending the vaccinations to teenage boys.
|
|
Ministers, officials and CEOs gathered in London on Monday for the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) summit. The aim of the meeting was to raise funding for vital vaccinations.
|
|
With the ongoing threat of a global influenza pandemic as a backdrop, the World Health Organization announced that it is working with a large pool of nations to more readily share viral samples to help avert more widespread infection.
|
|
Halifax -
The Nova Scotia government is reminding residents that flu season is fast approaching and is encouraging everyone to see their health care provider to get immunized.
|
|
New research shows that having the flu vaccination could reduce the chance of a heart attack by a fifth, according to a study carried out by the University of Lincoln.
|
|
A U of T infectious-disease expert says that now that the second wave of H1N1 has peaked and is dwindling, there's no reason to continue the largest vaccination campaign in Canada's history, which is diverting funds from other public health programs.
|
|
In response to reader interest in "Canada: No more H1N1 deaths than from seasonal flu" (DJ, Nov 20), Digital Journal posed the following questions by email to Dr. Perry Kendall, the Provincial Health Officer of BC.
|
|
On Tuesday, an 80-year-old Quebec man died after taking the H1N1 Swine Flu vaccination but health officials are stating that it's too soon to link the death and vaccine.
|
|
The government released information on Saturday that two people in China have died after receiving the H1N1 Swine Flu vaccination.
|
|
With a U.S. government assessment that Guantanamo Bay detainees are at high risk of contracting the H1N1 swine flu virus, the Pentagon announced its intention to provide them with access to the vaccine.
|
apis-167032 apis-157227 apis-154664 apis-147022 apis-145904 apis-130667 apis-130126 apis-129808 apis-129619 apis-128824
Vaccination Headlines
An early clinical trial of a hepatitis C vaccine has shown "promising" results, according to researchers at Oxford University.
 A sudden, serious allergic reaction known as anaphylaxis is "extremely rare" after childhood vaccinations, a U.K. study suggests.
 Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan say they are close to developing a vaccine to fight respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a highly contagious infection that can be life-threatening to children.
 'Vaccine fatigue' may be to blame
The BBC has gained rare access to a high-security US research facility where scientists have developed a new vaccine against a devastating animal disease, foot-and-mouth.
|
 |
Top News
topnews-right-177722 topnews-right-177740 topnews-right-177739 topnews-right-177745 topnews-right-177616 topnews-right-177738 topnews-right-177734 topnews-right-177719
Vaccination Image
image:62915:0::0
Vaccination Blogs
|
ABOUT J. THOMAS SHAW J. Thomas Shaw was born in Quincy, Illinois, and attended the University of Oklahoma and...
|
|
April 22, 2012 The word vaccination was first used by Edward Jenner in 1796. The word "vaccination" was...
|
|
I am not too impressed with the level of public education. But is private education the solution? In economics...
|
|
There is a curious and ultimately depressing news story linked to the Drudge Report via the NBC affiliate in Forth...
|
|
Barry Chamish is convinced that Shimon Peres, Israel's wily old statesman, ordered the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin,...
|
bpimgset-175349 bpimgset-154563
|
Email this
Share on Facebook
