Vaccine News
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Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a scientist after he admitted falsifying data that led to millions in grants and hopes of a breakthrough in AIDS vaccine research.
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The deadly virus polio has started to make appearances in certain countries. The World Health Organization has warned that polio is now a 'public health emergency'. Scientists are looking at new ways to combat the disease.
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is given to prevent the risk of cancer associated with HPV and is typically administered between the ages of eight and 26. Opponents argue that not only is the vaccine risky, but it is of no value.
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The National Agency for Medicines and Health Products of Portugal decided to suspend the administration of British vaccine maker GlaxoSmithKline's vaccine Infanrix Tetra following the report of adverse reactions.
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Thirteen-year-old Skylee Butler's life has not been the same since receiving the Human papillomavirus or HPV vaccine in Massachusetts last August.
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Canadian researchers estimate that this season's flu vaccine is about 70 percent effective so far, which is much higher than the recent 24 percent estimate reported by a Spanish team.
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The Chinese government is investigating a drug manufacturer to see if several recent deaths of babies were related to a hepatitis vaccine.
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The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was informed by Merck on Monday that the pharmaceutical company planned to recall one lot of Gardasil [Human Papillomavirus Quadrivalent (types 6, 11, 16, and 18) Vaccine, Recombinant].
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Some patients who received a flu vaccine manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline’s were at an increased risk of developing the sleep disorder, according to a new report.
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Sydney -
On Saturday, it was reported that an Australian boy suffered severe brain damage, including seizures and encephalopathy or swelling of the brain, after a doctor in Australia accidentally administered an adult version of the CSL Fluvax shot.
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The U.S. Navy along with the federal government and the medical industry have developed the first ever complete vaccine against malaria. So far it is still under the development stage.
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Researchers have developed a safer vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease by reproducing the protein shells found on the disease-causing virus.
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Scientists appear to be getting closer to a Chagas disease vaccine. Chagas disease causes fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, rash, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and vomiting. Currently there is no vaccine available.
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A skin patch is being delivered to delivery hormones into the body of men with prostate cancer. Researchers suggest that this is a more effective means than a course of tablets.
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A vaccine could be developed which aims to work in the bodies of new born babies. Currently most newborns do not respond well to vaccines, meaning potential delays in inoculations for particular babies against specific diseases.
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A new flu treatment, which appears to be able to kill a wider variety of flu strains compared with current drugs, has shown potential in lab trials.
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A new tuberculosis vaccine, heralded as the world's most advanced, has been shown not to work on infants following trials in South Africa.
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Scientists have developed a needle free vaccine in a dry powder from that, when it comes into contact with skin cells, is triggered into action by the immune cells in the skin.
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Silver Spring -
The U.S. FDA have approved a new kind of flu vaccine. This is the first flu vaccine that is not grown in eggs, meaning people with egg allergies can receive it. The vaccine is insect-based.
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A new research study, undertaken in Norway, has found no evidence that the flu vaccine increases the risk of losing a fetus.
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The U.S. has seen its worst year for whooping cough in nearly six decades, according to preliminary government figures. Incidents of the disease are at near record highs.
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Scientists have found that injecting heat-inactivated HIV can awaken immune protection in some patients against the HIV virus.
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Travelers from the UK planning to visit exotic countries this winter face delays to get immunized against typhoid. This is because of a UK shortage of vaccine following a recall of valuable stocks.
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The flu season in the U.S. is set to start far earlier than normal and to be a particularly bad one, according to the U.S. government.
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Lyon -
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi Pasteur announced this week that it would soon be bringing to the market a vaccine to counter Dengue fever, a disease transmitted by mosquitoes and which is estimated to threaten almost half the world’s population.
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After a period of consideration, the U.S. government has renewed funding in the quest for the Ebola vaccine by investing in Tekmira.
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Meningitis B is a serious a life-threatening disease for new born children. Until recently no vaccine was available. However, a new medicine has been announced, developed in Switzerland.
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A new compound has shown some success for the treating of malaria. The drug targets a key part of the parasite that causes the malaria disease.
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The first results from the malaria vaccine, which is sponsored by the Gates Foundation, have produced disappointing results. The data indicates that only a third of infants given the injection at 9 to 12 weeks of age were protected from the disease.
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A vast stock of a typhoid vaccine, intended to immunize travelers against typhoid fever, has been recalled by the pharmaceutical company who manufactured it. The reason for the recall was that the vaccine simply did not work.
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Smallpox vaccine vial, syringe, and needle on blue cloth.
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Sanofi Pasteur / Diana Romero
Sanofi Pasteur headquarters, Lyon
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A patient receives an injection from a hospital nurse.
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CDC
The CDC is recommending that pregnant women get the flu vaccine to protect themselves and their unborn children.
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Despite cutting the question and answer period short as he was losing his voice, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. got a loud and long standing ovation Wednesday night at the UWO in London, Ontario, Canada.
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Rhoda Baer
A nurse wearing blue gloves administers a vaccine into a male patient's arm.
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