Vaccine News
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An investigation by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation show Marketplace reveals some alternative health practitioners are offering unproven vaccine "alternatives" to parents. Also, they are downplaying the danger of ailments such as measles.
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Washington -
Researchers say they're a step closer to developing an Ebola vaccine, with a Phase 1 trial showing promising results, but it will be months at the earliest before it can be used in the field.
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New York -
The outbreak of Ebola that has killed nearly 5,000 people in Africa could have been stopped in its tracks except for the traditional cost-cutting by the Republican party.
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Moscow -
On Saturday, Russian Health Minister, Veronika Skvortsova disclosed to journalists that three Ebola vaccines will be ready within the next six months.
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With the start of human trials of an Ebola vaccine, the World Health Organization has released the latest figures on the current number of cases in seven nations affected by the Ebola virus. With 8,399 cases, the death toll is now 4,033.
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Recently a number of children in Syria died after receiving measles vaccinations. This has been attributed to a "mistake" by a non-governmental agency who mixed in a muscle relaxant meant for anesthesia.
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Cases of whooping cough are rising across the U.S. This has been attributed to a recently altered vaccine and parents who are opting their children out of inoculations.
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Atlanta -
Researchers have discovered that the composition of the microorganisms in the gut affect effectivity of the seasonal flu vaccine. This potentially means that your gut bacteria affect how effective the vaccine will be within your own body.
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Bethesda -
The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has accelerated human trials of multiple Ebola vaccines. This follows new reports concerning the mounting death toll from the virus.
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An early-stage clinical trial into a vaccine for the virus chikungunya yields promising results, according to the authors of a new study.
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Geneva -
Clinical trials of vaccines for the deadly Ebola virus should soon get underway and will likely be ready for widespread use by early next year, the World Health Organization said Saturday.
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A study linking GlaxoSmithKline’s Pandemrix H1N1 vaccine to the sleep disorder has been pulled from the literature. Researchers argued that the sleep disorder might result from an immune reaction against the wakefulness-regulating hormone hypocretin.
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Washington -
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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Sanofi Pasteur headquarters, Lyon Sanofi Pasteur / Diana Romero
A nurse wearing blue gloves administers a vaccine into a male patient's arm. Rhoda Baer
A patient receives an injection from a hospital nurse. Fermilab
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.
The CDC is recommending that pregnant women get the flu vaccine to protect themselves and their unborn children. CDC
Screen grab of mother holding infant girl in Intensive Care Unit. The baby has pertussis and is coughing severely. Mayo Clinic
As the debate continues over vaccinations, measles and pertussis continues to spread. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
PREVENTATIVE: A U.S. Navy medical technician administers the flu vaccine to a sailor aboard the USS John C. Stennis in 2010. Patrick Dille/Wikimedia Commons
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