Tag: vaccines work
Paid leave after baby’s birth increases immunisation chances
When parents get leave after the birth of a child, the baby of more likely to be vaccinated compared to babies whose parents get...
Congo starts Ebola vaccination drive; 200,000 covered
Grappling with one of the worst outbreaks, Congo has started an Ebola vaccination drive
Congolese authorities and health workers vaccinated more than 200,000 people against...
First ever trial of chlamydia vaccine shows it is safe, effective
The first ever Chlamydia vaccine has cleared Phase I clinical trials, results show that it is safe and can cause an immune response in...
Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan & Thailand achieve hepatitis B control
High immunisation rates help four countries in Southeast Asia achieve Hepatitis B control
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand have become the first countries in WHO...
Soon, a vaccine against Strep A that causes sore throat, scarlet...
Streptococcus A causes half a million deaths the world over, a vaccine is in the works
The search for a global Strep A vaccine has...
Four vaccine shots every senior citizen should have
Vaccines are not just for babies; as life expectancy rises, senior citizens too need to take these shots
Vaccines aren’t just for kids. Adults, including...
Between 2010-17, 2.9 mn Indian kids missed out on measles vaccine
UNICEF estimates that 169 million children, of them, 2.9 million in India, missed out on the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010...
World’s 1st malaria vaccine pilots in Malawi; Kenya Ghana next
The first ever malaria vaccine is piloting in Malawi, could change the malaria landscape
The world's first malaria vaccine is piloting in Malawi. The country...
