Iran studies applying WHO New Vaccine Introduction Prioritization and Sequencing Toolkit

FDA Panel Backs Moderna mRNA Flu Shot 9-0, Setting Up August Approval Decision

The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 9-0 on June 18 to recommend Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine for adults 50 and older, the first such endorsement in U.S. history. The agency must now decide by August 5 whether to approve what would be the first licensed mRNA-based seasonal influenza vaccine, even as the Trump administration has canceled 500 million in mRNA research funding.

American vaccines that transformed public health over 250 years: 'Outweighs harm'

From smallpox eradication to COVID vaccines, explore the most significant vaccine breakthroughs in the U.S. over 250 years of fighting disease.

Britons will be injected with EBOLA 'within weeks' in world-first vaccine trial - as growing outbreak kills 100 victims per week

Britons will be injected with EBOLA 'within weeks' in world-first vaccine trial - as growing outbreak kills 100 victims per week

Human trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin in UK

Human trials of new Ebola vaccine set to begin in UK

Transgene SA (TRGNF) Discusses Progress in Individualized Neoantigen Therapeutic Vaccines and Expansion into Early-Stage NSCLC Transcript

Transgene SA (TRGNF) Discusses Progress in Individualized Neoantigen Therapeutic Vaccines and Expansion into Early-Stage NSCLC Transcript

Moderna CEO: Cautiously Optimistic on Flu Vaccine Approval

The FDA advisory committee recommended Moderna's flu vaccine for approval. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel tells Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld he is cautiously optimistic the approval will happen. (Source: Bloomberg)

Second measles vaccine dose moved from age six to 18 months, says Health Ministry

The updated schedule also shifts the second hepatitis A vaccine dose to first grade, part of an effort to ease the heavy cluster of early childhood vaccinations. Officials said the change is aimed at making the routine immunization program more manageable for parents and clinics

The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here's what they prevent

The childhood vaccines that the CDC is dropping from the recommended scheduled have successfully beat back illness and death in children from rotavirus, hepatitis and other pathogens.

Israel moves second dose of MMRV vaccine to 18 months

Israel's Health Ministry updates national childhood vaccination schedule, moving second MMRV dose from first grade to 18 months of age to provide earlier protection against measles.

Abu Dhabi's Department of Health, Sanofi partner to advance vaccine innovation

Abu Dhabi's Department of Health, Sanofi partner to advance vaccine innovation

Flu 1 - Kegsbreath 0. Vaccines are back on the menu, boys [Followup]

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Are vaccines really safe?

We were taught in high school that vaccines have saved millions of lives in America and Europe. One of the greatest heroes of modern medicine is Louis Pasteur, the creator of the “germ theory,” the ideological foundation for vaccines. But The post Are vaccines really safe? appeared first on NaturalNewsBlogs.

State Government expands FluMist nasal spray flu vaccination program to include children aged 12-17

After a successful rollout for younger children, the State Government is expanding the FluMist program, making the needle-free influenza vaccine available for children and teenagers aged 12-17.

Vaccination rates in Texas schools have been dropping. Look up the latest vaccination rates in your district.

The Texas Tribune has created a searchable database of the latest vaccine rates for school districts and private schools and how they’ve changed in the last year.

The Pentagon Lost Its War Against Flu Shots in Less than Two Months

Flu shots are mandatory once again, less than two months after being made optional, following a major military base outbreak.

Recalled Baby Formula Sold at Target Is Linked to Infant Botulism — What Parents Must Do Now

Nara Organics baby formula sold at Target is linked to a multistate infant botulism outbreak. Three infants were hospitalized. Learn what to do now.

EU hits France's Sanofi with flu vaccine antitrust probe

The investigation centers on how the firm marketed an enhanced flu vaccine, offered under the brand name Efluelda and designed to provide greater protection for people over 60.

Ebola hope as British scientists make major vaccine breakthrough

Oxford University scientists have rapidly created and launched a UK trial of Ebola jab using same technology as its AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19

Military rushes flu shots to recruits as vaccine expiration looms

(NaturalNews) The U.S. military is scrambling to administer expiring flu vaccines to new recruits after a two-month halt on mandatory shots. An outbreak at L...

Taiwan to add rotavirus vaccine to free immunization program in 2027

Taipei, June 30 (CNA) Taiwan will include the rotavirus vaccine in its publicly funded childhood immunization program starting in 2027, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced Tuesday.

What Came After Covid Could Reshape Medicine

The RNA technology used widely during the pandemic is already being adapted to fight the flu, RSV -- and even for personalized cancer vaccines.

Pete's Buying A Round Of Shots

Amazing. Our new policy is simple: If you, an American warrior entrusted to defend this nation, believe that the flu vaccine is in your best interest, then you are free to take it; you should. But we will not force you, Hegseth said in April. Even so, the services have already been given exceptions to Hegseth's policy according to Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell in a statement provided to ABC News. As part of those exceptions to the policy, the Army, Navy and Air Force are once again requiring flu shots for basic trainees, according to officials. Even so is a funny way to begin that paragraph.

Feds won’t explain plunge in people taking second dose of COVID vaccine

Speculation has been rife for five years about the surprisingly large number of Americans who skipped the second dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. Months into the jabs’ broad availability in 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated five million people, or 8 of COVID vaccine recipients, had stopped with a single jab. []...Click to read more

Latvia’s Immunisation Council calls for urgent funding to protect newborns against RSV

Latvia’s National Immunisation Council (NIC) is calling for an urgent decision to allocate 600,000 so that passive immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can be introduced for all newborns and infants born during the RSV season as early as November this year, according to council member Inga Akmentiņa-Smildziņa. The council said in a letter that [] The post Latvia’s Immunisation Council calls for urgent funding to protect newborns against RSV appeared first on Baltic News Network.

TETFund Tasks Scientists To Develop Nigeria’s First Lassa Fever Vaccine

TETFund urges researchers to accelerate efforts to produce an indigenous vaccine against Lassa fever.

Preclinical studies of dengue vaccine have demonstrated its safety — official

Veronika Skvortsova said the vaccine is designed to protect against all four dengue virus serotypes

SK bioscience, Gates Foundation to launch AI-driven vaccine platform

SK bioscience, Gates Foundation to launch AI-driven vaccine platform

TETFund challenges Nigerian scientists to develop local Lassa fever vaccine

.As study reveals alarming death tollBy Joseph Erunke Abuja—The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has challenged Nigerian scientists to accelerate efforts toward developing the country’s first indigenous Lassa fever vaccine, following fresh findings that the deadly disease kills between 5,000 and 10,000 Nigerians every year. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, who threw the challenge [] The post TETFund challenges Nigerian scientists to develop local Lassa fever vaccine appeared first on Vanguard News.

EU launches probe into Sanofi over flu vaccine marketing

Flu vaccines are an important business area for Sanofi, especially in France where they are widely used in national vaccination programs The post EU launches probe into Sanofi over flu vaccine marketing appeared first on BOL News.

Shingles vaccine back in Sweden after strong demand

Shingles vaccine back in Sweden after strong demand

Is Moderna Stock a No-Brainer Buy After a Key FDA Win?

Moderna's flu vaccine may not fuel a further recovery for the hard-hit COVID-19-affected stock.

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JUST IN - WHO gives emergency use listing to China's Shanghai Zhijiang Biotechnology, for the first PCR test for Ebola BDBV strain.Source: https://extranet.who.int/prequal/vitro-diagnostics/bundibugyo-virus-disease-pheic-emergency-use-listing-procedure-eul-ivds@disclosetv

TETFund Tasks Nigerian Scientists on Lassa Fever Vaccine

The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has urged Nigerian scientists to identify the fastest pathway towards developing the country’s first Lassa fever vaccine. Echono stated this in Abuja, during the official presentation of the outcomes of the TETFund-sponsored Mega Research Project on Lassa Fever by the Federal University of Health [] The post TETFund Tasks Nigerian Scientists on Lassa Fever Vaccine appeared first on Voice of Nigeria.

A promising Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine was shelved 15 years ago

Scientists developed an experimental vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola more than a decade ago, and early studies showed promising results. But with outbreaks rare and funding scarce, development stalled. Now, as Bundibugyo Ebola spreads again, researchers are racing to catch up.

Gujarat Launches Pulse Polio Drive To Vaccinate Over 83 Lakh Children

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday launched Gujarat's statewide Pulse Polio immunisation campaign from Gandhinagar by administering oral polio vaccine drops to children.

Rep. Joaquin Castro blasts Hegseth for Lackland flu outbreak, calls to reinstate vaccine mandate

At a joint press conference, Democratic U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro, Gil Cisneros and Chrissy Houlahan introduced an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would reinstate the mandate requiring service members to get the flu vaccine. San Antonio’s Castro and Houlahan, who represents a district near Philadelphia, also condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth [] The post Rep. Joaquin Castro blasts Hegseth for Lackland flu outbreak, calls to reinstate vaccine mandate appeared first on San Antonio Current.

France reports Ebola case in doctor returning from Congo

It is the first case of Ebola reported in France since the start of the current outbreak.