A first-time HPV vaccination campaign sees some success — and strong resistance

The goal: inoculate 90% of girls in parts of Pakistan to immunize them against the infection that causes cervical cancer.
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Immunisation best way to protect children from diseases

Immunisation is a child's first line of defense against life-threatening diseases, such as measles, polio hepatitis, tetanus, whooping cough, and mumps, although the timely vaccination provides ...
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Lagos begins statewide Polio vaccination campaign to protect children

The Lagos State Government is set to begin a comprehensive statewide Polio Outbreak Response (OBR) campaign aimed at protecting children against paralysis caused by poliovirus.The exercise, scheduled ...
WSKG

Under RFK Jr., the CDC is scrutinizing the childhood vaccine schedule

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched an unprecedented review of ...
The Public's Radio

Why next year’s flu shot might not be as good as it should be

America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization is affecting the ability of U.S. scientists to track flu and other ...
New Telegraph

Lagos Launches Polio Vaccination After Virus Detection In Makoko

The Lagos State Government has announced the commencement of a statewide Polio Outbreak Response (OBR) campaign following the detection of an orphan variant of the poliovirus in the Makoko area of ...

Vaccines spark an emotional roller coaster

There are few more divisive issues in medicine today than the topic of vaccines. Until COVID, most Americans were glad to have their children vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, polio, HepB, ...
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Nigeria Renews Push to Eradicate Polio by 2030 Through Unified Action

Hassana Mohammed Bunur and Bukar Modu, both polio survivors who now champion polio vaccination in their communities.
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Elkhart Rotary Club raises funds to fight polio

Two Michigan men face charges in alleged Halloween terror attack, FBI says Federal authorities have charged two Michigan men in connection with a "potential terrorist ...
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Your Daily Dose Health News with 3News' Monica Robins: What you need to know this week

CLEVELAND — As the respiratory illness season approaches, healthcare providers are reminding residents that it's time for seasonal vaccines, particularly for those at higher risk or living with ...
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Vaccinated against polio - or not?

There have been no cases of polio in Germany for more than 30 years. What prompted you to look into polio vaccination protection in Germany? Carolina Klett-Tammen: We were prompted to take a closer ...
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Ending polio still possible, health officials say, as funding cut by 30%

A nurse fills a syringe with a vaccine before administering an injection at a kids clinic in Kiev, Ukraine August 14, 2019. Picture taken August 14, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (Corrects ...