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Alarming Polio Outbreak Spreads in Congo, Threatening Global Eradication Efforts (Science Magazine)
Post Date: 07/11/2018
The recent high numbers of polio among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is highlighting the urgency to… [Read More]
Gone or Forgotten? The Rise and Fall of Zika Virus (The Lancet Public Health)
Post Date: 03/20/2018
Although the decline in reported cases of disease and congenital defects is a welcome sign, it should not be a… [Read More]
Diphtheria: What Exactly Is It… And Why Is It Back? (NPR)
Post Date: 12/16/2017
While diphtheria is widely forgotten due to the effectiveness of vaccinations, it is spreading quickly in places like Bangladesh and… [Read More]
Anti-Diphtheria Vaccination Drive Launched to Save Rohingya Children (Dhaka Tribune)
Post Date: 12/16/2017
A joint vaccination campaign against diphtheria and other preventable diseases has been launched in Cox’s Bazar for young Rohingya children… [Read More]
To Find an Effective Zika Vaccine, We Must Include Pregnant Women in the Trials (The Hill)
Post Date: 11/14/2017
It has long been the practice to exclude pregnant women from drug development and vaccine trials due to the nature… [Read More]
Ethics of Maternal Vaccination (Chamberlain, 2017)
Post Date: 10/30/2017
Chamberlain, A. T., J. V. Lavery, A. White et al., “Ethics of Maternal Vaccination,” Science 358, no.6362 (October 2017), doi:10.1126/science.aao4219… [Read More]
Typhoid Vaccine Set to have ‘Huge Impact’ (BBC News)
Post Date: 10/28/2017
With typhoid antibiotics resistance on the rise, a new vaccine could prevent up to 9-in-10 cases of typhoid fever, having… [Read More]
100 Women: Is Child Vaccination Boosted by Educating Mothers? (BBC News)
Post Date: 10/12/2017
In developing countries, research shows a strong link between the education of mothers and immunization of children against preventable diseases… [Read More]
Region of the Americas Eliminates Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (UNICEF)
Post Date: 09/27/2017
The Region of the Americas has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus (MNT), a disease that used to be responsible for… [Read More]
