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Why Polio is So Hard to Eliminate in Chad
Poor-quality emergency immunization campaigns and low routine polio immunization coverage are helping the polio virus to spread in Chad, with 132 cases reported in 2011 – five times the number in 2010. More commitment is needed across the board,...
Anthrax Capsule Vaccine Protects Monkeys From Lethal Infection
Vaccination with the anthrax capsule—a naturally occurring component of the bacterium that causes the disease—protected monkeys from lethal anthrax infection, according to U.S. Army scientists. The study, which appears in the Jan. 20th print edition...
Bangladesh Trying to Stay Polio-free
Mobile health teams in Bangladesh are conducting “child-to-child” searches to reach the remaining half million children not vaccinated during a nationwide polio immunization campaign launched on January 7.
New Synthetic Molecules Treat Autoimmune Disease in Mice
A team of Weizmann Institute scientists has turned the tables on an autoimmune disease. In such diseases, including Crohn’s and rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s tissues. But the scientists managed to trick...
Adult Immunization Needs to Move Up the Health Check List
Check-list for a healthy life: Quit smoking. Don’t drink too much. Exercise regularly. Oops! You forgot something – up-to-date immunizations. Adult Canadians are not being immunized routinely for life-saving, vaccine-preventable diseases, according...
Measles Immunization Campaign Targets 1.7 Million Children in DRC
Amid rising measles and polio cases, tens of thousands of children are being targeted for immunization in health campaigns in affected regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Deaths of Children From Flu-related Causes Could be Prevented with the Flu Vaccine
Although children and teenagers rarely die from flu–related causes, many of the deaths could have been prevented if the children had been vaccinated against the flu, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Uzbekistan Starts Nationwide Week of Measles Immunization
Nationwide week of immunization of children aged 1-14 against measles and German measles started in Uzbekistan.
