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Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria Projects That Vaccine for the Treatment of HIV/AIDS May be Available in the Next Five Years
The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) which treats 100,000 HIV/AIDS victims yearly has projected that vaccine for the treatment of the virus may be available in the next five years.
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.
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...
Vaccine Targeting Latent TB Enters Clinical Testing
Statens Serum Institut and Aeras has announced the initiation of the first Phase I clinical trial of a new candidate TB vaccine designed to protect people latently infected with TB from developing active TB disease. The trial is being conducted by the...
Malawi Introduces Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine to Protect Children Against Severe Forms of Pneumococcal Diseases
Malawi has introduced a new vaccine called the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV) to protect children against severe forms of pneumococcal diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, otitis and bacteremia.
Uzbekistan Starts Nationwide Week of Measles Immunization
Nationwide week of immunization of children aged 1-14 against measles and German measles started in Uzbekistan.
TB Vaccine Candidate Shows Early Promise
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University report in the September 4 online edition of Nature Medicine that they have developed a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate that proved both potent and safe in animal studies. (http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs104/en/)...
