Mandatory vaccines considered as part of Stormont consultation
PAHealth Minister Mike Nesbitt says he is not personally in favour of mandatory vaccinesNorthern Ireland's Department of Health (DoH) is consulting on potential new laws…
Mpox crisis: Why do African countries struggle to make or buy vaccines? | Health News
After months of delay due to logistics, the first sets of mpox vaccines have finally begun arriving in Democratic Republic of the Congo, donated by…
DR Congo receives first shipment of mpox vaccines | Health
NewsFeedThe Democratic Republic of the Congo has received its first batch of mpox vaccines, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has…
Polio vaccines do not protect children from bombs, says Gaza mother | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeedDoctors say the vaccination campaign against polio in Gaza is going well, but parents are left wondering how to protect their children from the threat…
First children in Gaza given polio vaccines a day before planned UN rollout | Israel-Palestine conflict News
WHO says that the official larger vaccine rollout, which aims to reach 640,000 children, will begin on Sunday.Several children in Gaza have been given polio…
DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week | Health News
DRC had hoped to receive a first round of vaccine deliveries this week as virus spreads.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) says it no…
Europe’s health agency urges EU member states to donate mpox vaccines
European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Stella Kyriakides Thursday urged EU member states to mobilize mpox vaccine donations to Africa. Mpox is both an…
Could new vaccines end malaria in Africa? | News
After decades of research and trials, a groundbreaking malaria vaccine is being rolled out across West Africa in a major attempt to eliminate the disease…
EU countries bin €4B worth of COVID vaccines – POLITICO
At least 215 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines purchased by EU countries at the height of the pandemic have since been thrown away at an…
New Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant COVID vaccines to be rolled out across Australia from December
If you were hoping for an early Christmas present, you might just be in luck: the federal government has announced updated COVID-19 vaccines will be…
RFK Jr. spent years stoking fear and mistrust of vaccines. These people were hurt by his work
When 12-year-old Braden Fahey collapsed during football practice and died, it was just the beginning of his parents’ nightmare. Deep in their grief a few…
Gates Foundation donates $40M to enhance accessibility to mRNA vaccines
1 of 4 | Philanthropist and investor Bill Gates addresses the universal health coverage forum at the United Nations on September 21 in New York…
Gates Foundation funding $40 million effort to help develop mRNA vaccines in Africa
By tracking Covid-19 patients, doctors in Europe are in search of treatments for a lingering sickness that is both debilitating and puzzling. By ANTHONY KING Evelina…
Why dengue in Europe could spell disaster for the rest of the world – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. In the early morning of the last day of August, Parisians experienced for the…
Scientists who paved way for COVID-19 mRNA vaccines win Nobel prize – POLITICO
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman have been awarded the Nobel prize in medicine for their work on messenger RNA technology, which enabled the development of…
Katalin Kariko, Drew Weissman win Nobel Prize in medicine for mRNA vaccines | Health News
The duo win the prestigious prize for the research that led directly to the first mRNA vaccines to fight COVID-19. Hungarian-born Katalin Kariko and Drew…
Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine awarded to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for research enabling mRNA COVID-19 vaccines
Scientists Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman, from Hungary and the United States respectively, have received the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries enabling…
Covid eroded trust in vaccines. The 2024 election may make it worse, experts warn.
It’s a movement organized in only the loosest of terms. It’s anti-vaccine and anti-science. It’s pro-medical freedom and pro-alternative medicine. But growth in the movement’s…
How conspiracy theories infected British politics – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. LONDON — Welcome to Britain, where an elected member of parliament openly rages against…
FDA approves updated Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines: Here is what to know | Coronavirus pandemic News
The US has authorised updated COVID vaccines that target a recently circulating Omicron variant. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated…