Measles Vaccine Developer Samuel Katz Dies at 95
He also worked on immunizations against polio, rubella, influenza, and more. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - November 23, 2022 Category: Science Tags: News & Opinion Source Type: news
Small victories: South Africa is struggling to improve kids ’ health decades after apartheid’s demise
KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA—
By her country’s standards at the time, there was nothing too unusual about how Nosipho Mshengu arrived in the world. She was born on the side of the road on 20 September 1993, as her mother tried to get from Mafakatini, a rural village in South Africa where there was then no health facility, to a Roman Catholic clinic an hour away. The bus she awaited was nowhere in sight when time ran out, and Mshengu made her entry then and there.
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.
A little more than 14 years later, Mshengu was pregnant herself. Her labor story...
Source: ScienceNOW - November 22, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
PRIORIX, M-M-R II Vaccines Interchangeable for MMR
MONDAY, Nov. 21, 2022 -- The measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccines PRIORIX and M-M-R II are interchangeable, according to research published in the Nov. 18 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 21, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Measles, Mumps, Rubella Vaccine (PRIORIX): Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices - United States, 2022
This report describes the Advisory Committee on Immunization's recommendation for use of PRIORIX vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 17, 2022 Category: American Health Tags: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Measles Measles Vaccination MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Mumps Mumps Vaccination Source Type: news
Samuel L. Katz, a Developer of the Measles Vaccine, Dies at 95
In 1956, when he began working with a small group in a Boston laboratory, measles was a major threat. Seven years later, lifesaving immunizations began. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - November 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Richard Sandomir Tags: Katz, Samuel (1927-2022) Deaths (Obituaries) Measles Medicine and Health Vaccination and Immunization Research Hospitals Laboratories and Scientific Equipment Clinical Trials Viruses Harvard Medical School Duke University Source Type: news
Samuel L. Katz, doctor who helped develop measles vaccine, dies at 95
Witnessing a polio outbreak in 1955 began Dr. Katz on a path to work on a life-saving measles vaccine. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Brian Murphy Source Type: news
Mauritius: Govt to Pursue High-Quality Measles Surveillance to Prevent Any Outbreak
[Government of Mauritius] Government aims to combine high-quality surveillance and public health promotion with a strong childhood immunisation programme to prevent any serious public health emergencies from all vaccine preventable diseases including measles, said the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, this morning, at the opening of a four-day workshop on measles surveillance in Mauritius, held at Caudan Arts Centre, Port Louis. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 1, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa: Measles Outbreak Update - Greater Sekhukhune District, Limpopo Province
[National Institute for Communicable Diseases] As of 27 October 2022, the number of measles outbreak cases has increased to 11 in the Greater Sekhukhune district. The last four measles cases were reported on 20 October 2022. The ages of the measles confirmed cases ranged from 9 months to 24 years, with four males and four females. Three children were fully vaccinated for measles. Six measles cases had unknown vaccination histories, and two children had not been vaccinated against measles. One measles case was hospitalised and another developed pneumoni (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Panel Votes to Add COVID-19 Shots to Recommended Vaccinations
NEW YORK — COVID-19 shots should be added to the lists of recommended vaccinations for kids and adults, a panel of U.S. vaccine experts said Thursday.
The panel’s unanimous decision has no immediate effect—COVID-19 shots already are recommended for virtually all Americans. Rather, it would put the shots on the annually updated, formal lists of what vaccinations doctors should be routinely offering to their patients, alongside shots for polio, measles and hepatitis.
The expert panel’s decisions are almost always adopted by the CDC director and then sent to doctors as part of the government’s ad...
Source: TIME: Health - October 21, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stobbe/AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news
U.S. weighs crackdown on experiments that could make viruses more dangerous
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Source: ScienceNOW - October 19, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: news
Nigeria: Bauchi Health Agency Targets 1.9m Children for Measles Vaccination
[Leadership] Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has targeted over 1.9 million children for this year's measles and men immunisation campaign in the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
More than a THIRD of children have NOT had both MMR jabs in parts of England
NHS figures show that uptake of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine was as low as 59 per cent among five-year-olds in parts of London by March. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccination rates for ALL 14 childhood jabs 'has fallen in the last year'
As few as 84 per cent of under-fives in England were protected against serious illnesses, such as measles, mumps and rubella by March 2022. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 29, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS urges parents to book children in for essential MMR vaccination
One in ten children are not currently up to date with their measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccinations, therefore the NHS is encouraging parents and carers of around 740,000 unvaccinated children aged between 1-6 years to book an appointment. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
More Than 700 Children Have Died in a Measles Outbreak in Zimbabwe
It is driven by a decline in child immunization during the pandemic and the influence of an anti-vaccination evangelical church. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - September 24, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tendai Marima and Stephanie Nolen Tags: Children and Childhood Deaths (Fatalities) Vaccination and Immunization Evangelical Movement Third World and Developing Countries Measles Zimbabwe your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news
