Attenuvax (Measles Virus Vaccine Live) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - August 9, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
South Africa: Poor Vaccine Coverage Risks Measles Outbreak, Experts Say
[spotlight] Some local experts fear that small measles outbreaks recently reported in Gauteng may be precursors to much larger outbreaks. This comes against the backdrop of recently released survey findings that confirm that South Africa's vaccination rates were falling short, even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Sharp Drop in Childhood Vaccinations Threatens Millions of Lives
Pandemic lockdowns, misinformation campaigns, conflicts, climate crises and other problems diverted resources and contributed to the largest backslide in routine immunization in 30 years. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Children and Childhood Measles Whooping Cough Tetanus Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Diphtheria Medicine and Health Third World and Developing Countries United Nations Children ' s Fund Brazil Ethiopia Ind Source Type: news
Sharp Drop in Childhood Vaccinations Threatens Lives of Millions of Children
Pandemic lockdowns, misinformation campaigns, conflicts, climate crises and other problems diverted resources and contributed to the largest backslide in routine immunization in 30 years. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - July 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stephanie Nolen Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Children and Childhood Measles Whooping Cough Tetanus Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Diphtheria Medicine and Health Third World and Developing Countries United Nations Children ' s Fund Brazil Ethiopia Ind Source Type: news
‘Red alert’ issued on global child health after drop in vaccinations
WHO and Unicef point to sustained fall in immunisations against diseases such as diphtheria, polio and measles (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - July 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
‘Red alert’ on global child health issued after drop in vaccinations
WHO and Unicef warn of fall in immunisations for diseases such as diphtheria, polio and measles (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - July 14, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Venezuela's alarmingly low vaccine rate among worst in world
Measles, rubella and polio shots are going in children’s arms in Venezuela in recent weeks as part of a countrywide vaccination campaign (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - July 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
M-R-Vax (Measles and Rubella Virus Vaccine Live) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - July 14, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
News Fatigue, Anti-Vax and Wars
Nothing is so firmly believed as what is least known.
Michel de MontaigneBy Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Jul 13 2022 (IPS) During the beginning of the pandemic, people wanted to learn more about COVID-19. Enclosed in their homes they watched with fear and fascination how the pandemic swept over the world, while comparing ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Lundius Tags: Armed Conflicts COVID-19 Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news
5 Good Reasons to Get Your Young Kid Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Everyone in the U.S. 6 months or older is now eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) authorized the shots in June for very young children, from 6 months to 5 years old. They’re the last age demographic in the U.S. to become eligible to get vaccinated during the pandemic.
Despite the regulatory green light, many parents of young children are wondering whether it’s even necessary to get their kids vaccinated at this point in the pandemic, since infections have become so common and, in general, the virus causes rela...
Source: TIME: Health - July 5, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Mothers whose children became grievously ill warn against a deadly measles complacency
The news that uptake of the MMR vaccine in England is now at its lowest level for nearly a decade filled Jasmine Chamberlain with rage. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 4, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA approves GlaxoSmithKline's measles, mumps and rubella vaccine
The vaccine is already used in more than 100 countries. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - June 6, 2022 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news
FDA Approves Priorix (Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine, Live) for the Prevention of Measles, Mumps and Rubella in Individuals 12 Months of Age and Older
Priorix becomes an additional source of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine for US patients
London UK 06 June 2022 -- GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Priorix (Measles, Mumps and... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - June 6, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Monkeypox Won ’t Turn Into a Pandemic, the WHO Says, but There Are Many Unknowns
LONDON — The World Health Organization’s top monkeypox expert said she doesn’t expect the hundreds of cases reported to date to turn into another pandemic, but acknowledged there are still many unknowns about the disease, including how exactly it’s spreading and whether the suspension of mass smallpox immunization decades ago may somehow be speeding its transmission.
In a public session on Monday, WHO’s Dr. Rosamund Lewis said it was critical to emphasize that the vast majority of cases being seen in dozens of countries globally are in gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men, so that scient...
Source: TIME: Health - May 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MARIA CHENG / AP Tags: Uncategorized Disease overnight wire Source Type: news
The Anti-Vaccine Movement ’s New Frontier
A wave of parents has been radicalized by Covid-era misinformation to reject ordinary childhood immunizations — with potentially lethal consequences. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Moises Velasquez-Manoff Tags: Vaccination and Immunization Disease Rates Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Children and Childhood Politics and Government Rumors and Misinformation Demonstrations, Protests and Riots Autism Measles United States Politics and Government Guillai Source Type: news
