Senior doctors warn a looming measles outbreak could lead to 'a lot of deaths' amid falling vaccination rates
In an unprecedented move, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is asking health professionals to check the vaccination records of all children arriving at hospital. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Measles Stages ‘Staggering’ Comeback As Vaccination Drops — Here’s What To Know About The Returning Killer
Measles is staging an alarming comeback across the globe, the World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Thursday, with cases of the often forgotten killer climbing. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Business /business Healthcare /healthcare Source Type: news
Measles Stages ‘Staggering’ Comeback As Vaccination Drops — Here’s What To Know About The Returning Killer
Measles can kill and is so contagious that almost everyone who is exposed to an infectious person will catch it if not vaccinated. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Robert Hart, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
Measles Vaccination Has Averted 57 Million Deaths Since 2000
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 -- Since 2000, measles vaccination has averted an estimated 57 million deaths worldwide, but vaccination coverage decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic and has not returned to prepandemic levels, according to research... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
'Staggering' rise in global measles cases last year, say leading health organizations
Global measles cases jumped by 18 per cent in a year to an estimated nine million, and deaths rose to 136,000 — mostly among children — the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a joint statement on Thursday. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
Measles deaths worldwide jumped 40% last year, health agencies say
The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say measles deaths globally spiked by more than 40% last year (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Measles Cases Surge Worldwide, Killing 136,000 Last Year
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 -- Measles deaths are surging worldwide, prompted by a wave of infections among unvaccinated children, public health experts say.Deaths from measles increased by 43% globally in 2022 compared to the year before, resulting... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Progress Toward Measles Elimination - Worldwide, 2000-2022
This report describes progress towards global measles elimination. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - November 16, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news
JCVI recommends chickenpox vaccine for all children
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has recommended that a universal chickenpox vaccination programme is included in the routine childhood schedule. The programme would use the combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccine and would include two doses at 12 and 18 months of age. This recommendation is based on evidence from... Read moreThe post JCVI recommends chickenpox vaccine for all children appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 15, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Paediatrics Vaccinations Vaccinations and infections Source Type: news
Childhood Vaccine Exemptions Reach Highest Level Ever — Upping Risk For Outbreaks Of Polio, Measles And More
More families with kindergarteners have been granted vaccine exemptions in the United States than ever before, the CDC said Thursday. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Breaking breaking-news topline Source Type: news
Measles hotspots in England mapped - check your local area
From London to Leicester, measles cases continue to rise as experts warn of the importance of vaccine uptake. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Practices in England urged to do MMR catch-up campaigns
General practices and primary care networks (PCNs) across England are being asked to participate in a catch-up campaign for MMR vaccine after public health officials warned of rising cases of measles. A letter from NHS England sent on the 1 November said once again the focus on boosting immunisation rates for 2023/24 will be centred on... Read moreThe post Practices in England urged to do MMR catch-up campaigns appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 6, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Vaccinations Vaccinations and infections Source Type: news
Ken Mattingly, Astronaut Who Helped Save Apollo 13 Crew, Dies at 87
LOS ANGELES — Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died, NASA announced. He was 87.
“We lost one of our country’s heroes on Oct. 31,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said in a statement.
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Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II “was key to the success of our Apollo Program, and his shining personality will ensure he is remembered throughout history,” Nelson said. NASA didn’t mention where or how Mattingly died. However, The N...
Source: TIME: Science - November 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: ROBERT JABLON / AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news
Cardiff measles ‘outbreak’ sparks fresh call for MMR jab uptake
Parents in Wales have been urged to ensure their children are up to date with the MMR vaccine, as public health chiefs investigate an ‘outbreak’ of measles in Cardiff. Public Health Wales said that seven children across the Welsh capital have been confirmed as having measles in the past six weeks, warning more cases ‘can... Read moreThe post Cardiff measles ‘outbreak’ sparks fresh call for MMR jab uptake appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 2, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Megan Ford Tags: Clinical Latest news Vaccinations Vaccinations and infections Source Type: news
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Sharing ‘ Real-Time ’ Data, Consistent, Simple Messaging Helps
Aradhiya Khan, 25, a transwoman, got her vaccination in the middle of the night in July 2021, when the centre was less crowded, and stood in the women's line as there was none for her gender. By Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Oct 31 2023 (IPS) After months of warding off appeals from his employers to get vaccinated for the COVID-19 disease, Mohammad Yusuf, 24, working as a live-in domestic worker in Karachi’s Clifton area, finally relented and got his first shot.
“I believed that anyone who took the vaccine would die within two years,” he told IPS. He said he got this information from social media.
The people who finally con...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zofeen Ebrahim Tags: Asia-Pacific COVID-19 Development & Aid Education Featured Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Pakistan Source Type: news
