UNISON demands extra government funding to save universities from crisis
Higher education member Bill Acharjee (above) works at Solent University in Southampton as a research governance officer, with the task of ensuring that students and academics maintain ethical standards while they conduct their research projects. He’s thoughtful, conscientious. And while working from home during the COVID-19 crisis, he has a very sobering thought. “A world without universities would be tragic,” he says. “I just can’t comprehend it.” But there’s a very real danger some may struggle to survive, Mr Acharjee feels, if the government continues to refuse to come to the aid of universities d...
Source: UNISON Health care news - May 19, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: Demetrios Matheou Tags: Article News coronavirus higher education Covid-19 Source Type: news

Child vaccinations down in DR Congo, and COVID-19 is not helping: UNICEF
Fewer children are getting vaccinated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the COVID-19 pandemic is almost certainly going to make matters worse, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says. If the trend continues, it could trigger a resurgence in deadly childhood diseases such as polio, chickenpox, measles, yellow fever, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough and meningitis. (Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security)
Source: UN News Centre - Health, Poverty, Food Security - May 15, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Mandatory BCG vaccination may make COVID-19 less virulent in India, suggests study
The bacille Calmette-Gurin (BCG) vaccine has a documented protective effect against meningitis and disseminated TB in children, according to the World Health Organisation. It is part of the mandatory childhood immunization programme in many countries including India. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - May 7, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Polio, Measles Outbreaks ‘Inevitable’, Say Vaccine Experts
A young boy in Pakistan receives an oral polio vaccine (OPV). Credit: Ashfaq Yusufzai/IPSBy Laura MackenzieMay 6 2020 (IPS) Interruptions to vaccination programmes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could result in new waves of measles or polio outbreaks, health experts warn. A growing number of one-off immunisation campaigns and national routine vaccine introductions are being delayed amid social distancing and other measures to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2, leaving millions unprotected. With both preventive campaigns and routine immunisations impacted, “we’ll have an increasing number of children who will become suscep...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - May 6, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Laura Mackenzie Tags: Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

MenQuadfi (Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y, W) Vaccine for Injection) - new on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - May 6, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

FDA Approves MenQuadfi (Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y, W) Conjugate Vaccine) for Meningococcal (MenACWY) Vaccination
PARIS– April 24, 2020– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a Biologics License Application for MenQuadfi Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y, W) Conjugate Vaccine for the prevention of invasive meningococcal disease in... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - April 24, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Vaccine Rates Drop Dangerously as Parents Avoid Doctor ’s Visits
Afraid of Covid-19, parents are postponing well-child checkups, including shots, putting millions of children at risk of exposure to preventable deadly diseases. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - April 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jan Hoffman Tags: your-feed-science Vaccination and Immunization Measles Whooping Cough Mumps Diphtheria Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Babies and Infants Preventive Medicine Epidemics Meningitis your-feed-healthcare Source Type: news

SutroVax Announces $110M Series D Financing to Advance Broadest-Spectrum Pneumococcal Vaccine Candidates to Prevent Pneumonia
FOSTER CITY, Calif., March 26, 2020 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- SutroVax, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the delivery of superior and novel vaccines designed to prevent or treat some of the most common and deadly infectious dise... Biopharmaceuticals, Venture Capital SutroVax, conjugate vaccine, vaccine (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - March 26, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Guidelines for the public health management of clusters of severe pneumococcal disease in closed settings
These Guidelines for managing serious pneumococcal disease in hospitals, care homes, prisons, children ' s day-care centres and military settings were updated in February 2020, following the introduction of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into the national immunisation programme. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - February 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Dosage Schedule Linked to Rate of PCV Breakthrough Infections Dosage Schedule Linked to Rate of PCV Breakthrough Infections
A dosing schedule that includes three primary doses of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) is associated with fewer breakthrough infections in the first year of life than are schedules with two primary doses, according to a new study of surveillance data.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 15, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news

Cincinnati startup licenses technology invented by renowned children ’s hospital
Blue Water Vaccines Inc., a Norwood startup, has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with St. Jude Children ’s Research Hospital to develop a vaccine for Streptococcus pneumoniae. The bacteria can cause many kinds of diseases, including the lung infection pneumonia. “A major limitation of the currently licensed pneumococcal vaccines is the lack of efficacy against mucosal disease manifestations such as acute otitis media, acute bacterial sinusitis and pneumonia,” Blue Water… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - February 10, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Barrett J. Brunsman Source Type: news

Hexavalent Vaccine Included in Vaccines for Children Program
FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2020 -- The hexavalent combined diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis (DTaP) adsorbed, inactivated poliovirus (IPV), Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) conjugate (meningococcal protein conjugate), and hepatitis B... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 7, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Pneumococcal vaccines are effective -- But new strategies needed to reduce meningitis
(Wolters Kluwer Health) Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCVs) have been highly effective in reducing pneumonia and other invasive infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. But rates of meningitis have shown little change, as pneumococcal strains not targeted by PCVs emerge as more important causes of meningitis, reports a paper in The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, the official journal of The European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 7, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

New research into how peace of mind can influence parents' attitude to vaccines
(Meningitis Research Foundation) Research from Bristol University on parents' peace of mind and vaccinations gives us insight that beliefs about vaccines can change, and that peace of mind varies according to different factors. The MenB vaccine, although considered 'new' provided increased reassurance because of the perceived disease severity. Meningitis Research Foundation says parents' peace of mind is currently being ignored when health bodies weigh up vaccine benefits to make decisions whether to introduce vaccines or expand their coverage. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Updated Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations for Older Adults Updated Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations for Older Adults
What do the new PCV13 recommendations mean, and how do you implement them in your practice? Here ' s what you need to know.CDC Expert Commentary (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - January 31, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Infectious Diseases Commentary Source Type: news