Africa: Messenger RNA - How It Works in Nature and in Making Vaccines
[The Conversation Africa] Vaccines have long been an integral part of public health programmes around the world, reducing the spread and severity of infectious diseases. The success of immunisation strategies to protect children from diseases like polio, hepatitis B, and measles, and adults from influenza and pneumococcal disease, can be seen globally. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 7, 2021 Category: African Health Source Type: news
15-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine Shows Promise in Infants 15-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine Shows Promise in Infants
In a recent study, the 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine Vaxneuvance was noninferior to the currently available 13-valent pneumococcal vaccine in healthy infants.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - September 3, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Risk for Asthma at Age 4 Years Higher After Pneumonia in Infancy
Risk slightly higher after introduction of nationwide pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - September 1, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Allergy, Journal, Source Type: news
Universal Pneumococcal Vaccines May Increase Antibiotic Resistance Universal Pneumococcal Vaccines May Increase Antibiotic Resistance
Universal vaccines won ' t necessarily reduce antibiotic resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae, but they may necessitate changes in vaccine policy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - August 26, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Vaxneuvance (Pneumococcal 15-valent Conjugate Vaccine for Injection) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - August 2, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination in elderly cost saving in Germany
(Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News)
Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - August 1, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Vaxneuvance (Pneumococcal 15-valent Conjugate Vaccine for Injection) - new on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - July 29, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Community-acquired bacterial meningitis
Progress has been made in the prevention and treatment of community-acquired bacterial meningitis during the past three decades but the burden of the disease remains high globally. Conjugate vaccines against the three most common causative pathogens (Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Haemophilus influenzae) have reduced the incidence of disease, but with the replacement by non-vaccine pneumococcal serotypes and the emergence of bacterial strains with reduced susceptibility to antimicrobial treatment, meningitis continues to pose a major health challenge worldwide. In patients presenting with bacterial m...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vaccine sales help GSK beat forecasts
Demand for jabs for meningitis, diphtheria and hepatitis recovers after pandemic disruption (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - July 28, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
CDC: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) is hosting a virtual meeting on September 29-30, 2021. The agenda will include discussions on cholera vaccine, hepatitis vaccines, herpes zoster vaccines, orthopoxvirus vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, and tickborne encephalitis vaccine. Includes information on how to submit public comments or request permission to make a public comment during the meeting. Registration is not required and the meeting is open to the public, available online via a live webcast. (Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center)
Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - July 26, 2021 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
MenQuadfi (Meningococcal (Groups A, C, Y, W) Vaccine for Injection) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - July 21, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
FDA Approves Vaxneuvance (Pneumococcal 15-valent Conjugate Vaccine) for the Prevention of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Adults
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Vaxneuvance (Pneumococcal 15-valent Conjugate Vaccine) (pronounced... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - July 16, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Commensal bacteria 'vaccine' may safely prep immune cells for meningitis-causing cousin
(American Association for the Advancement of Science) Researchers have produced vaccine-like immune responses to a dangerous bacterium by colonizing 26 healthy volunteers with a related, but harmless, commensal bacterial species. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 7, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Meningococcal B vaccine free for at-risk people in New Zealand
(Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News)
Source: PharmacoEconomics and Outcomes News - July 1, 2021 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Twenty-Year Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Twenty-Year Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines
A new report highlights the 20-year effect of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in preventing pneumococcal disease in children.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
