Warning on post-Brexit antibiotic use
Scientists fear mass medication of livestock if the UK diverges from EU rules Related items fromOnMedica Doctors can help overcome ‘vaccine hesitancy’ NHS review recommends making childhood vaccination more 'convenient' for parents Point-of-care diagnostics needed to curb antimicrobial resistance Swine flu hits youngest most but mortality greatest in elderly Expert questions US advice on influenza vaccines (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 18, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Government bans parallel export of MMR vaccine
MMR vaccine added to list of medicines that cannot be parallel exported from the UK to protect stock for private patients Related items fromOnMedica Hancock says compulsory vaccinations may be needed BMJ report questions swine flu jab transparency Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ Routine child vaccination coverage rates fall HPV programme linked to dramatic fall in cervical disease (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - November 5, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Nearly all pre-school jab uptake targets missed in England
NHS reorganisation in 2013 may have had important role, says NAO report Related items fromOnMedica Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ Scotland reveals target of halving child obesity by 2030 Decision to give boys HPV jab will save thousands of lives Swine flu jab in pregnancy safe for children as well as mothers US expert calls for mandatory vaccines (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 24, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Wider range of flu vaccines offered as campaign begins
30 million to be offered free NHS flu jab this winter Related items fromOnMedica Swine flu jab in pregnancy safe for children as well as mothers Routine child vaccination coverage rates fall World ’s first malaria vaccine piloted in Malawi babies Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ Easter travellers warned over Europe measles outbreak (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 3, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Hancock says compulsory vaccinations may be needed
Minister tells Tory conference that unvaccinated children were 'putting other children at risk' Related items fromOnMedica Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ HPV programme linked to dramatic fall in cervical disease BMJ report questions swine flu jab transparency Swine flu jab in pregnancy safe for children as well as mothers Adjuvanted trivalent flu vaccine best option for over-65s (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 29, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Influenza vaccine supply faces delays
Sanofi Pasteur says some surgeries may face supply delays of up to two weeks Related items fromOnMedica Measles cases triple in Europe but immunisation rates grow Doctors promise 'flu vaccine is on its way' Decision to give boys HPV jab will save thousands of lives BMJ report questions swine flu jab transparency Doctors to offer newly licensed flu vaccine (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 26, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Routine child vaccination coverage rates fall
MMR coverage falls for fifth year in a row Related items fromOnMedica Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ Results from children ’s flu jab pilots ‘encouraging’ Easter travellers warned over Europe measles outbreak New plea for MMR vaccination as cases rise Swine flu jab in pregnancy safe for children as well as mothers (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - September 25, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Flu vaccine delays 'likely' with no deal Brexit
Many flu doses will not be delivered before 31 October Brexit deadline Related items fromOnMedica Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ BMJ report questions swine flu jab transparency Flu ‘jabathon’ aims to boost frontline staff vaccination rate Prime minister issues call to action on MMR NI launches ‘One Health’ plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 29, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
European countries losing fight against measles
UK one of four countries to lose measles elimination status Related items fromOnMedica Debate over mandatory MMR vaccination Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ Swine flu jab in pregnancy safe for children as well as mothers Results from children ’s flu jab pilots ‘encouraging’ Measles outbreaks confirmed in five areas across UK (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 28, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Measles warning as vaccination rates fall
Up to one in seven five-year-olds may not be up to date with MMR Related items fromOnMedica Swine flu jab in pregnancy safe for children as well as mothers Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ Debate over mandatory MMR vaccination Preventing cervical cancer: how a screening switch and HPV vaccination should cut cancer rates Experts profile four types of vaccine refusers (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - August 19, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Earlier transplants for liver disease kids may cut brain damage risk
Liver disease affects brain development, impact of which increases the longer the wait for a transplant, irrespective of drug treatment, say researchers Related items fromOnMedica Should we have compulsory measles vaccination at school entry? Swine flu jab in pregnancy safe for children as well as mothers Hunt announces Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Review Doctors campaign against ‘too much medicine’ Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 28, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Exposure to 2009 pH1N1 Vaccine During Pregnancy Seems Safe
THURSDAY, July 11, 2019 -- Exposure to the 2009 pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza vaccine in pregnancy is not associated with most negative health outcomes among offspring, according to a study published online July 10 in The BMJ.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 11, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Swine flu jab in pregnancy safe for children as well as mothers
No association between maternal vaccination and health problems in children ’s first five years Related items fromOnMedica Parental confidence in immunisation programme ‘very high’ Flu nasal spray fine for children with egg allergy BMJ report questions swine flu jab transparency Most CCGs missing smoking target for pregnant women Decision to give boys HPV jab will save thousands of lives (Source: OnMedica Latest News)
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 10, 2019 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
This Past Flu Season Was the Longest in 10 Years, the CDC Says
The 2018-2019 flu season may not have been as severe as the one that came before it, but it set a record of its own, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say. It was the longest in a decade, lasting 21 weeks.
Fewer illnesses, hospitalizations and deaths were reported this year than during last year’s notoriously brutal flu season, earning the 2018-2019 season an overall severity rating of “moderate,” according to a new CDC recap. But the length and trajectory of the most recent flu season—which began in November, peaked in mid-February and trailed off in April—was unique, the C...
Source: TIME: Health - June 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized public health Source Type: news
A Smackdown in the Kennedy Clan Summons Up the History of Presidents and Vaccines
Family quarrels are usually private things—unless of course, the family is famous.
A public spat among boldface names broke out on May 8, when three members of the Kennedy clan published a piece on Politico declaring that Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.—son of Bobby Kennedy—has been “tragically wrong” in his years-long crusade against vaccines, a crusade that seems especially irresponsible now as the country suffers through its worst measles outbreak since 1994. Kennedy has become a hero of the anti-vax crowd with his persistent claims that vaccines contain deadly ingredients, particularly a mercury-ba...
Source: TIME: Health - May 9, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeffrey Kluger Tags: Uncategorized History onetime Source Type: news
