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In the past year, 3,300 cases of measles were reported in Europe. Most of them were entirely preventable.
Despite being so small they can’t be seen with the naked eye, pathogens that cause human disease have greatly affected the way humans live for centuries.
Vaccinating against an infectious disease can stop once the threat of future transmission is deemed sufficiently low.
You may not know anyone with an infectious disease covered by the immunizations on the 2017 list of recommended vaccines. Here’s why that doesn’t matter, and why children still need to be protected.
Running an effective mass immunisation campaign, vaccinating children in Nigeria against measles is a logistical nightmare.
We can’t keep blaming the MMR-autism scare – there are other forces at play.
Understanding how the flu virus copies itself could open a way to killing it.
Every year hundreds of thousands of children die from vaccine-preventable diseases. Africa leaders could change this if they improved vaccination efforts.
Overall rates of vaccine objection have remained largely unchanged since 2001.
Despite Nigeria’s success in eradicating polio, it is struggling to get a grip on mother and child vaccinations.
As much as animals may pass on viruses to humans, humans pass on viruses which are sometimes lethal to the animal world as well.
In light of the newly ignited political debate about vaccines, here in one article are some of the highlights of our vaccines coverage.
The anti-vaccination movement is not the cause of falling vaccination rates. It is a symptom of the public’s growing distrust in the government and the medical profession.
Viruses cause all kinds of infections from relatively mild cases of the flu to deadly outbreaks of Ebola. Clearly, not all viruses are equal and one of these differences is when you can infect others.
When the measles vaccine was introduced, it was associated with reductions in more childhood disease deaths than were actually caused by the measles. How does that work?
Tucked away in the budget papers is an intitiative worthy of applause – the establishment of an adult immunisation register and the expansion of the childhood register to include adolescents.
Australia is unique in using parental financial incentives for immunisation.
Immunisation programmes have taken a back seat because of Ebola and it leaves countries vulnerable to other outbreaks.
Immunisation in Australia isn’t compulsory – and doesn’t need to be controversial. Most Australians recognise the incredible benefits that vaccination provides to prevent serious disease.
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