Oh, no! Things have turned out to be rough lately for the NFL fav, Big Bad Barry. The greatest running back in the history of the league is dealing with some vaccine skeptics. The Hall of Famer came up with a post on X informing about the…
Earlier this year, Khardawi Abdullah received a phone call asking him to support health workers efforts to vaccinate children against measles. The Philippines was battling an outbreak and Abdullah, an imam — a Muslim religious leader —…
A decade into South Africa’s HPV vaccination programme, the health department is switching from a two-dose to a single-dose vaccine regimen and girls in private schools are set to start receiving government subsidised jabs.
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and its partners have disclosed that seven million girls in Nigeria have been vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in two weeks.
A decade into South Africa's HPV vaccination programme, the health department is switching from a two-dose to a single dose vaccine regimen and girls in private schools are set to start receiving government subsidised jabs. The vaccine…
"HPV Infection, early sexual activity, multiple sexual partners, smoking and immune system deficiency as factors contributing to cervical cancer development."
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging more people, particularly gay and bisexual men, to get the mpox vaccine during Pride month. The disease can spread easily between people and through contaminated materials,…
Professor of Public Health at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Tanimola Akande, has advised that vaccination is one of the most cost-effective measures in controlling cholera epidemics. Speaking to our correspondent in an interview,…
Vaccinologists and public health physicians have called for mass vaccination against cholera, stressing that it remains one of the cost-effective measures to control cholera outbreak. They urged those who yet to be vaccinated against the…
Exploring Europe, taking an African safari, going on a trip to the tropics: In many cases, vaccines are needed for travel, and that's doubly true for children.
Research by Columbia University on over 4,700 participants shows that long COVID has a varied impact, influenced by vaccination status and pre-existing conditions. Vaccinated individuals...