Medical organisations and politicians in Hong Kong, Macau and other parts of Asia have issued a joint appeal to take preventive steps against the spread of influenza across the continent, with a local expert calling on residents to get…
Public health experts have called on governments at all levels to prioritise environmental cleanliness and public hygiene over excessive dependence on vaccination in promoting healthy living. The appeal was made during the 10th National…
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Afghanistan has launched the polio vaccination drive for the country's eastern provinces, as reported by Khaama News on Saturday.
(MedPage Today) -- ATLANTA -- Having shingles boosted the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) such as vascular dementia, heart attack, stroke, and death by roughly a quarter -- but people who received the recombinant…
With support from UNICEF, the World Health Organisation (WHO), and other development partners, the Kaduna State Government has kicked off an integrated measles and rubella vaccination campaign aimed at reaching 4.2 million children across…
The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board has commenced an integrated measles and rubella vaccination campaign today (Saturday), aimed at immunising more than 4.2 million children across the 23 local government areas of the state. The…
The Northern Traditional Rulers Council (NTRC), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared support for the ongoing integrated Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign in Taraba State and across Nigeria.…
About 1.6 million children between the ages of nine months and 14 years were targeted to receive the measles-rubella vaccine across the nooks and crannies of Taraba State. The exercise, which will last for 10 days, will also target…
The Taraba State government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting children from measles and rubella, calling on communities, health workers, and development partners to work collectively and tirelessly to ensure no child is left…
Before the pandemic helped fuel the growth of vaccine politicization across the country, less than 1% of Austin school district's kindergarteners in the fall of 2019 failed to comply with the ...
Over the last few weeks, about 1,000 children have gotten the COVID-19 vaccination at the Chicago-area pediatrician's office where Dr. Susan Sirota works, but her practice and others like it were unable to administer a single dose for low…