A public health expert, Dr Cindy Iheanetu, has urged the Federal Government to adopt stricter, data-driven preventive health policies to curb the spread of hepatitis B and reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria, warning that preventable…
Rates of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are surging in Texas, Florida, California, Oregon, and other states and localities across the country.
Minnesota has seen one of the nation's sharpest drops in measles herd immunity among kindergartners, falling well below the threshold needed to prevent outbreaks. A rise in nonmedical exemptions, especially at private schools, is one…
(NaturalNews) Despite high COVID fatalities, actuarial analysis showed no significant excess mortality in Germany during the first year of the pandemic (April 2...
Oyo State Primary Health Care Board has commenced broad-based stakeholder engagement in preparation for the upcoming Subnational Immunization Plus Days (SIPDs), aimed at vaccinating children aged zero to 59 months against the poliovirus.…
New details from health officials suggest the whooping cough surge may be part of a national pattern driven by slipping vaccine coverage and waning immunity, with infants bearing the brunt.
Research published in Contemporary Economic Policy reveals that despite widespread adoption of indoor vaccine mandates in major US cities during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no consistent evidence that these policies significantly…
Sokoto State Government, has commenced Oral Cholera Vaccination, OCV, campaign following the confirmation of cholera cases in Dange Shuni and Goronyo local government areas of the state. The vaccination exercise, which began after the…
By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The United States may be heading into its second severe flu season in a row, driven by a mutated strain called subclade K that’s behind early surges in the United Kingdom, Canada and Japan. Last winter’s…
As flu cases begin to rise across the region, Walsall Council Public Health is urging everyone who is eligible to come forward for their flu vaccination as soon as possible.
The World Health Organization, (WHO) Monday called on all member states to accelerate national action under the three pillars of the Global Strategy for Cervical Cancer Elimination, vaccination, screening and …
Researchers from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, et al. have published a case report entitled "Acquired immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) associated with inactivated COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac".…
Message from the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Janabi On this World Cervical Cancer Elimination Day, we celebrate the remarkable progress being made across the African continent toward a future free from cervical cancer. It…