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RSV vaccines are leading to far fewer babies in hospitals: 4 things you need to know

From protecting individual babies to reducing hospital admissions, studies from around the world are revealing the benefits of RSV vaccination.
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Gavi and UNICEF secure lower malaria vaccine price, saving US$ 50 million for childhood immunisation programmes

An agreement announced today will cut the price of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine by approximately 40 per cent. The deal, executed by UNICEF and financially backed by Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is ...
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Global partners announce a new effort – “The Big Catch-up” – to vaccinate millions of children and restore immunisation progress lost during the pandemic

The pandemic saw essential immunisation levels decrease in over 100 countries, leading to rising outbreaks of measles, diphtheria, polio and yellow fever. ‘The Big Catch-up’ is an extended effort to ...
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The next pandemic: H5N1 and H7N9 influenza?

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India, home to 25% of the world’s cervical cancer deaths, launches nationwide HPV vaccination

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Gavi to boost access to life-saving human rabies vaccines in over 50 countries

13 June 2024 – Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in collaboration with partners, has announced support for human rabies vaccines for post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) as part of routine immunisation. Eligible ...
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6 things to know about the 100-day cough

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Kenya’s long battle with brucellosis

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The Taliban suspends polio vaccine campaign in Afghanistan – here's the likely impact

The Taliban recently announced that they are suspending its polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan. The announcement was made shortly before the campaign was due to start. The suspension is ...
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Why you should never kiss a baby

There is a cognitive bias called “the curse of knowledge” (sometimes also called “the curse of expertise”). It happens when you incorrectly assume that everyone knows as much as you do on a given ...
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XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant

A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth ...