Childhood vaccinations, immunization schedules and vaccine safety, helping parents understand recommended vaccines and make informed decisions for their children.
A study of more than 15,000 infants found no statistically significant difference between vaccination during pregnancy and post-birth nirsevimab in preventing RSV infection or hospitalisation. A new study suggests that two approaches to protecting babies from respiratory syncytial virus, or…
Most reactions to the MMR jab are mild and temporary, but parents should know when delayed symptoms require medical help. Many parents worry about what may happen after a child receives the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, especially if a…
Children aged nine months to 10 years can receive free measles and rubella vaccinations nationwide, with no documents required, as Egypt seeks to maintain high immunisation coverage. Egypt has launched a nationwide vaccination drive against measles and rubella, with the…
Health officials are preparing catch-up jabs for children under nine after repeated poliovirus detections in London wastewater renewed fears of silent transmission. Health officials in London are preparing a large catch-up vaccination drive after poliovirus was repeatedly detected in the…
A simulation suggests replacing the routine hepatitis B birth dose with parent-clinician discussions could leave millions of young people unprotected and substantially increase chronic infections. A new modelling study suggests that changing the hepatitis B birth dose from a routine…
A World Polio Day campaign at Pumwani Maternity Hospital urged families to keep vaccinating children as funding pressures and uneven coverage threaten to revive a disease largely absent from public view. At Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi, health workers and…
US real-world evidence shows maternal vaccination and infant immunisation can substantially reduce severe RSV illness, intensifying calls for New Zealand to fund protection already approved for babies. News from the United States is adding momentum to the case for wider…
Ghana has formally closed its type 2 poliovirus outbreak after assessments found transmission had been interrupted, though health officials warned that vigilance and vaccination must continue. Ghana has formally closed its type 2 poliovirus outbreak, a milestone public health officials…
An estimated 15.6 million children under five contracted measles in 2023, as disrupted immunisation programmes reversed decades of progress and deaths reached 118,000. Global measles infections among children under 5 climbed sharply in 2023, a new analysis published in Nature…
Pfizer’s experimental PF-07872412 generated immune responses against all 25 targeted pneumococcal strains in a Phase 2 infant trial, with particularly strong results against serotype 3, as the vaccine moves into late-stage testing. Pfizer has reported encouraging Phase 2 results for…
Six new infections reported in Kandahar, Nangarhar and Kabul underscore the continuing threat as health officials urge families to vaccinate children. Afghanistan’s polio campaigners have renewed their call for parents and caregivers to vaccinate children against the virus, using World…
Health advocates are urging families to vaccinate children as Afghanistan records 42 polio cases and remains one of only two countries where the virus is endemic. On World Polio Day, the Afghanistan Free of Polio organisation renewed its appeal for…
