The Food and Drug Administration has approved giving GSK’s vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus down to age 50 years old, to those who are at higher risk of severe RSV, …
Singapore’s Health Ministry has rejected an opposition party’s calls for the suspension of Covid-19 vaccination, claiming high incidences of severe side effects. The People’s Power Party attempted to draw associations …
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Canada’s vaccine advisory group said Friday it recommends building toward immunizing all infants from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The common and highly contagious virus normally causes cold-like symptoms. But for more …
A Hamilton child under five years old has died of measles, says the city’s public health agency. “This is a profoundly tragic situation where a young child has left us too soon …
A child under five years old has died of measles in Ontario, according to the province’s public health agency. In a report published Thursday, Public Health Ontario said the child was …
On 25 April, three West African countries = Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Benin – rolled out, in thousands, doses of an anti-malaria vaccine for infants between 5 and 17 months …
On 25 April, three West African countries = Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Benin – rolled out, in thousands, doses of an anti-malaria vaccine for infants between 5 and 17 months …
Forty-two cases of whooping cough have been reported in eastern Newfoundland since February, according to the provincial health authority. (Winnipeg Health Region) Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services has confirmed an …
AstraZeneca says it is withdrawing Vaxzevria, its vaccine to protect against COVID-19, from global markets. The vaccine was used early on in the pandemic in many countries, including Canada. In an …