Browsing: Vaccines

The UK’s Covid vaccination programme was “an extraordinary feat” which developed and delivered protective jabs in record time, but work is now needed to rebuild trust…

School immunisation services and pharmacies are reporting surging demand for routine vaccinations after the Kent meningitis outbreak in which two teenagers died.Thousands of teenagers across England…

March 16, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmJudge temporarily blocks key parts of RFK, Jr.’s effort to overhaul U.S. childhood vaccinesA federal judge on…

There was scant data behind ending the Covid vaccine recommendation for pregnant people and children, according to internal memos made public because of a lawsuit against…

The US government has amplified anti-vaccine rhetoric and signaled that it does not consider measles to be a priority, which could have global ramifications as countries…

Your report on the response to the measles outbreak in north London highlights the profound consequences of falling immunisation uptake (‘A lot of vaccine hesitancy’: how…

January 20, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmRSV is surging—antibody shots and vaccines can protect babiesCases of respiratory syncytial virus are increasing, but vaccines…

Positive thoughts may boost the immune system according to research that points to a connection between the mind and our body’s natural defences.Scientists have found people…

The controversial US-funded study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted, according to Yap Boum, a senior official at the Africa Centres…

January 15, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmCDC Will Continue a Controversial Vaccine Study in AfricaThis clinical trial in Guinea-Bissau would withhold vaccination from…