Fierce Pharma July 21, 2011 — 10:29am ET | By Tracy Staton Merck’s ($MRK) Gardasil journey is becoming a saga, with twists and turns all over the place. When first approved, the vaccine against human papillomavirus was tagged as a no-brainer blockbuster. But uptake of the vaccine hit a snag; after about a third of eligible […]
Child dies after vaccination, doctors face action
Two Circles.net India By IANS, Submitted by admin4 on 22 July 2011 – 12:20pm Lucknow : Action has been recommended against a deputy chief medical officer and another doctor after an infant died and two others took ill following administration of measles vaccine in Uttar Pradesh, an official said Friday. While nine-month-old Shivansh died Thursday […]
The vaccine paradox
The Lancet Volume 378, Issue 9788, Pages 296 – 298, 23 July 2011 doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60765-4 Published Online: 09 June 2011 Richard Horton a, Pamela Das a The next decade will likely bring astonishing successes in vaccine biology, discovery, and delivery. Justifiable confidence in this proposition led the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation last year to pledge […]
Flu vaccine given to millions of Britons ‘increases risk of narcolepsy in children’
By Daniel Martin A flu vaccine given to millions of Britons as recently as a few months ago will no longer be used after watchdogs found it increased the risk of children developing a serious sleeping disorder. Pandemrix has been deemed unsuitable for anyone under the age of 20 after studies showed it could trigger […]
FDA Approved New DPT Vaccine for Seniors
By Christina England It has been announced that a new vaccine has been approved by the FDA for the over 65′s. GlaxoSmithKline’s Boostrix vaccine is said to be able to protect the elderly from diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough). The vaccine was originally approved for use in adolescents in 2005. Prior to this vaccine […]
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