By John von Radowitz A vaccine against the notorious norovirus ‘winter vomiting bug’ could be available within five years, scientists believe. Two rival groups in the US are working on vaccines that are close to being tested in clinical trials. Unlike conventional ‘jabs’, they would not be injected into the bloodstream but sprayed or puffed […]
Pediatricians Want Kids to Get Rotavirus Vaccine
By: Sharon Kirkley, PostMedia News 04 October 2010 Pediatricians want to add another shot to the panoply of vaccines Canadian children receive, urging that every baby in the country be vaccinated against a virus that sends thousands of children to hospital each year. Rotavirus is the leading cause of gastroenteritis — inflammation of the stomach […]
