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Unvaccinated US measles patients display vitamin A toxicity
Several children admitted to hospital with measles in Texas and New Mexico are displaying symptoms of vitamin A toxicity, doctors have said, adding that...
Waning immunity, low jab rate, trigger SA diphtheria cases
Over the past 14 months, South Africa has experienced its highest rise in diphtheria cases in 30 years, with doctors attributing this to waning...
Global measles cases spread among the unvaccinated
The number of measles cases linked to an outbreak in Texas has grown to more than 300, with around 40 cases reported over the...
Why CDC’s vaccine-autism study is raising eyebrows
Experts are concerned about the US Centres for Disease Control & Prevention's (CDC) plan to use the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) to probe an...
Kennedy's conflicting advice leave US doctors frustrated
Doctors and medical experts in the United States are irate about the mixed messaging and controversial advice being dispensed by Health & Human Services...
Measles jab a personal choice, says Kennedy after child’s death
After an unvaccinated Texas child died from measles this week – the first US death in a decade from the disease – vaccine sceptic...
Yale study offers clues to post Covid vaccine illness
The Covid-19 vaccine may have led to a constellation of side effects that includes fatigue, exercise intolerance, brain fog, tinnitus and dizziness, together referred...
Landmark deal jumpstarts Africa’s vaccine production
In a deal inked in Cairo last week and backed by a $1.2bn investment from Gavi, the vaccine alliance, an end-to-end mRNA vaccine production platform...
UK to slash funding contribution to Gavi
The prediction that Britain is likely to cut funding to global vaccination group Gavi – which has inoculated more than 1bn children in developing...
Medical profession alarmed by Kennedy’s racist theories
President Donald Trump’s choice of Robert F Kennedy to become America’s leading health official has caused consternation.
His theory, for instance, that black people have...
Uganda launches Ebola vaccine trial
By launching an Ebola vaccine trial within days of an outbreak, Uganda is sending the message that epidemic responses can be proactive, strategic and...
Moderna gets millions for mRNA jab against future pandemics
In the final days of the Biden administration, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $590m to Moderna to expedite development...
Experts probe why Covid jab less effective in lupus patients – US study
Recent reseearch has provided new insights into why the mRNA vaccines developed to fight Covid-19 in 2021 are less effective in patients with autoimmune...
Major boost for Afrigen with $6.2m grant for mRNA jab
A $6.2m grant awarded to Afrigen Biologics from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi) will allow it to develop its human candidate mRNA...
WHO green-lights emergency listing for Japan’s mpox jab
In a welcome move for regions in Africa being pulverised by mpox, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted emergency use listing for Japan’s...
WHO alert as measles surge worldwide
Measles cases are escalating worldwide at an alarming rate – mainly due to a drop in vaccines – according to a report from the...
First clade 1b mpox case detected in America from Africa
In the first known case in the United States, a Californian man has tested positive for the mpox Clade 1b virus that’s currently running...
Mpox vaccine doses head for Africa’s worst hit countries, including SA
An initial 899 000 vaccine doses have been allocated for the nine African countries being pummelled by the mpox surge, said the WHO and...
Having Covid and flu jabs together is safe – US study
Researchers who analysing the side effects of the co-administration of Covid-19 and flu vaccines, have found no difference among people who received the vaccines...
Rwanda’s Marburg wanes as mpox cases increase
While the Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda appears to be on the decline, with no new cases in the past several days, mpox continues...
Gilead in talks with SAHPRA to register twice-yearly anti-HIV jab
Gilead Sciences, which makes the six-monthly anti-HIV injection, has approached the SA Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) to discuss how to get the shot registered...
Covid jabs linked to temporary facial palsy – South Korean study
A large-scale study in South Korea has found a small but notable increase in facial palsy cases within 28 days of Covid-19 vaccination, highlighting...
RSV deaths now preventable in SA, local experts say
South African experts say the implementation of prevention strategies, combined with public engagement and collaboration between stakeholders, could significantly reduce the high rates of...
Gauteng Health expands HPV jabs to private schools
Vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) will now be available to girls aged nine to 15 at private schools in the province, Gauteng Health...
Efficacy of six-monthly anti-HIV jab confirmed in second study
In June, we heard what could be this year’s biggest HIV breakthrough: a twice-yearly injection can prevent HIV infection. Findings from a second large...
Zambia to manufacture cholera vaccine
In a collaboration between Zambia and China, a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and China’s JIJIA...
Africa gets pledges of $800m for mpox response
African countries and partners have pledged more than $800m towards the continent’s mpox response amid surging infection, said the director-general of the Africa Centres...
How SA’s childhood vaccination system can become great
The two public health interventions that have had the greatest impact on the world’s health are clean water and vaccines, write Professors Susan Goldstein...
Mpox: 'Nobody is safe until Africa is safe'
The mpox outbreak in Africa is still not under control, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned, adding that...
Man died after AstraZeneca vaccine offered in error by NHS, inquiry finds
A British man died in agony three weeks after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 jab, having been given the vaccine despite not being eligible, an...
FDA approves DIY nasal spray flu vaccine
The US Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to the first at-home flu vaccine, a nasal spray that US consumers with...
mRNA cancer vaccine shows promise in trial
Scientists say they are pleased with the interim data from the phase I dose escalation part of the mRNA cancer jab (mRNA-4359) trial, which,...
One dose of smallpox jab cuts mpox risk – Canadian study
Recent research suggests that receiving a single dose of one type of smallpox vaccine could reduce the risk of catching mpox by around 60%,...
Aspen urges co-operation for local production of mpox vaccines
With Africa under immense pressure to curb an outbreak of the mpox, Aspen Pharmacare is “in talks” with partners to manufacture vaccines at its...
Africa still awaiting mpox jabs from the West, despite promises
Despite the thousands of mpox doses promised to Africa, no vaccines have yet been delivered to any of the countries affected by the outbreak...
Cancer jab using immune system’s ‘killer’ cells on the cards – UK study
Scientists are working on a “breakthrough” cancer vaccine after discovering how the body’s immune system targets cells devastated by the disease, according to the researchers from the University...
Measles closes Northern Cape schools
Four schools were closed in the Northern Cape on Thursday last week after an outbreak of measles, with cases having rapidly escalated from 16...
Déjà vu global response to mpox
African countries affected by the latest mpox outbreak are racing to mobilise funds and urgently deploy medical countermeasures, including vaccines, as cases continue to...
No need to panic, say SA experts as DRC buckles under mpox spread
The outbreak of mpox on the African continent – that spurred the WHO into declaring it an international public health emergency last week –...
Do vaccines lead to more flare ups in lupus patients?
The benefits of flu and other vaccines for people with lupus appear to outweigh the risks of them suffering adverse events, or flares, which...