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Amid an ongoing measles outbreak, the US is also facing a surge in pertussis, or whooping cough. As vaccine rates drop, other ...

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Healthcare providers, public health officials and policymakers need to develop a greater understanding of the serious health impact of pneumococcal disease in elderly adults. In addition to ...

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Government data indicates that there is an increase in the number of children who have never received the essential vaccines ...

The ministry of Health in Uganda has launched an extensive newborn screening initiative designed to tackle sickle cell ...

Queensland has already recorded more than 13,600 cases of influenza in 2025 – a nearly 35 per cent increase on the same time ...

PNEUMOVAX 23 contains a mixture of inactive parts from 23 of the most common types of pneumococcal bacteria. PNEUMOVAX 23 is a vaccine given to help prevent infections caused by certain types of ...

There are around 100 different pneumococcal serotypes, causing non-invasive disease like pneumonia, confined to the lungs, and invasive disease, where the infection can spread to the bloodstream ...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is scheduled to review both the two new vaccines in October and decide how they should be used in adults. Prior to COVID-19, pneumococcal ...