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The Federal Republic of Somalia has introduced vaccines against pneumococcal infections and rotavirus diarrhoea into its national immunization programme. Pneumonia and diarrhoea-related illnesses are ...

Vaxcyte's new pneumococcal vaccine may only have phase 1/2 results behind it, but analysts are already predicting it could be a major competitor to rival shots from Pfizer and MSD. Just-reported ...

Sanofi has moved ahead with plans to challenge Pfizer and MSD for a piece of the market for pneumococcal vaccines, taking a 21-valent shot licensed from SK Biosciences into phase 3 testing.

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines, including more than seven serotypes, will have potential for a larger effect than PCV7 in many countries, including Norway. A 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate ...

In addition to increasing vaccine coverage in older adults, they need to monitor the changing epidemiology of pneumococcal serotypes causing invasive disease. [134] In the face of these changes ...

The U.S. is experiencing an outbreak of measles and is on track to have the most whooping cough cases since 1948; these ...

Vaccinations are key amid recent measles outbreaks in the U.S., including Michigan. Here's a look at what to know.

A majority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's work group on COVID-19 vaccines now supports ending the agency's pandemic-era recommendation for virtually all Americans to get ...

Share on Pinterest Does the MMR vaccine’s protection against measles change over time? MNT asks experts. Image credit: Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images. As the measles ...

The ACIP voted to recommend a precaution related to the use of Ixchiq in patients aged 65 years and older. Recommendations for the use of chikungunya vaccine were recently discussed at a meeting ...