Nigeria marked its first year without a single case of polio on Friday, reaching a milestone many experts had thought…
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MMR vaccine not linked to autism, even in high-risk kids
The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is not linked to development of autism spectrum disorders, even among children considered…
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Scientists start to unpick narcolepsy link to GSK flu vaccine
Scientists have found that the sleep disorder narcolepsy can sometimes be triggered by a scientific phenomenon known as “molecular mimicry”,…
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How peer pressure explains vaccination rates
In a purely rational world, vaccination rates would vacillate constantly depending on how much people fear getting sick. That’s what…
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One shot or two? Many questions unresolved in Ebola vaccine race
Scientists racing to develop vaccines against Ebola are trying to determine whether they can best fight the disease with a…
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Unapproved meningitis vaccine now being used at 2nd US university
Swiss drug maker Novartis says a second U.S. university is using its new vaccine against meningitis B. Novartis said Monday…
Read MoreVaccines prevent more than 700,000 child deaths in the US, CDC says
A federal government program launched 20 years ago to increase vaccinations for low-income children in the United States will prevent…
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Ebola booster vaccine starts first trials in Oxford
Scientists at Oxford University have launched the first clinical tests of a new Ebola vaccine approach, using a booster developed…
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Ebola vaccine trial paused after 4 patients complain of joint pains
A clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine developed by Merck and NewLink has been halted temporarily as a precautionary measure…
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