VACCINATION

As younger children have poorer hand and respiratory hygiene than adults, they tend to spread flu more easily.

The study shows how CD8+ T cells confer unprecedented cross-reactivity across all influenza viruses, key for the design of a universal flu vaccine.

The UK is Gavi’s largest donor, funding life-saving vaccinations for some of the world’s poorest children.

"Unfounded rumours about HPV vaccines” continue to unnecessarily delay the scaling up of vaccination says International Agency for Research on Cancer.

On 9 February, legal obligations on the UK to prevent the entry of falsified medicinal products into the supply chain came into force.

Measles has been attributed to 72 deaths, infecting a total 82,596 people, in 47 of 53 countries in European Region in 2018.

A newly licensed quadrivalent flu vaccine for eligible patients aged over nine years can be used in the 2019/20 season, NHS England has confirmed.

The campaign focuses on balancing facts and personal stories from women with cervical cancer to communicate why vaccination is important.

Trust in healthcare professionals remains high, with doctors and nurses consistently highly valued as a source of information about vaccines.

The majority of A(H1N1)pdm09 and A(H3N2) viruses characterised thus far have been antigenically similar to vaccine viruses.

Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 is the dominant circulating subtype, which is well matched to the strains in this year’s flu vaccines.

The WHO also cited the potential for the next global flu pandemic as another top ten health threat in 2019.

The new strategy aims to continue to increase uptake of the MMR vaccine in all children, and address immunity gaps across the population.

If the measles elimination goal is to be reached, vaccination coverage for children and adults needs to increase in a number of countries.