VACCINATION

New estimates find stagnation of global vaccination rates below 95 per cent 'herd immunity' target, due to conflict, inequality and complacency.

The statement urges health professionals to join forces to correct misleading vaccine information on social media and in community settings.

More than 2.5 million people are being vaccinated against cholera and polio in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia.

Travellers should be advised to follow recommendations issued by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health and World Health Organization.

Despite increased global vaccine coverage, some countries struggle to provide quality immunisation services and affordable vaccines.

The meta-analysis shows greater and faster impact and herd effects in countries with both multi-cohort and high vaccination coverage.

Trust in vaccines tends to be strongly linked to trust in scientists and medical professionals, says the report.

No vaccine-related infections reported in paediatric rheumatic patients given live-attenuated booster vaccine while on immune-suppressing therapies.

This population-based study, funded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, highlights the dual benefits of the varicella vaccine.

Checking and updating vaccination status should be routine practice during travel medicine consultations and general health checks, report says.

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.