VACCINATION

The number of cases of invasive meningococcal disease dropped by 12 per cent in Q1 2020 compared with Q1 2019.

Figures from Public Health England for the period from January to March 2020.

Children risk becoming the unseen victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The vaccine was evaluated by the European Medicines Agency under its accelerated assessment mechanism.

At least 80 million under one year of age are at risk as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccinations.

Cohort study of SARS-CoV-2 infection in vaccinated vs unvaccinated adults in Israel.

Maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination initiative

What do we know so far about a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine?

As the world's biggest buyer and supplier of vaccines, UNICEF is now planning for mass vaccinations to resume following COVID-19 pandemic.

Integrating therapeutic cancer vaccines with traditional drug regimens could invigorate anticancer immunity and improve outcomes in end-stage cervical cancer.

General HPV screening at age 19 showed vaccination of both genders prevented HPV infections much more effectively than vaccination of girls only.

A new hybrid tumour-pathogen therapeutic cancer vaccine takes advantage of pre-existing pathogen-specific immunological memory present in vaccinated individuals.

The research illustrates the significant intermediate and long-term cost of HPV vaccine hesitancy, which WHO has identified as a key health threat.

Preliminary study results have shown a 97.5% vaccine efficacy of the Ervebo Ebola vaccine.