VACCINATION

There have been more than 6,000 deaths due to measles in the country since the start of 2019.

The results represent a major step forward in the field of TB vaccine research, the researchers say.

Researchers have demonstrated proof of concept for a microneedle platform capable of invisibly recording vaccination data in the skin.

In 10 of 21 EU Member States with available data, the share of over-65s vaccinated against influenza was lower in 2017 than it had been in 2012.

Two separate animal model studies show encouraging results against zika infection with DNA vaccines.

While the EU/EEA has remained polio-free since 2002, suboptimal vaccination levels are increasing the risk of outbreaks in the region.

More than 5,000 people have died due to measles in DRC this year, as UNICEF also assists in major measles outbreak in the Pacific.

Antibody responses were similar after two-dose and three-dose HPV vaccine schedules in girls.

Pakistan’s current extensively drug resistant (XDR) outbreak of typhoid is the first-ever resistant to ceftriazone.

The European Commission described the decision as a major step forward in saving lives in Africa and beyond.

The tetravalent dengue vaccine showed 80.2% efficacy in healthy children and adolescents in endemic regions.

While larger trials will be needed to better assess the vaccine's efficacy, the results are seen as very promising in the future global response against TB

Major potential breakthrough for haemorrhagic Lassa fever, which infects up to 300,000 people in endemic West African countries annually.

The European Medicines Agency has recommended granting a conditional marketing authorisation in the EU for the rVSV-ZEBOV-GP vaccine.