Using prevalence figures from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017, Andrew Clark and colleagues (August, 2020)1 estimated the global numbers of individuals at increased risk of severe COVID-19. Age, sex, and country were considered variables of interest, and a list of underlying health conditions relevant to the disease risk were included in the analysis, grouped…
The Australian Government has accepted the latest advice from from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on the National COVID-19 Vaccine Program for…
Child health is being betrayed, and the physical and mental health of children is in appalling decline. This verdict belongs not to a fortune hunting…
The WHO Director General’s report to the 154th session of the Executive Board on progress towards the Immunization Agenda 2030 (IA2030) goals paints a “sobering…
Ann Lindstrand, Richard Mihigo and Benjamin Schreiber show how innovative and tailored strategies increased immunization coverage in hard-to-reach communities.
Though the outbreaks overseas are bigger, a number of cases have also been detected in Australia so far this year.
UN agency calls for ‘urgent vaccination efforts’ in region to prevent further spread of disease
Painless, easier to administer and more thermostable than traditional vaccines, microarray patches are being touted as the future of vaccination in low-income and pandemic settings.
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