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AstraZeneca sued over jab: could it be down to a misunderstanding of how risk is calculated?

A multi-million-pound landmark “vaccine damage” case is set to take place in London’s High Court. The test case is being pursued by Jamie Scott who suffered a severe brain injury in April 2021 after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

The Conversation

Why is the UK proposing chickenpox vaccines and do we really need them?

We explore the background to the plan for them to become part of the UK’s routine childhood immunisation programme

The Guardian - UK

UK experts recommend chickenpox shot for kids for the first time, decades after other countries

An expert scientific committee advising the British government recommended for the first time Tuesday that children should be immunized with the chickenpox vaccine — decades after the shots were made widely available in other countries, including the U.S., Canada and Australia

The Independent UK

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Childhood chickenpox vaccine recommended for use on the NHS

Youngsters should be offered two doses when they are aged 12 months and 18 months, scientists have said.

The Independent UK

Chickenpox jab should be added to routine childhood vaccine programme, advisers say

Vaccine has been given in other countries, including US and Australia, for years

The Independent UK

Chickenpox vaccine should be given to toddlers on the NHS, say health chiefs

JCVI says vaccine should be offered to all children in two doses at 12 and 18 months of age

Evening Standard

“People aren’t thinking about us”: How new ban on COVID-19 vaccine mandates impacts medically-vulnerable Texans

The ban applies to all private businesses, including health care facilities like hospitals, which can jeopardize the health of those with compromised immune systems or other underlying conditions.

The Texas Tribune

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Karnataka stops COVID bulletins; will instead upload weekly infectious disease reports on Health Department website

Karnataka's Health Dept. stops daily COVID-19 bulletins; data to be updated on IHIP daily. Reports on infectious diseases, respiratory infections, vector borne diseases, water borne diseases, bites, vaccine preventable diseases & zoonotic diseases to be collated from 3,049 govt & 832 private reporting units.

The Hindu

These 4 lethal viruses could fuel the next pandemic, new research says. What they are—and how the world can prepare

The pathogens are expected to kill more than 15,000 annually by 2050—even if they don’t make an evolutionary leap that allows them to ravage the globe.

Fortune

FDA approves world's 1st chikungunya vaccine

There's now an FDA-approved vaccine for chikungunya, a mosquito-spread virus that can cause fever, severe joint pain, and rarely, death.

LiveScience

Adult Immunisation and Travel Medicine Centre at JSS Hospital conducts awareness rally

JSS Hospital in Mysuru conducted an awareness rally to promote adult immunisation for high-risk individuals. Vaccines are being administered to public, inpatients, outpatients, geriatric population, medical and dental students, high-risk category patients, alcoholics, etc. at a concessional rate to prevent infections like pneumonia, chicken pox and meningitis.

The Hindu

How A Radical New Vaccine Could Eradicate This Deadly Disease By 2040

About 40 million children born every year in malaria areas in Africa would benefit from a vaccine.

Inverse

We're in a new COVID wave. What can we expect this time?

Australia is now into its next COVID wave. We’ve seen hints of this for a while. Case numbers and indicators of severe disease began rising in Victoria in August. But it has taken several months for a consistent pattern to emerge across Australia.

The Conversation

How many kids are vaccinated?

Ninety-three percent of children received state-required vaccinations for school in 2022.

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Shelters close doors to new cats amid vaccine shortage

The RSPCA will stop accepting unvaccinated cats at their shelters in South Australia because of a nationwide supply shortage of vital inoculations.

Zenger

Giving HPV Vaccine To Boys And Girls Best Way To Prevent Cervical Cancer

It creates a herd immunity to help eradicate the virus more quickly as well as increase personal immunity.

Salon

Why few kids are getting the COVID shot

COVID vaccines were once hailed as life savers. Now there is profound disinterest in vaccinating kids. What gives?

Salon

Why the new RSV shot is hard to find

RSV kills 300 kids and thousands of seniors every year. But a new treatment is already facing shortages

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Newcastle Herald

COVID vaccine rates in the Hunter dive as fresh wave approaches

'We've all got some level of immunity.'

The Independent UK

A pilot accused of threatening to shoot a commercial airline captain is an Air Force Reserve officer

A pilot accused of threatening to shoot an airline captain if they diverted to give a passenger medical attention is an Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel who had been relieved of command for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine

The Guardian - AU

Covid wave: what are the rules around testing and vaccines in Australia?

When did cases start rising? Do you still need to report positive results? What does the latest coronavirus wave mean for health regulations?

Newcastle Herald

'Another wave': COVID rears its head again

COVID hospital cases have risen in the Hunter.

AAP

Free flu jabs to remedy Queensland vaccine fatigue

Queenslanders will be able to get free flu jabs from 2024 amid concern "vaccine fatigue" is contributing to a low rate of people getting their shots.

Salon

Where did vaccine mistrust come from?

Many people once lined up joyously to receive vaccines. What changed?

The Independent UK

State is paying fired Tennessee vaccine chief $150K in lawsuit settlement

The state of Tennessee has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal lawsuit by its former vaccine leader over her firing during the COVID-19 pandemic

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