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Vaccine safety

Articles related to vaccine safety and efficacy.

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Kenya's Health Ministry Cabinet Secretary, Susan Nakhumicha, flags off a lorry transporting cold-chain equipment during a ceremony at Afya House vehicle yard in Nairobi. Credit: Mike Mwaniki

Send in the fridges: major infrastructure upgrade to Kenya’s vaccine cold chain rolls out

8 May 2024

6 min read

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Interview: Puncturing Misconceptions About Vaccine Hesitancy

11 Apr 2024

7 min read

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Most people are recommended 1 to 3 doses, plus boosters every 6-12 months for risk groups.. Credit: Braňo on Unsplash

Hypervaccinated: What happens when you receive hundreds of doses of the same vaccine?

11 Mar 2024

3 min read

Vaccine safety Research summary

The study suggests starting conversations with open questions to identify what is really bothering a patient. Credit: MART PRODUCTION on Pexels

How to have better conversations about vaccines

5 Mar 2024

5 min read

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Trust in health care providers is crucial. Credit: Pixabay on Pexels

Anthropologists explain why trust rather than facts will convince people to take vaccines

4 Mar 2024

7 min read

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Nurse Neeta Kadam showing the measles vaccines. Credit: Gavi/2023/Prakhar Deep Jain

“The vaccine is extremely effective”: no cases of invasive cervical cancer found in Scottish women vaccinated against HPV

26 Jan 2024

4 min read

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A community engagement event organised to educate communities on the importance of COVID-19 vaccination in Newala District, Mtwara Region of South Eastern Tanzania. Photo courtesy of Benjamin Mkapa Foundation/ Photographer: Ericky Boniface

How Tanzania leapfrogged into the lead on COVID-19 vaccination

5 Jul 2023

6 min read

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Doctor applying kids funny adhesive plaster after COVID-19 vaccination.

COVID-19 vaccines can provide critical protection for children

23 Jun 2023

3 min read

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Little girl getting a bandaid. Credit: CDC on Unsplash

Falling vaccine confidence is threatening children’s lives

20 Apr 2023

3 min read

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Wisma Mugano. Credit: UNICEFZimbabwe/2023/Dorothy Meki

Wisma Mugano: A village health worker’s dedicated life of service

21 Mar 2023

5 min read

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A girl elbow bumping with a paediatrician while greeting at the clinic during coronavirus pandemic.

8 things we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

9 Mar 2023

5 min read

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Zambian broadcaster and cervical cancer survivor Karen Nakawala

“I felt I was in an ice-cube – I was having an out-of-body experience”: Karen Nakawala on her battle with cervical cancer

8 Mar 2023

5 min read

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