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Vaccine exemptions in US children reach an all-time high
Immunisation rates for required vaccines remain below pre-pandemic levels.
Leading on vaccine equity: reflections on 100 days as interim CEO
The interim CEO of the Vaccine Alliance looks back on his first 100 days and looks forward to the challenges ahead.
Facemasks catch viruses – so why is the evidence on their effectiveness so confusing?
When it comes to assessing the efficacy of facemasks some types of trial are better than others, experts say.
Fading from global headlines, mpox continues to trouble its ‘cradle’ – DRC
“The fear of mpox looms over us daily,” health workers in Kinshasa say.
To Prevent the Next Pandemic, Follow the Science
The COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the critical role of evidence-based policies in addressing global health crises. It has also highlighted the need for flexible strategies, equitable health care, and multidisciplinary approaches that bridge…
Childhood pneumonia deaths “greatly reduced” in Kenya following PCV vaccination
Pneumonia is still the leading killer of young children world-wide, but Kenyan doctors and researchers say that rates of the lung infection have dipped substantially since pneumococcal conjugate vaccines were introduced in 2011.
How can we quantify the value of a vaccine?
Vaccine development for diseases that affect millions – such as tuberculosis and chikungunya – have languished; profiles that collate data on the value of such vaccines could change this.
Severe pneumonia in retreat since PCV jab, say Nepal health workers
After the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine was introduced in 2015, studies observed a major change in disease rates. Now health workers countrywide say the impact is evident.
RTS,S vaccine pilot: 13% mortality reduction fuels hope for malaria control
Four years since the first children received the world’s first malaria vaccine as part of routine immunisation programmes, important questions about the real-world impact of the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine are being answered.
From a Grassroots Survey to Long COVID Treatment Trials
A pharmacist polled patients on their dozens of medications and supplements. Could these efforts help fight long Covid?
Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how
The three flu pandemics of the 20th century originated from birds, making it critical to fight bird flu. Breakthroughs in gene-editing chickens show promise for eliminating the disease in the future.
In rural Malawi, a new bridge boosts access to immunisation
A volunteer mothers’ group was founded to tackle lagging vaccination uptake. Their prescription? Rebuild storm-wrecked infrastructure.
