November 11, 2016 Pfizer offers cut-price pneumonia shot for humanitarian crises U.S. pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer is to offer its pneumococcal vaccine at the lowest possible price to non-governmental organizations seeking to protect vulnerable people from illness in humanitarian crises.
November 11, 2016 Sanofi partners with Brazil to accelerate Zika vaccine work Sanofi has struck a collaboration deal with a leading Brazilian research institute to speed development of a Zika vaccine, consolidating the French drugmaker's leading position in the race to defeat the mosquito-borne virus.
November 10, 2016 Haiti launches massive cholera vaccination drive but worries remain Haiti has launched a massive cholera vaccination campaign to battle a flare-up after Hurricane Matthew, but concerns remain about the capacity for longer-term improvements to water and sanitation infrastructure needed to eradicate the disease.
November 2, 2016 Brazil not expecting another big wave of Zika with onset of summer Brazilian health officials say they do not expect a second wave of widespread Zika infections similar to that of a year ago, despite warming temperatures causing a rebound in reproduction of the mosquito responsible for transmitting the virus.
November 1, 2016 Woman whose daughter died after skipping flu shot raising awareness of vaccine When the time came for a flu shot during the 2015-2016 season, Pegy Lowery decided her 12-year-old daughter Piper’s fear of needles outweighed the potential benefit the vaccine could provide.
November 1, 2016 From gene editing to death traps, Seattle scientists innovate in race to end malaria SEATTLE (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Kayode Ojo first fell sick with malaria as a young boy in Nigeria, his grandfather shunned modern medicine, venturing into the bush to search for herbs and plants to treat the disease.
October 28, 2016 Fatal measles complication more common than thought: US study A deadly complication of measles in young children that strikes years after infection may be more common than previously thought, according to a study presented on Friday that stressed the importance of vaccinations against the highly contagious disease.
October 21, 2016 Polio vaccine makers failing to make enough doses: WHO experts Two companies making vaccines to help the world eradicate polio are failing to produce enough, so many countries should prepare to give lower doses to make stocks last, a group of experts has advised the World Health Organization.
October 21, 2016 WHO declares Zika virus a global health emergency The World Health Organization on Monday declared the mosquito-borne Zika virus to be a global emergency, as the disease linked to thousands of birth defects in Brazil spreads rapidly.
October 20, 2016 WHO seeks new mechanism for crisis vaccine supplies at low cost The World Health Organization, drugmakers and humanitarian groups are hammering out details of a new vaccine supply system aimed at getting vital shots to vulnerable people in crises such as wars or natural disasters.
