October 24, 2015 Ebola vaccine trial suspended after side effects Swiss researchers have suspended the testing of one of the leading Ebola vaccine candidates after some volunteers reported unexpected side effects.
October 24, 2015 California Senate votes to end beliefs waiver for school vaccinations California parents who do not vaccinate their children would have to home-school them under a bill passed Thursday by the state Senate, the latest move in a battle between public health officials and "anti-vaxxers" who fear vaccines are dangerous.
October 24, 2015 India's Cipla ties up with Serum Institute to sell vaccines in South Africa Cipla Ltd, India's fourth-largest drugmaker by sales, said on Thursday it had agreed to an exclusive deal with Serum Institute of India to supply vaccines to South Africa, adding a new market to their partnership in India and Europe.
October 24, 2015 70 at risk of infection in New Jersey after nurse reused flu shot syringes A New Jersey pharmaceutical company has alerted nearly 70 of its employees of a health risk after a nurse it contracted to administer flu shots failed to change syringes in between patients.
October 24, 2015 Public health officials perplexed by vaccination skeptics Certain that they are right, struggling to find ways to get their message across, public health officials are exasperated by their inability to persuade more U.S. parents to vaccinate their children.
October 24, 2015 Novavax's vaccine first to protect against common respiratory virus A vaccine developed by Novavax Inc was shown to prevent a common respiratory viral infection in a mid-stage study, taking it one step closer to becoming the first vaccine for the virus that affects almost all American children.
October 24, 2015 CDC urges early flu treatment as study shows low vaccine effectiveness This year's flu vaccine is only 23 percent effective, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
October 24, 2015 Britain to offer all infants meningitis B vaccine Britain says it will become the first country to offer all babies a vaccine for potentially fatal meningitis B after it reached a price deal with GlaxoSmithKline PLC.
October 24, 2015 FDA Commissioner says measles outbreak 'alarming' Describing the latest measles outbreak as "alarming," Dr. Margaret Hamburg, outgoing commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said on Tuesday that the measles vaccine "should be used by everyone who has not been vaccinated."
October 24, 2015 California college to offer non-approved meningitis vaccine Students at a California public university where meningococcal disease broke out in the fall will be offered a vaccine not approved for use in the United States, public health officials said on Friday.
