Draft landscape of COVID-19 candidate vaccines
<p>These landscape documents have been prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO) for information purposes only concerning the 2019-2020 global of the novel coronavirus. Inclusion of any particular
Vaccination
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Conscientious vaccination exemptions in kindergarten to eighth-grade children across Texas schools from 2012 to 2018: A regression analysis
<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">As conscientious vaccination exemption (CVE) percentages rise across the United States, so does the
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Progress towards measles elimination – China, January 2013–June 2019
<p>In 2005, countries in WHO Western Pacific Region, including China, resolved to eliminate measles by 2012 or as soon as feasible thereafter. As of 2018, 92 of the 37 countries or areas in the Region
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WHO report on cancer- setting priorities, investing wisely & providing care for all
<p><img alt="" src="https://cdn.downtoearth.org.in/dte/userfiles/images/cancer.jpg" style="width: 333px; height: 200px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />Global cancer burden is still increasing and if current
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High cholera vaccination coverage following emergency campaign in Haiti: Results from a cluster survey in three rural Communes in the South Department, 2017
<p>Oral cholera vaccine (OCV) has increasingly been used as an outbreak control measure, but vaccine shortages limit its application.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/cholera-vaccination-Haiti.pdf"
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Regional bodies supporting national-level evidence-informed decision-making on vaccines
<p>A range of regional bodies support national decision-making processes related to immunisation and public health policy. This brief profiles five bodies in different geographic regions that vary in the
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Investment case for vaccine-preventable diseases surveillance in the African Region 2020-2030
The VPD investment case is a high-level framework applicable to all countries in the African region. It made it possible to create an overview of the situation on a continental scale, to understand the
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Vaccination rate for Australian children hits record high: data
Data released by the Australian government for the first quarter this year on Sunday revealed that 94.78 percent of all Australian five-year-olds have been immunized, up from 94.67 percent in the last
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HPV vaccine can reduce chances of cervical cancer’
PATNA: Deaths from cervical cancer is common among women and vaccination at an early age can reduce its chances, experts said at a workshop organized by Indian Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
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Health Department to start rotavirus vaccine from July
The UT Health Department is going to introduce rotavirus vaccine (RVV) in Routine Immunisation Schedule from July onwards. Rotavirus vaccine will be provided free of cost under the Universal Immunization