This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50587608 By James Gallagher Health and science correspondent A new typhoid vaccine works “fantastically well” and is being used to help stop an almost untreatable strain of the infection, doctors say. Cases of the bacterial disease fell by more than 80% in trials, published in the New England Journal of Medicine….
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50337147 By BBC Health news There will be a delay in some batches of nasal-spray flu vaccine being delivered to schools in England, it has been announced. Public Health England said some schools would need to reschedule plans for vaccinating children in mid-November. Affected children in at-risk groups are advised…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50251259 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Measles has a devastating impact on the body’s immune system that could make it harder to fight infections for years, a pair of studies show. The virus can cause “immune amnesia” – meaning the body forgets how to fight bugs it once knew…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50168767 By BBC Health News The NHS system for reminding parents to have their children vaccinated is “inconsistent” and making an appointment can be difficult, says a report on vaccine uptake in England. It says there should be a greater push to identify vulnerable and underserved groups, like travellers. Since…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/08/hpv-jab-boys-raises-hope-eradicating-cervical-cancer/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor More than 100,000 cases of cancer will be prevented under plans to give boys the HPV jab as well as girls, health officials have said. Until now, only teenage girls have been given the free vaccine, with parental consent, which protects against cervical cancer. From September, boys aged…