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Health secretary’s effort to alter makeup of ACIP panel means no new recommendations coming – even as new vaccines are approved US vaccine recommendations are in limbo, access to vaccines is suffering, and some of the uncertainty may continue for years following major blows to vaccination by the Trump administration, experts say. Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has made sweeping changes to vaccination policy, cutting childhood immunization recommendations by a third and replacing experts on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) with his own handpicked allies. Continue reading...

Queensland researchers say a published study contains ‘silly mistake’ that over-inflates vaccine’s efficacy, but the regulator is standing by decision to approve it At wildlife hospitals across eastern Australia, many koalas brought in have distinctive brown patches on their bottoms – a sign of urinary incontinence and a painful inflamed bladder. Others have red, weeping eyes, pointing to a bacterial disease that can cause blindness in the endangered marsupials. Chlamydia infection, also known as chlamydiosis, is the most significant disease affecting koalas. The culprit is most commonly the bacterium Chlamydia pecorum , which is spread via mating or close contact. Continue reading...

Late-stage trials for a vaccine targeting the deadly Bundibugyo Ebola strain have launched in the DCR as the country continues to struggle under its most deadly Ebola outbreak ever.

Moderna and Merck’s personalized mRNA vaccine for melanoma reduced the risk of cancer recurrence and death by 42% compared with standard treatment in a trial.

Before changing a national vaccination schedule, policymakers should know whether the system can actually deliver it.

Beyond melanoma, scientists are studying cancer vaccines for glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer and more.

A first-of-its-kind cancer vaccine is significantly reducing the chances that melanoma patients’ tumors come back, according to results of a major study released Thursday by drugmakers Moderna and Merck.

Trial results represent ‘foundational shift’ in approach to cancer, allowing scientists to harness immune system in more personalised way Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast A personalised mRNA-based melanoma vaccine significantly reduces the risk of cancer recurrence or death within two years, new clinical trial results show. The vaccine, intismeran, is custom-made to target genetic mutations unique to an individual’s melanoma. It is the first individualised cancer vaccine to show positive results in a phase III clinical trial . Continue reading...

The treatment is still experimental, but results from Moderna and Merck add scientific support for a vaccine-based approach to treating the cancer.

Andrea Shaw, 23, has said the 18-month-old twins became sick and died after receiving flu shots and routine childhood vaccinations.

Hepatitis B study in Guinea-Bissau that was to be funded by CDC and that drew global backlash ‘will not move forward’ The US-backed hepatitis B vaccine trial in African newborns that drew global backlash was halted, the lead researcher said on Wednesday. It was “now clear” that the study “will not move forward in Guinea-Bissau”, Frederik Schaltz-Buchholzer, a Danish researcher, wrote on LinkedIn, adding, “we were not given the necessary governmental approval.” Continue reading...

Chuck Lorre, the creator of "The Big Bang Theory" and its prequel series "Young Sheldon," says that during the COVID era, some of the cast of "Young Sheldon" tried to excuse themselves from getting the vaccine due to personal and religious reasons.

Police seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns Controversial vaccine researchers who have been praised by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, had their offices in Guinea-Bissau raided by judicial police, who seized doses of hepatitis B vaccines, officials said on Facebook. The researchers have been at the heart of an ongoing dispute over research on African newborns, supported by $1.6m from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and matched by the Pershing Square Foundation and the Bluebell Foundation for a total of $3.2m. Continue reading...

If egg prices surge this winter, one of the main drivers will likely be H5N1, or bird flu. Since 2022, it’s decimated the US poultry industry, resulting in the deaths of over 160 million egg-laying hens. And when there are fewer hens, there are fewer eggs, which leads to shortages and price hikes. This happened […]