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Kent students to be offered targeted meningitis B jabs after two more cases

Vaccination programme to be launched on Canterbury campus as strain B of disease identified in fatal outbreak

The Guardian - UK

Meningitis outbreak: Tribute paid to student who died as hundreds seek treatment

A year 13 pupil in Faversham and a student at the University of Kent have died, with others being treated in hospital.

Evening Standard

Officials ‘missed 99% of data’ before ending Covid vaccine recommendation, memos reveal

US based Covid vaccine guidance for children and pregnant people on ideology instead of evidence, critics say

The Guardian - US

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Measles is being reported in at least seven London boroughs

Enfield in north London continues to be the worst impacted borough in the capital

Evening Standard

Premature baby dies after doctor gives severe overdose of wrong drug in shocking incident at London hospital

Hospital staff failed to notice their mistake for 16 hours and the three-week-old infant died

Evening Standard

Experts fear ‘unethical’ vaccine trial in Africa is ‘prototype’ for US studies under RFK Jr

Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policy

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say

HHS calls MIT professor ‘more than qualified’ for advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’

The Guardian - US

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New Zealand Covid response among world’s best but ‘scars’ remain, inquiry finds

Royal commission says response led by Jacinda Ardern was broadly ‘appropriate’, in a wide-ranging report featuring recommendations for future pandemics

The Guardian - AU

Scientists laud potentially life-changing drug for children with resistant form of epilepsy

Preliminary trials into Zorevunersen find drug to be safe and well tolerated by those with Dravet syndrome

The Guardian - UK

Why some people are more drawn to conspiracy theories than others

A strong psychological need for order and structure can, in some people, overshadow their ability to question those beliefs, research suggests

The Independent UK

Kenya to offer patients free six-month HIV 'breakthrough' prevention jab

Kenya's health authorities have begun administering lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention drug delivered by injection that offers protection for six months. The treatment will be available free of charge to eligible patients, making Kenya one of the first countries to introduce this new prevention therapy.

Radio France Internationale

Predicting a pandemic: are we on the brink of viral Armageddon?

Falling vaccination rates and Trump’s funding cuts are creating a perfect storm, says Chris Stokel-Walker

Evening Standard

Public health advocates say more transparency needed in debate over illicit tobacco as industry links questioned

Former Australian Border Force officer Rohan Pike, who has been quoted extensively as an expert, also advises nicotine-industry-linked organisations

The Guardian - AU

First licensed treatment for vitiligo set to be rolled out across NHS

Vitiligo is a condition where white patches develop on the skin, caused by the immune system attacking pigment-producing cells which give skin its colour

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Children are ‘sitting ducks’ in measles outbreak as dozens of schools block vaccination teams

Experts warn unvaccinated children at risk as north London outbreak spreads

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Misinformation is rife’: Readers on why parents are skipping the measles vaccine

YOUR VIEWS: Our community is alarmed by the UK’s growing measles outbreak, citing social media misinformation and widespread distrust of experts for falling MMR vaccination rates

Evening Standard

Measles cases rise as London GPs warn 'more outbreaks very likely'

Doctors warn measles crisis in north London ‘could get worse before it gets better’

Medical Daily

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The Guardian - US

CDC vaccine panel meeting postponed amid RFK Jr bid to reshape policy

Postponement of ACIP meeting this month comes as US pediatricians challenge committee’s legitimacy in court

Evening Standard

North London measles outbreak continues as cases rise

Children have required hospital treatment following an outbreak among mostly unvaccinated kids

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer pleads with London parents to get children vaccinated against measles amid 'big outbreak' in city

The Prime Minister hit out at politicians ‘giving oxygen to conspiracy theories’ about the safety of vaccines

The Independent UK

I am one of the many London parents who haven’t vaccinated their children against measles – let me explain

COMMENT: A new outbreak of measles is spreading across north London, and it’s a wake-up call to all mums like me who didn’t give the MMR vaccines to our children, says Charlotte Cripps

The Guardian - UK

NHS ’clearly failing’ to ensure children get measles vaccine, experts warn

Calls grow for reform of England’s vaccination system including delivery of jabs in pharmacies as take-up falls

Evening Standard

Mapped: London’s MMR vaccination rates as measles outbreak hits London

Kensington and Chelsea, Hackney and Hammersmith and Fulham reported the lowest uptake

The Guardian - UK

‘We almost lost you in the night’ - the life-threatening rise of measles in the UK

It is one of the most infectious diseases around, and can cause blindness and hearing loss – and can also be fatal. Why are cases now soaring and what can be done about it?

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