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Measles outbreak in Zimbabwe kills 700 children despite available vaccine

UNICEF says it is "deeply concerned" after Zimbabwe's health ministry confirmed that nearly 700 children have died from the latest outbreak of measles. A vaccine campaign is underway but faces resistance from anti-vaccine religious groups.

Radio France Internationale

Zimbabwe measles outbreak death toll rises to 685 - health ministry

Zimbabwe's measles outbreak has so far claimed 685 lives, the Ministry of Health said on Saturday, more than four times the cases reported almost a fortnight ago even as a nationwide vaccination program continues.

Reuters

Students urged to get vaccinated against life-threatening illnesses before Freshers' Week

Health experts are urging students heading to university in September to get up to date with vaccinations ahead of Freshers' Week - these are the jabs they should have

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HSE warn of measles symptoms and risks as 'worrying' drop in children's vaccination rates seen

Today’s warning comes after recent data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre showed a "worrying drop in the uptake of childhood vaccines in two-year-olds"

Irish Mirror

Students warned not to confuse meningitis for hangover and to get vaccinated

Young people are asked to check they are up to date on jabs for illnesses including meningitis, measles and HPV

Daily Record

Students warned not to confuse early meningitis symptoms with hangover and urged to get vaccinated

Young people and their parents are being reminded to check they are up to date with jabs against serious diseases including meningitis, septicaemia and measles

Wales Online

Vaccine warning for parents planning late summer holiday with their children

Dr Zoe Williams issued important advice on This Morning

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Zimbabwe measles outbreak blamed on sect gatherings kills 157 children

A measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed 157 children with the death toll nearly doubling in just under a week, the information minister said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Zimbabwe blames measles surge on sect gatherings after 80 children die

A measles outbreak has killed 80 children in Zimbabwe since April, the ministry of health has said, blaming church sect gatherings for the surge.

Reuters

NZ children face a ‘perfect storm’ of dangerous diseases as immunisation rates fall

Routine childhood immunisations have dropped so dramatically globally during the COVID-19 pandemic that the World Health Organization and UNICEF are raising the alarm.

The Conversation

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Measles, tough weeds, and a COVID hoax.

Reason

Retracted papers are used in clinical guidelines – how worried should we be?

In 1998, a now debunked study claimed that there was a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. The fiasco that surrounded this study eroded trust in science and was blamed for a drop in vaccination rates and a sharp increase in cases of measles.

The Conversation

More parents decline important tried and tested vaccines for their children

Experts disagree on the reasons for a marked downturn in child immunisation rates for mumps, measles, whooping cough and more.

Newsroom.co.nz

Back-to-school, back to outbreaks

As students around the country start a new school year, providers say childhood immunization rates are too low, in some places, to prevent outbreaks of diseases like measles.

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Warnings of global child health crisis as tens of millions miss vaccinations

Vaccine conspiracy theories and strain on health services from Covid blamed as 25m children miss measles jabs, Unicef warns

The Independent UK

Venezuela's alarmingly low vaccine rate among worst in world

Measles, rubella and polio shots are going in children’s arms in Venezuela these days as part of a countrywide vaccination campaign

The Independent UK

Polio outbreak is ‘jolt’ needed to tackle falling child vaccine uptake ‘before it’s too late’, expert warns

‘There has been a general downward trend in coverage in most childhood vaccines over the past 5-10 years,’ say scientific advisers to the government

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Vaccine disruptions and mistrust are ramping up measles risk

Pandemics have consequences beyond the death and disease directly caused by the novel pathogen. In the 1918 influenza pandemic, more deaths were caused by the pneumococcal bacterium among those made susceptible to bacterial infection by influenza than by the flu itself.

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'Victorian diseases' like gout, tuberculosis and measles are at 5-year high in the North East

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GSK Shows Positive Pivotal Phase III Data For Its RSV Vaccine Candidate

GSK plc (NYSE:GSK) intends to engage with regulators immediately after reporting positive headline results from a pre-specified efficacy interim analysis of the AReSVi 006 phase III trial, it anticipates regulatory submissions in the second half of 2022. AReSVi 006 is a phase III trial investigating GSK’s respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate…

Daily Record

Why monkeypox, hepatitis, and measles cases are all rising

There have been several illnesses spreading in the UK recently, all of which could harm children, here is why cases are rising and what you can do to slow the spread

Daily Record

Measles outbreak: The five 'serious' symptoms for parents to look out for

As childhood MMR vaccination rates drop, medical professionals are urging parents to keep an eye out for possible measles symptoms as the UK could face a modern outbreak

Daily Mirror

Measles outbreak: Five 'serious' symptoms to look out for as epidemic looms

A British GP is on a mission to raise awareness of the five "serious" measles symptoms as the UK faces a modern measles outbreak, following a drop in childhood MMR vaccination rates.

Tribune News Service

Kids aren’t skipping just COVID vaccines

BALTIMORE — There are thousands of children across Maryland who not only haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19, but also lack protection from influenza and the kinds of diseases that routine shots long ago made scarce, such as measles and chickenpox.

The Hindu

Sighting the finishing line in measles-rubella elimination

There are special reasons why measles-rubella elimination can be achieved together by July-August 2023

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