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Pfizer’s RSV vaccine just won an FDA panel’s backing for safety in older people. It's a market that will be worth up to $10 billion in a decade

Pfizer is also facing off with collaborators Sanofi and AstraZeneca Plc to develop prevention for dangerous RSV infections in newborns, a market that could reach $1.5 billion.

Fortune

Government has wasted £26.8 billion under Sunak’s watch, says Labour

The party compiled a ‘catalogue of waste’ from the PM’s time as Chancellor and Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

The Independent UK

FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults

Federal health advisers have narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV

The Independent UK

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Pfizer’s RSV vaccine wins US panel’s backing for safety in older people

WASHINGTON — Pfizer Inc.’s vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus received endorsement from a key panel of U.S. advisers for its safety in people 60 and older, a key endorsement for the drugmaker’s potential product.

Tribune News Service

Families go to court after nurse in Spain accused of faking children’s jabs

Vaccine status of more than 400 children near Bilbao investigated amid concerns about anti-vaxxer nurse

The Guardian - UK

The Shot Boosters

Vaccines are under attack in Texas, and public health experts warn we'll pay a price in more outbreaks and deaths from preventable diseases.

Texas Observer

Victoria boosts Japanese encephalitis vax eligibility

Victoria has expanded Japanese encephalitis vaccine eligibility to include more local government areas, after data indicated broader infection in the community.

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Dept issues reassurance about mRNA jabs' safety

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has moved to dispel concerns about the efficacy and safety of both monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines for Covid-19, after reports of adverse side-effects made the rounds on social media.

Bangkok Post

Woody Harrelson's 'SNL' monologue sparks backlash online: 'Antivax nonsense'

Woody Harrelson, who has a history of spreading COVID-19 conspiracy theories, has drawn criticism for appearing to denounce pandemic safety measures and vaccines during his "Saturday Night Live" monologue this weekend.

Los Angeles Times

NSW premier laments continuing COVID vaccine mandates

The premier of NSW says there is no evidence vaccines currently have any impact on COVID-19 transmission, and has called for the end of broad vaccine mandates.

AAP

Is there a vaccine for RSV or respiratory syncytial virus? After almost 60 years, several come at once

You might not have heard of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. But it caused more than 100,000 global deaths in 2019, making it a leading cause of death in children under one year old.

The Conversation

"SNL" riffs on Trump, weed & vaccines

Host Woody Harrelson made comments during his monologue that left viewers wondering if he's anti-vax

Salon

FDA warns of Guillain-Barre syndrome as possible risk of Pfizer’s RSV vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration has flagged Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological condition, as a potential risk for Pfizer’s respiratory syncytial virus vaccine.

Tribune News Service

Stephen Jarrett obituary

Other lives: Unicef employee for 38 years who eventually specialised in the procurement and global supply of vaccines

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Editorial: The risk of vaccine hesitancy

One of the lingering — and potentially disastrous — effects of the COVID pandemic is that more parents are reluctant to have their children vaccinated against what used to be common childhood diseases, as well as against flu and the mutating coronavirus strains.

Reuters

Flu experts gather with H5N1 risk on the agenda

The world's leading experts on influenza met this week to discuss the threat posed to humans by a strain of H5N1 avian flu that has caused record numbers of bird deaths around the world in recent months.

Chicago Sun-Times

RSV vaccines for babies, adults on the way. Here’s what could be coming.

Respiratory syncytial virus infects nearly everyone by age 2, usually causing nothing beyond cold symptoms. But it’s also the top cause of hospitalizations among kids under 5.

Salon

Idaho may criminalize mRNA vaccines

Anti-vax Republicans lawmakers are taking a page from abortion bans — and public health experts are worried

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The Conversation

Rejecting science has a long history – the pandemic showed what happens when you ignore this

Fear engulfed everyone during the pandemic. Yet when a vaccine became available, it was met with fierce resistance. Anti-vaccination crowds formed, and some of these groups argued this vaccine was against their religious beliefs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Flu vaccine has worked well this season, CDC says

The vaccines were more than 40% effective in preventing adults from getting sick enough from the flu that they had to go to a doctor’s office, clinic or hospital.

ABC News

Bovine trichomoniasis vaccine solution near for infertility-causing cattle STI

Each year up to 15 per cent of a cattle herd can be lost due to a sexually transmitted bacteria that causes abortion and infertility, but researchers are now close to a vaccine.

The Guardian - UK

Minorities in UK no longer at much higher risk of dying from Covid

ONS numbers reveal rates of deaths now much lower for all ethnic groups compared with earlier in pandemic

The Independent UK

Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast, CDC says

Early estimates suggest the flu vaccine performed unusually well in a U.S. winter flu season that has already dissipated

AAP

Multi-million dollar health spend for Indo-Pacific

Australia will boost its support for Pacific countries under a new plan focused on healthcare programs, from vaccine development to reproductive rights.

ABC News

A new bivalent COVID-19 booster rolls out next month. Here's what you need to know about the vaccine

All Australian adults who haven't had a COVID-19 booster or a confirmed case in the past six months are now eligible for an additional shot.

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