The Latest Breaking News from Vaccine

After news broke that the U.S. declared monkeypox to be a public health emergency, friends and family started asking me, an infectious disease epidemiologist, if monkeypox is about to begin causing widespread death and chaos. I assured them that the Aug. 4, 2022, public health emergency declaration is about government…

‘Even having had Omicron, we’re not well protected from further infections,’ said Prof Danny Altmann

He said that the government would achieve the target of 1.5 lakh Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres centres by the end of this year

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Health care providers could use one vial of the vaccine to administer up to five doses without an impact on safety or efficacy.

There are currently two vaccines that are used to prevent monkeypox infections.

Experts reckoned that monkeypox was unlikely to immediately require mass vaccination, said a senior government official.

LOS ANGELES — With local, state and national officials declaring emergencies over the monkeypox outbreak and a scramble for vaccines spurring long lines — and waits — in many U.S. cities, the latest updates about the rare virus can seem overwhelming and, well, confusing.

Only 9% of the people eligible for booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine have taken the jab, according to Greater Chennai Corporation data

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.

Those who are most vulnerable will be prioritised for the vax.