Advances in Polio Vaccines: New Strategies to Combat Vaccine-Derived Polio Outbreaks

Advances in Polio Vaccines: New Strategies to Combat Vaccine-Derived Polio Outbreaks

New Polio Vaccines Developed to Combat Vaccine-Derived Polio Outbreaks In 1980, the eradication of smallpox raised hopes that the polio virus would be next. While progress has been made in eradicating polio, cases of vaccine-derived polio are on the rise. Last year, 665 cases of polio of vaccine origin were registered in 23 countries. Vaccine-derived … Read more

Argentine Hospitals’ Research on COVID-19 Vaccine Effects: PAHO Recognition

Argentine Hospitals’ Research on COVID-19 Vaccine Effects: PAHO Recognition

Title: Argentine Hospital Recognized for Contribution to COVID-19 Vaccine Study Subtitle: Luis Lagomaggiore Hospital in Mendoza among the outstanding hospitals nationwide Date: June 20, 2023 During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare systems worldwide faced immense challenges. Hospitals and health centers had to adapt and implement strategies to provide effective care while also engaging in research and … Read more

Why Vaccinating Children Against Covid-19 is Important – Latest Updates and Vaccination Day Information

Why Vaccinating Children Against Covid-19 is Important – Latest Updates and Vaccination Day Information

Matías and Ornella, 9 and 11 years old, have not been vaccinated against the Coronavirus. Their father is a well-known businessman in the local sphere and says that he decided not to vaccinate minors because he believes that they do not get sick and in the case of their children generally do not suffer from … Read more

VaxThera: Investing in Clinical Research and Development of Biologics and Vaccines in Colombia

VaxThera: Investing in Clinical Research and Development of Biologics and Vaccines in Colombia

clinical research it is gaining more and more strength in the country and a clear example is the inauguration of the VaxThera laboratory in Medellín. This is a Colombian company from Sura that focuses on the research and development of biologics. In addition, by the end of this year they hope to have a vaccine … Read more

Ministry of Health Lifts Preventive Immobilization of Bivalent Pfizer Vaccines after Verifying Proper Cold Chain Maintenance

Ministry of Health Lifts Preventive Immobilization of Bivalent Pfizer Vaccines after Verifying Proper Cold Chain Maintenance

The Ministry of Health (Sometimes) decided to lift the measure that ordered the immobilization of a batch of vaccines bivalentes Pfizer in a preventive way, before the detection of a presumed break in the cold chain, after verifying that the technical specifications for its conservation have been met. Through a statement, the Sometimes recalled that … Read more

Need for Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccines in Peru Highlighted by Civil Organization

Need for Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccines in Peru Highlighted by Civil Organization

According to the regional initiative Voces Ciudadanas, the trivalent vaccine that the Ministry of Health (Minsa) and regional governments apply to Peruvians does not provide protection against the Yamagata lineage of the influenza type B, strain with the highest circulation in Peru between 2014 and 2020. For the civil organization, faced with this scenario, it … Read more

Ministry of Health Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Protocol, Introduces Bivalent Vaccine

Ministry of Health Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Protocol, Introduces Bivalent Vaccine

He Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported that it has updated the protocol for vaccination against COVID-19with the purpose of gradually migrating to the use of the bivalent vaccine. In this sense, the sector led by Minister Rosa Gutiérrez explained that the bivalent vaccine will be placed in this way: Adolescents, from 12 to 17 years … Read more

Health Department Participates in Gay Pride Events to Promote Monkeypox Vaccine

Health Department Participates in Gay Pride Events to Promote Monkeypox Vaccine

With a call for the prevention of the disease caused by the monkeypox virus, the Health Department (DS) will participate in two Gay Pride events this month to guide and promote the mpox vaccine. In addition, they launch an information campaign aimed at promoting the two doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine. The Puerto Rico LGBTTIQ … Read more

Shortage of Vaccines and Medicines in Mexico: Report Finds Alarming Drop in Coverage

Shortage of Vaccines and Medicines in Mexico: Report Finds Alarming Drop in Coverage

In the last six years, there has been a serious drop in the roof all vaccines of the scheme of the Universal Vaccination Program, The Zero Desabasto Collective pointed out in the report “X-ray of the shortage of medicines in Mexico 2022”. “Some vaccines have bottomed out, for example the application of BCG with 27% … Read more

“Czech Republic Saves Billions by Canceling Excess COVID-19 Vaccine Orders”

“Czech Republic Saves Billions by Canceling Excess COVID-19 Vaccine Orders”

Even so, the Czech Republic should save approximately two billion crowns this year alone, because it will not receive millions of benefits that it ordered in the past. “We will definitely want to make the most of it. Taking the entire amount makes no sense for us,” Deputy Minister of Health Jakub Dvořáček, who participated … Read more