Vaccine
Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak
Promising early results have been put on the back burner despite renewed global concern following a deadly cruise ship outbreak.
Shingles: No longer just a disease of the elderly
Expert explains: Is it better to get sick and develop natural immunity or to get vaccinated?
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Did you get a flu shot? Three mistakes that weaken it
The Ministry of Health recommends getting a flu vaccine, preferably right now – but it turns out there are several things that can reduce the vaccine’s effectiveness, and they depend entirely on you.
Battling conspiracies of a Western anti-fertility plot, Pakistan vaccinates girls against HPV
“I have heard that the vaccination is being used to make women infertile and reduce the population of Muslims,” Ali Sheikh, a mother of two in Karachi, told AP.
Over 1,700 cases of measles diagnosed in Israel
The areas currently defined as outbreak zones are Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Bnei Brak, Harish, Modi’in Illit, Nof Hagalil, Kiryat Gat, Ashdod, and Safed.
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Measles outbreak in Israel kills three children in past week alone
Six children in total have died since the outbreak began, with the Health Ministry pushing a vaccination campaign to contain the disease.
US health secretary Kennedy considers adding autism symptoms to vaccine injury program - report
The National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program shields vaccine manufacturers from most lawsuits and provides a fund to compensate individuals who experience serious reactions to covered vaccines.
Historic step: A new mandatory vaccine for your babies – how safe is it?
The RSV virus causes many hospitalizations among infants in the winter. Now, for the first time in Israel, a new vaccine has been added to the health basket.
Polio virus detected in Jerusalem, central Israel wastewater, Health Ministry confirms
The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from Bnei Brak, Ramle, Lod, and the Shafdan treatment facility, following earlier findings in the Jerusalem area.
Grapevine: Miss Jerusalem of vision
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Israeli researchers develop world-first mRNA vaccine against deadly bacteria
TAU’s vice president for research and development said that they worked on the project for two-and-a-half years and were very satisfied with their discoveries.