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Vaccines

Read the latest news on vaccines, including mRNA shots

A media representative is vaccinated at the launch of the seasonal flu vaccination campaign at the Museum of the Future in Dubai. Ahmed Ramzan for The National

Labourers urged to get flu vaccine in early winter health campaign

UAESeptember 09, 2024
Researchers at the University of Sharjah polled 550 parents to gauge what they understood about vaccines. AP

Four in 10 UAE parents unsure about childhood vaccines

UAESeptember 05, 2024
The Clade 1b strain of mpox has been particularly dangerous for children. Reuters

Mpox is spreading faster than the world's will to contain it

EditorialSeptember 03, 2024
About 19,000 cases of mpox have been reported since the beginning of this year. Reuters

Global population at risk as Big Pharma considers mpox as African problem

MarketsSeptember 01, 2024
A woman gets her first jab of the Covaxin vaccine at a hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe. Getty Images

Pre-pregnancy malaria injection could protect women and their babies

HealthAugust 14, 2024
Palestinian children pass by stagnant water in the Gaza Strip, which is now facing the threat of a viral break as it contends with war. AFP

Medics desperately need access to Gaza to prevent 'catastrophic' polio outbreak

MENAAugust 10, 2024
Prof Sir Brian Greenwood. Meningitis survey, Farafenni, The Gambia with Alice (wife), 1983. Photo: Prof Sir Brian Greenwood

How a British doctor helped to make malaria vaccines a reality

HealthJune 21, 2024
Measles cases rose 79 per cent last year, the World Health Organisation said in February. AFP

Abu Dhabi begins free MMR vaccination campaign

UAEMay 28, 2024
Under the national mosquito and aedes aegypti elimination campaign, 309 blood samples were analysed. Handout

UAE dengue fever campaign eliminates more than 400 mosquito breeding sites

HealthMay 22, 2024
GSK's John Symonds was speaking after the launch of a partnership with the Department of Health, Abu Dhabi to develop a vaccines distribution hub. Victor Besa / The National

Drug-resistant bacteria is a global health emergency, GSK chief warns

UAEMay 15, 2024
Effective childhood vaccination programmes prevent many of these diseases, but in older populations with waning immunity, many are exposed, experts say. Bloomberg

Adult immunisation is key to protecting ageing global population

HealthApril 24, 2024
WHO director general Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said the 2024 Global Hepatitis Report highlighted failings in health authorities diagnosing the virus. Getty Images

Hepatitis killing 3,500 every day, global report shows

HealthApril 11, 2024
A health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign, in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA

Polio 'cornered' in Pakistan and Afghanistan in battle against virus

NewsMarch 31, 2024
Measles, caused by a highly contagious virus, is an airborne disease that can result in severe complications and death. All photos: AFP
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How measles surge is being fuelled by vaccination gaps

HealthMarch 14, 2024

Man in Germany receives 217 Covid-19 vaccines

HealthMarch 05, 2024
A campaign to educate families takes place at the Canadian Kids Nursery in Dubai. Photo: Canadian Kids Nursery

Families urged to avoid air travel if children have measles symptoms

UAEJanuary 25, 2024
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