Vaccination
Spain to begin vaccination programme in January, Sanchez says
Spain will begin a comprehensive coronavirus vaccination programme in January and expects to have covered a substantial part of the population within…
European Commission and World Health Organization join forces to promote the benefits of vaccines
Today, the European Commission and the World Health Organization (WHO) are co-hosting the world's first Global Vaccination Summit in Brussels. The aim…
Statement by WHO Director-General on Facebook and Instagram and Vaccine Misinformation
The World Health Organization welcomes the commitment by Facebook to ensure that users find facts about vaccines across Instagram, Facebook Search, Groups,…
Swiss nursery schools now rejecting unvaccinated children
A Swiss childcare group has decided to turn down applicants not vaccinated against measles and whooping cough. The “Bubble Bees” organisation, which…
MMR vaccination call in the UK following high numbers of measles cases
Public Health England ( PHE ) is calling for all parents to get their children vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (…
US teen who sued over vaccination gets chickenpox
A US teenager who took legal action against his school after he was banned for refusing the chickenpox vaccination now has the…
UNICEF warns missed vaccinations causing global measles outbreaks
The United Nations has warned, that more than 20 million children a year missed out on measles vaccines across the world in…
Persistent measles outbreak in Italy complicates government plans to unwind compulsory vaccination
A year after Italy’s governing parties took power pledging to repeal mandatory vaccinations, they can’t figure out how to meet that promise,…
Italian children have to be vaccinated to be allowed to go to school
Italian children have been told not to turn up to school unless they can prove they have been properly vaccinated. The BBC…
Myths spread by anti-vaccine campaigners are absolutely wrong – England’s Chief Medical Officer
People who believe the myths spread by anti-vaccine campaigners "are absolutely wrong", England's top doctor has said. Prof Dame Sally Davies said…
Fake news stories about MMR vaccine leads to rise in measles
The Irish Independent reports that measles cases have almost trebled from just 25 cases in 2017 to 66 this year, as the…
Friday Morning Briefing
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