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Measles: the UK’s next epidemic?
March 6, 2024MMR, measles, vaccines
Recently, the UK has seen a rapid increase in the number of cases of measles, along with a drop in …
UKHSA warns of measles outbreak
January 22, 2024Medical Communications Infections and infestations, MMR, UKHSA, measles, vaccination
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned that further outbreaks of measles could spread to other towns and cities …
COVID-19 puts more than 117 million children at risk of missing out on measles vaccines
April 15, 2020Research and Development MMR vaccines, anti vaxx, anti-vaxx, anti-vaxxers, measles
Measles immunisation campaigns in 24 countries have been delayed due to COVID-19, threatening the vaccinations of 117 million Children. The …
UK Government calls on social media companies to fight misinformation surrounding vaccines
August 19, 2019Sales and Marketing MMR, anti-vaxxers, measles, pharma, vaccination, vaccines
Boris Johnson has called on social media companies to come together to discuss ways in which they can promote accurate …
African measles cases surge by 700%
July 11, 2019Medical Communications, Research and Development Africa, Médecins Sans Frontières, measles, pharma
The number of cases of measles infection on the African continent has surged by 700%, according to data from the …
New Yorkers must be vaccinated or face a fine
April 10, 2019Research and Development Brooklyn, New York, infectious diseases, measles, public health, vaccines
A public health emergency has been declared in New York following an outbreak of measles. Residents of certain postcodes in …
Measles cases in Greater Manchester surge to 32 since January, lack of vaccination blamed
March 8, 2019Medical Communications Europe, MMR, UK, WHO, measles, pharma, vaccines
There has been a sharp increase in cases of measles across Greater Manchester, Public Health England has warned, following increasingly …
Indian measles vaccination campaign saved tens of thousands of lives
March 6, 2019Research and Development Asia, India, South Asia, infectious diseases, measles, vaccines
A measles vaccination campaign saved tens of thousands of children’s lives in India between 2010 and 2013, according to a …
Health officials declare state of emergency in Washington after 36 confirmed cases of measles
February 1, 2019Medical Communications MMR, Seattle, measles, oregon, portland, vaccines, washington
Health officials have declared a state of emergency in Washington as an outbreak of measles continues to spread. As January …
Cases of measles nearly quadruple since last year in UK
November 13, 2018Manufacturing and Production MMR, Public Health England, UK, health, measles
Public Health England is urging the public to ensure that they have received two doses of the MMR vaccine after …
Measles outbreak threatens to decimate isolated Amazonian tribe in Venezuela and Brazil
October 25, 2018Medical Communications Brazil, Venezuela, measles, tribe, vaccines, yanomami
An outbreak of measles threatens to decimate an isolated tribe in the Amazon, according to the non-profit organisation Survival International. …
Measles eradicated in the UK, according to WHO
September 28, 2017Medical Communications UK, WHO, biotech, drugs, measles, pharma, pharmaceutical
The measles virus has been eliminated from the UK for the first time in the country’s history, according to the …
Bhutan and Maldives successfully eliminate measles
June 14, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development WHO, immunisation, measles, rubella
The WHO has announced that Bhutan and Maldives have become the first South-East Asia region countries to successfully eliminate measles. …
US measles outbreak worst for 15 years
February 11, 2015Sales and Marketing FDA, cdcp, hamburg, measles, priorix, trimovax, vaccines
The worst measles outbreak in 15 years has reached a startling 121 cases in the US alone according to the …
MSF hits out at ‘astronomical’ vaccine prices
January 20, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Doctors Without Borders, GSK, Médicines San Frontières, Pfizer, Vaccine, diphtheria, measles, pertussis, poliomyelitis, tetanus, tuberculosis
Pharma companies have been named and shamed in a report calling on manufacturers to lower the cost of childhood vaccines …
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