After five years of clinical research, a new dengue vaccine may soon become available throughout Europe.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) human medicines committee adopted a positive opinion for QDENGA® (TAK-003) Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine (live, attenuated) on October 14, 2022.
Innovative Dengue Vaccine Readies in Europe
$1.2 Billion More for Polio Vaccines
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced yesterday it would commit $1.2 billion to support efforts to end all forms of polio globally.
The new financial commitment announced on October 16, 2022, supports the implementation of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) Polio Eradication Strategy 2022-2026, which aims to end wild poliovirus in the last two endemic countries—Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Another concern is that countries that had previously eliminated all forms of poliovirus have recently reported new detections in wastewater systems.
Babies Born During Pandemic May Have Early Social Communication Deficits
Deficits seen in having a definite meaningful word, pointing, and waving goodbye
No Increase in GBS Seen After COVID-19 Vaccination in Adults
Reporting rate of Guillain-Barré syndrome higher compared with other vaccinations, but rate within incidence range for general population
Include HIV Patients in TB Vaccine Studies
The peer-review journal The Lancet HIV recently published the results of an extensive study by vaccine experts that concluded HIV patients must be included in clinical trials for new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidates currently in development.
And ensure people living with HIV have access to safe and effective TB vaccines, similar to the general population.
Hepatitis A Outbreaks Changed in 2016
When most people hear about hepatitis A, they think about a virus associated with contaminated food and water. However, since 2016, hepatitis A has been more commonly spread from person to person, reported the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis (DVH) reported that from August 2016 to October 7, 2020, 37 states reported hepatitis A outbreaks involving approximately 44,660 cases.
Adverse Childhood Experiences Led to Poorer Mental Health During Pandemic
Teens reporting four or more ACEs during pandemic had prevalence of poor current mental health four times higher than those without ACEs
AAP: Children’s Body Mass Index Rose During Pandemic
Girls experienced more significant BMI increases than boys
Pfizer’s Updated Booster Targets Omicron Variants, New Data Confirm
Recipients showed ‘a substantial increase’ in their neutralizing antibody response against the two omicron subvariants, BA.5 and BA.5