The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that during the 40th meeting of the Emergency Committee under the International Health Regulations on the international spread of poliovirus, data on wild poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV) was reviewed in the context of the global target of interruption and certification of WPV1 eradication by 2027 and interruption and certification of cVDPV2 elimination by 2029.
Texas' Updated Respiratory Disease Dashboard Offers Real-Time Vaccination Insights
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) today announced that it has updated its Interactive Respiratory Disease Dashboard to include updated hospitalization reporting and more visual features.
DSHS's dashboard, launched in January 2024, also includes information on emergency department visits, fatalities from influenza, and other respiratory viruses and is accessible through the Texas Health Data website.
Texas's Updated Respiratory Disease Dashboard Offers Real-Time Vaccination Insights
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) today announced that it has updated its Interactive Respiratory Disease Dashboard to include updated hospitalization reporting and more visual features.
DSHS's dashboard, launched in January 2024, also includes information on emergency department visits, fatalities from influenza, and other respiratory viruses and is accessible through the Texas Health Data website.
Texas' Updated Respiratory Disease Dashboard Offers Real-Time Vaccination Insights
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) today announced that it has updated its Interactive Respiratory Disease Dashboard to include updated hospitalization reporting and more visual features.
DSHS's dashboard, launched in January 2024, also includes information on emergency department visits, fatalities from influenza, and other respiratory viruses and is accessible through the Texas Health Data website.
Chikungunya Vaccination Outperforms Medication Treatment ROI
The British Medical Journal, one of the world's leading peer-reviewed medical journals, recently revealed that mosquito-transmitted Chikungunya infections have a 'higher disease burden than previously estimated, and the related costs are substantial.'
On December 2, 2024, these researchers wrote, 'Chikungunya outbreaks significantly impact local health systems due to its unpredictable and explosive nature.'
Tourism Often Leads to Dengue Infection
Throughout the global Dengue outbreak of 2024, vacationers have asked how to avoid this mosquito-transmitted disease. Most travel vaccination experts say don't visit an endemic destination.
According to the most extensive analysis of international travel-related Dengue to date published by the Journal of Travel Medicine (Volume 31, Issue 7, October 2024), the most frequent regions of Dengue acquisition were South East Asia (50.4%), South Central Asia (14.9%), the Caribbean (10.9%) and South America (9.2%).
2016 to 2021 Saw Drop in Cervical Cancer Mortality for Women Younger Than 25
Estimated 26 additional cervical cancer deaths would have been expected between 2016 and 2021 assuming trends continued
It's the Best Week to Protect Yourself from the Flu
As the flu season picks up, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) will be observed December 2-6, 2024, a reminder for most everyone that there’s still time to get a flu shot this season.
National Influenza Vaccination Week is a national awareness week highlighting the importance of influenza vaccination for yourself and others.
It's the Best Week to Protect Yourself from the Flu
As the flu season picks up, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) will be observed December 2-6, 2024, a reminder for most everyone that there’s still time to get a flu shot this season.
National Influenza Vaccination Week is a national awareness week highlighting the importance of influenza vaccination for yourself and others.
Europe's Vaccine Candidate Pipeline is Loaded
Vaccines Europe recently published a pipeline review of its 14 member companies. The 2024 review includes information up to August 2024 and shows a promising vaccine pipeline to tackle today's and tomorrow's challenges.
This Vaccines Today review is excerpted and attached below:
Vaccination has revolutionized public health over the last century, saving countless lives and preventing long-term health complications caused by various pathogens. The benefits of vaccines go beyond individual protection.