Vaccine
Sinn Féin opposes ‘unacceptable’ gaps in Public Health Bill
After hundreds protested in Belfast over fears of mandatory vaccination, Sinn Féin now say the Public Health Bill consultation falls short on equality and human rights.
Hundreds gather in Belfast to protest against new Public Health Bill
Concerns about possible measures like mandatory vaccination have been raised
First vaccine for ovarian cancer – what we know so far
The jab is being developed in the UK.
World’s first vaccine for ovarian cancer ‘could wipe out the disease’
The hope is the jab could be given to all women preventatively on the NHS to eliminate the disease, which is the sixth most common cancer in women.
Man died from blood clot after wrongly receiving Covid vaccine, review finds
Jack Last, 27, died in hospital in April 2021 after he was given the AstraZeneca vaccine, which he invited to receive a month earlier.
Proportion of children who have received MMR vaccine, by local area
There are sharp differences in vaccine coverage across the country.
Charity stresses importance of ‘vigilance and vaccination’ against meningitis
Meningitis symptoms include headaches, vomiting, stiffness in the neck, fever and a sensitivity to light.
Polio vaccine rollout ‘a huge undertaking’, says British doctor in Gaza
Authorities began a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in Gaza on Saturday.
Further baby death from whooping cough brings current outbreak total to 10
The latest data showed the number of confirmed laboratory cases of whooping cough in England passed 10,000 in the year to June.
Universal flu jab ‘could be available within five years’
Scientists said their new vaccine technology targets a part of the virus that does not mutate over time.