Vaccine
New malaria vaccine ‘safe and well tolerated’ in trials
The jab targets parasites after they pass through the liver and into the blood, which is the stage that causes symptoms including fever and chills.
Flu cases spike in children – can you prevent them catching it and what should parents know?
A doctor talks to Lisa Salmon about the current spike in flu cases in children, and how parents can help them avoid catching the virus.
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
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.
First vaccine for ovarian cancer – what we know so far
The jab is being developed in the UK.
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.