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US records 22 new measles cases, bringing year's total to 1,044

Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 01:09 AM

The United States recorded 22 new measles cases last week, bringing the year's total number of cases to 1,044 in the worst outbreak of the disease since 1992, federal health officials said on Monday. Read more »

US risks losing measles 'elimination status' as cases breach 1,000

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 06 07:22 AM

The announcement comes days after authorities declared the US was in danger of losing its "elimination status" on the contagious respiratory disease if the current outbreaks continue. Read more »

When defending vaccines gets ugly: opinion

Jeneen Interlandi, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 03 12:33 PM

Attacks on scientists who defend vaccines are nothing new. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Paul Offit, a vaccine expert at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, received so many credible death threats resulting from his pro-vaccine advocacy that the FBI assigned him a bodyguard. Read more »

'Vaccine doubts spread like disease, must be taken offline'

Tom Miles, Reuters
Posted at May 22 02:26 AM

GENEVA - Doubts about vaccines have spread across social media like a disease and false information that "kills people" should be taken down by the companies running digital platforms, the head of global vaccine alliance Gavi said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Sanofi wins FDA approval to sell dengue shot in parts of US

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at May 02 07:32 AM

The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Sanofi SA's dengue vaccine Dengvaxia for use in the United States among people aged 9 through 16 who have laboratory-confirmed previous dengue infection and live in endemic areas.  Read more »

Ilang taga-QC binigyan ng bakuna, libreng seminar kontra tigdas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 08:38 PM

Isinagawa ang vaccination campaign sa Barangay Commonwealth sa Quezon City para madagdagan ang bilang ng mga batang mababakunahan kontra tigdas.  Read more »

Millions of children miss measles shots, creating outbreaks - UNICEF

Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent, Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 08:26 AM

More than 20 million children a year missed out on measles vaccines across the world in the past eight years, laying a path of exposure to a virus that is now causing disease outbreaks globally, a United Nations report said on Thursday.  Read more »

New York mandates vaccine to contain Brooklyn measles outbreak

Thomas Urbain, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 07:32 AM

NEW YORK - New York Mayor Bill de Blasio declared a public health emergency in parts of Brooklyn on Tuesday, ordering all residents to be vaccinated to contain a measles outbreak concentrated in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. Read more »

Pinay vaccine scientist helps crack code in baby immunity

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 05:48 PM

A Filipina Harvard scientist is among a team of international scientists that cracked the code in newborn immunity. Read more »

Bakuna vs Japanese encephalitis ipamimigay sa 4 rehiyon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 19 04:50 PM

Mag-aalok ang Department of Health ng bakuna kontra Japanese encephalitis para sa mga bata sa 4 na rehiyon sa bansa bilang bahagi ng isang immunization campaign. Read more »

Without vaccine, hundreds of children die in Madagascar measles outbreak

Lova Rabary, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 09 04:53 PM

ANTANANARIVO - Two months ago, giggles floated through the home of fisherman Dada as his four-year-old son played ball outside with his two younger cousins on one of Madagascar’s famed sun soaked beaches. Read more »

Facebook launches offensive to combat misinformation on vaccines

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 08 07:19 AM

WASHINGTON - Facebook launched an offensive Thursday to suppress the spread of misinformation about vaccines on the 2.3-billion-member social network. Read more »

DOH meets half of vaccination target, but measles still booming

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 07:29 AM

The Department of Health on Thursday said it has met nearly half of its target of vaccinating 3.7 million children against measles, but cases of the highly contagious disease were still on the rise.    Read more »

Remarkable Women: Doctor leads fight vs childhood infectious disease

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 04:48 PM

A group of doctors led by a woman aims to counter the anti-vaccination fear generated by the Dengvaxia controversy. Read more »

DOH disputes Senate bet's claim of 'belated' response to measles outbreak

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 04:06 PM

The DOH said they conducted a series of vaccination activities to contain the pockets of measles outbreak noted in several regions, but lamented that "vaccine hesitancy" resulted in low turnout. Read more »

One more time, with big data: Measles vaccine doesn’t cause autism

Jan Hoffman, The New York Times
Posted at Mar 06 11:55 AM

The new research confirms what has long been widely accepted in the scientific community, and it echoes findings of a 2002 study by members of the same team of scientists about the vaccine, known as MMR because it protects against measles, mumps and rubella. Read more »

Teen who defied parents to get vaccinated heads to US Congress

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 11:49 PM

A US high school student who had himself vaccinated despite his parents' objections is set to testify Tuesday before the US Congress about a surge in outbreaks of preventable diseases. Read more »

Malacañang says won't intervene in Dengvaxia case vs Garin, et al.

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 02 10:00 PM

MANILA – Malacañang on Saturday said it would not intervene in proceedings against former Health Secretary Janette Garin and several others after the Department of Justice (DOJ) found probable cause to indict them for children's deaths linked to controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia.  Read more »

DOH: Kumpletuhin ang bakuna ng mga bata

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 12:43 AM

Kasunod ng pagtaas ng kaso ng tigdas, dengue, at iba pang sakit, muling nanawagan ang Department of Health sa mga magulang na kumpletuhin ang bakuna ng kanilang mga anak. Read more »

Aquino laments distrust in DOH after Dengvaxia scare

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 26 10:32 PM

MANILA - Former President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday insisted that his critics were using false information about the Dengvaxia vaccine “just to get back” at him. Read more »