Medical experts have called for more health-care resources and education targeting women, children and the elderly during the ...

GlaxoSmithKline places its shingles vaccine Shingrix among its top prospects, with peak sales potential of almost $6 billion. Now, Pfizer and BioNTech are joining forces to try to grab a slice of ...

Some of the common vaccine-preventable diseases include measles, polio, tuberculosis, mumps, rotavirus-associated diarrhoea, ...

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sobi North America, the North American affiliate of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi ® ), today announced the presentation of four abstracts that ...

Vaccine technology and approach is yet another consideration, with experts recognising that live-attenuated vaccines ... from seasonal influenza to shingles, when trying to conceptualise how ...

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Nova Scotia's Progressive Conservatives promised on Tuesday to introduce a universal shingles vaccine program for people 65 and older if re-elected Nov. 26, the latest in a series of targeted ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends a single dose of zoster vaccine for immunocompetent adults 60 years of age and older, based on the results of this study ...

Vaccines that prevent smallpox and mpox come in two varieties. One uses a single shot of a live virus but carries the risk of ...

Yes, you can get your flu and COVID-19 shots at the same time. Don’t call them boosters — they’re not just another dose of ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — With viral outbreaks spreading more quickly, faster responses and quicker development of new vaccines has become crucial. However, production of the mRNA used in vaccines is ...