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Childhood vaccination coverage was falling across the globe even before Covid

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Childhood vaccination coverage has made leaps since 1980. That is according to a study published in The Lancet Tuesday, which found stagnation and wide variation in childhood vaccination rates since 2010. But progress has significantly slowed in the last two decades.

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CDC Report Finds No Connection Between Thimerosal and Autism

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In a new CDC report, investigators found that there was no connection between thimerosal in vaccines and autism or other neurodevelopmental conditions. The properties of thimerosal were documented to contribute to the safe use of multidose vials and packaging of vaccines, such as seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines.

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Pneumococcal Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Increased Among Children Over Last 15 Years

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Sweden’s move from the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) to PCV10 in 2019 is most likely responsible for the uptick in pHUS cases because of changes in serotype coverage. 1 “In Sweden, PCV13 was introduced in the NIP in 2010 but replaced by PCV10 in 2019.” coli, the remaining 10% is almost entirely caused by S.

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GRIN Therapeutics: Seeking to address unmet needs in rare neurodevelopmental disorders

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GRIN-NDD was first classified in 2010. Nicole Raleigh 30 June, 2025 Rare diseases Bookmark this News Moderna shines spotlight on new flu vaccine data Moderna may be facing regulatory uncertainty in the US for its vaccine pipeline, but at least its clinical data is hitting the right notes.

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Opinion: Close a regulatory loophole in the ACA to provide vaccine access for all Americans

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act , (generally known as the ACA), was signed into law in 2010. It expanded access to affordable, quality health care, and today is helping 45 million people — the highest total on record — be covered by health insurance. Read the rest…

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WHO prequalifies meningitis conjugate vaccine

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The first conjugate vaccine to protect against the five predominant causes of meningococcal meningitis in Africa, has been prequalified by the World Health Organization (WHO). MenFive ® has been developed through a 13-year collaboration between the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer Serum Institute of India Pvt.

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BREAKING NEWS: Moderna sues Pfizer and BioNTech over mRNA COVID-19 vaccines

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Moderna has filed patent infringement lawsuits alleging that Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty ® infringes patents Moderna filed between 2010 and 2016 covering its foundational messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. ” But why sue now? .” ” But why sue now?