Immunisation: Increase spending to at least 2.5%, says European coalition

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The Coalition for Life-course Immunisation (CLCI) has published a report looking at the future of vaccination programmes in Europe beyond COVID-19. Using vaccination data, interviews and testimonials from a previous CLCI paper published in April 2021, the COVID & Beyond report answers the following questions: Has COVID-19 raised the profile of vaccination across all ages […]

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Cancer Treatment influences vaccine response

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The type of cancer treatment influences vaccine response: Cancer patients are at increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 courses. Coronavirus vaccination is generally recommended for cancer patients, but so far little is known about how well they respond to the vaccine. In a study now published in the high-ranking journal JAMA Oncology (Impact […]

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Unprecedented demand for school age vaccinations

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Unprecedented demand as NHS restarts school age vaccinations programme: The NHS has reported unprecedented demand since it restarted its vaccination programme in the East of England to protect year-eight and year-nine school children against infection and disease. As schools were closed in late March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many secondary students were unable to receive […]

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Vaccination Strategy Urgently Needed to Help Boost Immunity

The Government should publish its long-awaited vaccination strategy as soon as possible to help reverse a dramatic decline in take-up and protect young and vulnerable people from deadly infections, the Local Government Association says today. While uptake for most childhood immunisations is at more than 90 per cent, there has been a significant decline in […]

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Vaxxed – make up your own mind

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The controversial documentary Vaxxed: From Cover Up to Catastrophe, is based on extensive recorded interviews with whistleblower, Dr William Thompson, a former senior scientist at the CDC, (Centres for Disease Control) the US agency concerned with safeguarding public health. The film looks at whether his claims – that he, and four others at the CDC, skewed data […]

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