European regulators have recommended changes to the product label for GlaxoSmithKline’s pandemic flu vaccine Pandemrix to highlight the potential risk of narcolepsy in children or adolescents.
Archive - May 2011
adminE. Coli outbreak in Germany claims first victim
At least one person has died in Germany after contracting a dangerous strain of E. coli. The outbreak, whose cause is currently not known,
The current (EHEC) trend exceeds any historical dimension
It’s a race against time: the spread of dangerous intestinal germ EHEC continues, and the experts are stumped.
Vaccinating against Meningitis Epidemics
The new Meningitis vaccine is being rolled out in three of the 25 African countries that are part of the ‘Meningitis Belt’
Measles bounce back in Europe
The World Health Organization says there is a major outbreak of measles in Europe.
Health Canada approves HPV vaccine for women up to age 45
Health Canada has approved the use of the human papilloma virus vaccine for women aged 27 to 45 to prevent cervical cancer and other diseases,
Keeping vaccines mobile: The moving warehouse
In Saint-Louis Region, Senegal, diseases which claim the health and lives of children under the age of five are a major public health issue.