3 d. ago CDC union says vaccine misinformation put staff at risk after Atlanta shooting

Deadly violence not random as staff have endured ‘months of mistreatment, neglect and vilification’, says unionA union representing US Centers for Disease Control employees has demanded that the federal government condemn vaccine misinformation after a man who evidently blamed the Covid-19 vaccination for making him depressed and suicidal aimed gunfire Friday at the CDC’s headquarters in Atlanta.The 30-year-old shooting suspect, who killed a police officer and died during the attack, had also tried to get into the CDC’s headquarters – but he was stopped by guards before driving to a pharmacy across the street and opening fire, a law enforcement official told the Associated Press on Saturday. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago The vaccine that could lower the risk of dementia by 20 per cent

A new study could change the way we understand and treat dementia and other degenerative disorders of the brain

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3 w. ago The areas most at risk of a measles outbreak REVEALED amid slump in MMR vaccination rates

Of all 149 upper tier local authorities in England, Cumbria recorded the highest uptake - 94.8 per cent of five-year-olds living there have had both MMR doses.

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3 w. ago RSV jab in pregnancy can ‘significantly’ cut baby’s infection risk, study says

Vaccinating pregnant women against RSV will ‘significantly’ reduce the risk their babies being hospitalised

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3 w. ago Scientists discover Pfizer COVID jab linked to major eye damage

A team of researchers in Turkey have discovered multiple signs of stress in the eye after patients took Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Long-term changes could have severe implications.

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3 w. ago Scientists discover Pfizer COVID jab linked to eye changes that raise corneal damage risk

A team of researchers in Turkey have discovered multiple signs of stress in the eye after patients took Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. Long-term changes could have severe implications.

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last month Falling vaccination rates leave millions of children at risk, experts warn

More than 30m children worldwide not fully immunised for MMR and UK ranks worst in G7, WHO and Unicef sayMillions of children worldwide are at growing risk of serious illness and death due to declining infant vaccination rates, experts have warned, while the UK ranks worst of major western economies for MMR immunisation.Figures released by the World Health Organization and Unicef show that more than 30 million children worldwide are not fully immunised against measles, mumps and rubella and 14.3 million children have not received a single routine infant vaccination. Continue reading...

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last month UK worst in G7 for MMR jab rates, as 30m children worldwide not fully immunised

More than 14m children globally have not had single routine jab as figures show less than 90% of those eligible in UK had first MMR last yearMillions of children worldwide are at growing risk of serious illness and death due to declining infant vaccination rates, experts have warned, while the UK ranks worst of major western economies for MMR immunisation.Figures released by the World Health Organization and Unicef show that more than 30 million children worldwide are not fully immunised against measles, mumps and rubella and 14.3 million children have not received a single routine infant vaccination. Continue reading...

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