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"Global efforts to cut the number of deaths from measles have fallen short of World Health Organization (WHO) targets."
It's a nasty disease and the number of cases is rising. So do you need a vaccination or a top-up jab?
"Teenage girls are being rewarded with shopping vouchers for having the cervical cancer jab.\n\nGirls aged 16 to 18 are being given £45 of vouchers if they complete an inoculation course against the HPV virus, the sexually transmitted infection that causes 70 per cent of cervical tumours."
"A WIDNES mum only discovered her two-year-old son had been given double the the correct dose of the swine flu jab after he developed a fever.
Vicky O’Keefe, aged, 23, of Bishops Way, Widnes was alarmed when her GP told her her son, Alex, was among 59 tots given the adult vaccination by mistake at the Health Resource Centre in Caldwell Road. "
"SWINE flu could be back with a vengeance later this year, health chiefs have warned.
Bosses at NHS Bolton are renewing their calls for anyone eligible to be vaccinated against the virus to come forward. "
"LEADING Cumbrian GPs and public health experts are urging people to get protected following the recent damning verdict on the research which led to the MMR controversy.
Dr Andrew Wakefield’s controversial 1998 Lancet study linked the jab to autism, however his findings were later discredited. "
"The controversial research paper that sparked an international scare over MMR vaccine was yesterday withdrawn by The Lancet medical journal, 12 years after it was published.
The Lancet said it had taken the decision following last week's preliminary verdict by a disciplinary panel of the General Medical Council which found the lead author, Andrew Wakefield, and two of his co-authors had acted "dishonestly" and "irresponsibly" in carrying out their research."
"Leading Cumbrian GPs are calling on more people to get protected in the wake of last week’s damning verdict on the research which led to the MMR controversy.
Dr Andrew Wakefield’s 1998 Lancet study linking the jab to autism caused vaccination rates to plummet nationally, resulting in a rise in measles."
"An eminent journal which published a controversial research paper sparking concerns over a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism retracted it from the public record today.
The Lancet said following the judgment of the General Medical Council (GMC) fitness to practise panel last Thursday it had become clear that several elements of the 1998 paper by Dr Andrew Wakefield and others were incorrect. "
"A leading medical journal has officially retracted the discredited study which sparked a health scare over the MMR vaccine.
The Lancet said it now accepted claims made by the researchers which linked MMR to bowel disorders and autism, were “false”. "
"An eminent journal which published a controversial research paper sparking concerns over a possible link between the MMR vaccine and autism has retracted it from the public record. "
"The medical journal which originally published the discredited research linking autism and MMR has now issued a full retraction of the paper.
The Lancet said it now accepted claims made by the researchers were "false"."
"It began with a few murmurs. As Surendra Kumar, a Cheshire GP, read out the verdict of the General Medical Council (GMC) panel on the conduct of Dr Andrew Wakefield and two colleagues last Thursday there was muttering in the public seats. “Disgraceful,” grunted one woman. “Rubbish,” spat another. "
"A receptionist at a GP’s surgery has been left unable to walk properly after having the
swine flu jab.
Alison Dygnas, who as an NHS worker was advised to have the vaccination, also
experienced the paralysis in her face, had slurred speech and found eating difficult."
"LATEST figures show 44 people died in the North-West from swine flu.
The majority had underlying conditions, and health leaders in Merseyside are urging those who are eligible to have the swine flu vaccine.
Dr Paula Grey, Director of Public Health for Liverpool said: “It looks like cases of swine flu are now on the decline, which is fantastic news. But I’m concerned that this might put off some people who should get the vaccine."
"LATEST figures show 44 people died in the North-West from swine flu.
The majority had underlying conditions, and health leaders in Merseyside are urging those who are eligible to have the swine flu vaccine.
Dr Paula Grey, Director of Public Health for Liverpool said: “It looks like cases of swine flu are now on the decline, which is fantastic news. But I’m concerned that this might put off some people who should get the vaccine."
"Ministers want everyone over the age of 70 to be eligible but campaigners say age limit is too high"
"An experimental vaccine provided 100 percent protection against the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in primates and mice, offering hope it will work for humans too, a new study found."
"Pensioners are set to be offered a vaccine to protect against shingles.
Everyone between 70 and 79 is likely to be offered the jab, following a recommendation from the Government's independent committee on immunisation. "
"The Government plans a vaccination programme to protect against shingles.
Everyone aged between 70 and 79 would be vaccinated against the illness, which can be particularly severe in this age group and can lead to sufferers being hospitalised."
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