ASIDE from recent outbreaks of polio in war-torn regions of the world, the deadly virus is close to being eradicated, thanks to vaccines. All vaccines work by training our immune systems to recognise ...

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A study published last week suggests that, if vaccine uptake continues to decline, measles will soon be endemic again in the ...

A new study is part of a growing body of evidence that vaccination against shingles—and potentially other infections—can be protective against developing dementia. While there is currently no ...

"It must be ensured that every child under five years of age is administered the polio vaccine during the anti-polio campaign starting from April 21," he added. He emphasised that alongside the ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund has donated 1.433 300 doses of polio vaccines to the Adamawa government, targeting children from 0 to 59 months in the forthcoming immunisation. Dr Suleiman ...

These new cases are tied to disruptions in ongoing vaccine campaigns. Global health officials say there's real concern that those numbers could balloon and that polio could reemerge in other ...

and eager parents started lining up their kids to receive a dose of a new polio vaccine, a much-anticipated weapon against this devastating and feared disease. This week marks 70 years since the first ...

Arewa PUNCH investigations reveal that in a bid to ensure maximum compliance of the people with polio vaccine uptake, many of the state’s traditional rulers have been co-opted in the campaign.

As the federal government gears up for another anti-polio campaign from April 21, fresh data reveals a troubling surge in vaccine refusal cases - 44,000 nationwide, of which a staggering 34,000 ...

Mominabad police have arrested a man on charges of assaulting a polio worker and registered a case in which his wife has also been nominated as a co-accused. According to SHO Mominabad ...