COVID pandemic created immunisation gaps in Africa. Over half a million children are at risk: Routine immunisation has resulted in diseases like measles being drastically reduced. Laszlo Mates/shutterstock The COVID pandemic exposed the fault lines in health systems and national routine immunisation programmes around the world. A recent World Health Organization (WHO) report showed that …
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu – the forgotten immunisation pioneer: Visionary: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Jean-Étienne Liotard/Wikimedia Commons The remarkable progress with immunisation against COVID-19 has focused the world’s attention on the brilliance of vaccines. Many people know the story of Edward Jenner’s discovery of vaccination against smallpox in Gloucestershire nearly 250 years ago. But far …
South Africa in the news: SA turns to J&J vaccine to begin COVID-19 immunisation programme: CAPE TOWN – South Africa has shifted gears and is now hinging its hopes on the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. During a World Health Organization (WHO) briefing on Monday, the …: “South Africa” – BingNews coronavirus news vaccine …
South Africa’s immunisation record risks being dented by anti-vaccination views: Vaccine hesitancy is a growing public health problem. Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images Vaccination has eradicated smallpox, nearly eradicated polio, and led to major reductions of serious infectious diseases. These include diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, and measles. Yet concerns about vaccination – or what’s …