The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting to review childhood vaccine recommendations in the US. The committee has already voted to change current guidance on combined measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (MMRV) vaccines for children under 4. Votes on Hepatitis B immun| www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
This week, the US Health Department announced the cancellation of several mRNA vaccine development contracts. The cuts and restructuring of collaborations affect 22 projects worth about half a billion US dollars, and no new mRNA projects will be funded. The US Secretary of Health, Robert F. Ke| www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
As we head into winter illness season, the SMC asked experts for the latest on our COVID vaccines. An updated vaccine targeting new COVID variants became available in January. Dr Lisa Connor, head of the Connor laboratory and programme leader of the infection and vaccinology group at the Mal| www.sciencemediacentre.co.nz
How do we get kids back in school safely during the Omicron surge?| Keep Kids Healthy
