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Although the virus that causes polio is highly contagious, bringing it under control is relatively straightforward because a cheap vaccine has long been available. "There is no magic to this," says Dr. Tumseh Salah, who is managing the Swat Valley vaccination program. "You immunize enough kids, and you can stop...
INITIATED. The first human-based trial of a SARS VACCINE; by Chinese biotech company Sinovac; in Beijing. If the trial is successful, the vaccine could be ready for production in two years.
The upshot is that doctors and researchers are figuring out better ways to protect travelers. For instance, over the past two years, outbreaks of pneumonia in less developed parts of the world have made it essential for travelers 50 and older to be vaccinated against the disease. (In the past...
For those heading to developing nations, typhoid fever and cholera--both of which, like hepatitis A, are spread via contaminated food and water--also are concerns. Since the typhoid vaccine is not entirely effective, and the one for cholera is no longer offered in the U.S., people traveling to more...
The Vaccine Fund is an international effort to raise money to immunize children everywhere. So far, thanks at least in part to the Queen's strong endorsement and her role on the board of directors, it has raised $1.3 billion. The life-saving hepatitis-B vaccine has reached 35 million...