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MMR Vaccines News Monitoring

  • Published on 04:32 GMT

    Micronesia (Federated States of): FSM Prepares for Massive Measles Vaccination Campaign Throughout the Nation, With ...

    By Richard Clark FSM Information Services Press Release FSM Prepares for Massive Measles Vaccination Campaign Throughout the Nation, With Emphasis on Outer Islands PALIKIR, Pohnpei—On December 6th, 2019 His Excellency David W. Panuelo, President of the …

    Source: Relief Web
  • Published on 18:41 GMT

    Biggest mumps outbreak in a decade continues with 103 new cases last week

    The biggest mumps outbreak in a decade shows no sign of abating, with 103 new cases reported last week. So far this year, 2,458 cases of mumps have been reported, compared to 563 notified in all of 2018, according to the latest figures. With the current …

    Source: Irish Times
  • Published on Dec 8, 2019

    Don’t blame parents for low vaccination take-up

    As cases of measles continue to rise, access to health services is a greater problem than online conspiracy theories, writes Prof Roger Penn ‘As always the delivery of healthcare was designed to suit staff rather than patients.’ Photograph: Owen Humphreys…

    Source: The Guardian
  • Published on 16:36 GMT

    Council offers free measles shots with eight cases confirmed

    IPSWICH City Council will be running free measles vaccination clinics, even for those without a Medicare card, in response to eight confirmed cases in Ipswich in the past month. West Moreton Health public health physician Dr Vicki Slinko said staff have …

    Source: Ipswich Advertiser
  • Published on Dec 7, 2019

    Amazon used Cyber Monday price cuts to flog anti-vaccination T-shirts

    Amazon used Cyber Monday price cuts to push sales of T-shirts encouraging parents to avoid ­vaccinating their children. Some of the garments were even in kids’ sizes – despite fears for the half a million UK youngsters who have so far missed their MMR jabs …

    Source: Mirror
  • Published on Dec 7, 2019

    Editorial: Measles outbreak in Samoa shows what can happen when vaccine opponents prevail

    In July 2018, two young children died shortly after being injected with a contaminated measles-mumps-rubella vaccine in a clinic in Samoa. A nurse, it turned out, had mixed the vaccine powder with expired muscle relaxant instead of water. It was a tragic …

    Source: Los Angeles Times
  • Published on Dec 7, 2019

    Anti-Vaxxer Arrested As Samoa Executes Mass-Vaccination Campaign To Stop Measles Outbreak

    Koreantoast writes: The Samoan government arrested a prominent local anti-vaxxer who was attempting to disrupt a mass vaccination campaign to stop an ongoing measles epidemic. Edwin Tamasese was arrested and charged with incitement, facing up to two years …

    Source: News
  • Published on Dec 7, 2019

    Tasmanian campaign offers free measles vaccine

    A free measles vaccine is available for Tasmanian people born during or after 1966, in response to large outbreaks of the infectious disease around the world. The free vaccine is available for people born during or after 1966 without documented evidence of …

    Source: Sunday Times
  • Published on Dec 6, 2019

    Anti-vaccine groups take dangerous harassment to the real world

    In October, Dr. Eve Krief watched from the window of her Long Island, New York pediatrics practice, as around 20 women gathered on the lawn. Armed with signs and banners with messages like, “We spread truth not disease,” the women — a group of anti-vaccine …

    Source: NBCNews
  • Published on Dec 5, 2019

    Measles killed more than 140,000 amid stagnating vaccine rates

    Flags fly outside of the PAHO/World Health Organization Headquarters in Washington, DC on September 27, 2016. – Measles has been eradicated from the Americas after decades of vaccination efforts, the world’s first region to rid itself of the highly …

    Source: Bikol Reporter
  • Published on Dec 5, 2019

    Hope for an HIV vaccine as scientists 're-engineer' the human immune system to fight the virus 

    Hope for an HIV vaccine as scientists ‘re-engineer’ the human immune system to fight the virus The human body rarely produces antibodies to fight HIV on its own  On the rare occasion it does, it usually also recognizes them as as danger and shuts them down …

    Source: Charleston Daily Mail
  • Published on Dec 5, 2019

    Increase of mumps cases by 600% linked to decrease in vaccinations

    Mumps cases in Limerick have increased by almost 600% in the past year, linked to a fall in uptake of the MMR jab in those due for vaccination from 1998 onwards. In 2019, Limerick has had more than twice the number of notified cases than the three previous …

    Source: Breaking News from Ireland
  • Published on Dec 5, 2019

    6 Commonly-Debunked Vaccine Myths We All Still Fear to Hear

    Dec 04, 2019 07:20 AM EST (Photo : Reuters) When the World Health Organization declared vaccine hesitancy as a health threat for 2019, we all know that health experts are now serious about combating the widespread propaganda against the vaccine. We cannot …

    Source: NatureWorldNews
  • Published on Dec 5, 2019

    Samoa races to deliver measles vaccinations in 'every household'

    The main streets of the capital Apia were largely deserted on Thursday as mobile medical teams went door-to-door to deliver measles  vaccinations across the remote Pacific island nation. Samoa tightened its state of emergency , telling residents to stay …

    Source: DW.DE
  • Published on Dec 5, 2019

    Marlborough employer seeks measles vaccinations for Samoan RSE workers

    Twelve Samoan men working on the RSE scheme in Marlborough face returning home to a measles epidemic without vaccinations.   Thornhill pastoral care manager Julie Neal said she has been fighting for the company's Recognised Seasonal Employer workers to …

    Source: Stuff
  • Published on Dec 5, 2019

    Door-to-door vaccination drive in Samoa after 62 measles-related deaths

    Posted December 05, 2019 11:35:38 Families in Samoa that are not vaccinated against measles have been told to display red flags outside their homes as part of a mass vaccination campaign against an epidemic that has killed at least 62 people. Key points: …

    Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Published on Dec 5, 2019

    'Plague Enthusiasts': Internet Mocks Anti-Vaccination Group Complaining That 'Anti-Vaxxer' Label is 'Derogatory'

    US 00:05 05.12.2019Get short URL CrazyMothers, an anti-vaccination group claiming to "bring awareness" to injuries caused by vaccines, also claims that the MMR vaccination can cause severe autism. Anti-vaccine group CrazyMothers asked that those …

    Source: Sputnik International
  • Published on Dec 4, 2019

    Requests for New Zealand national catch-up MMR campaign ignored

    This story was originally published on Newsroom.co.nz and is republished with permission. Chief executives of three Auckland DHBs jointly requested a national MMR vaccination catch-up campaign in 2017 to plug well-known gaps in New Zealand's …

    Source: Stuff
  • Published on Dec 5, 2019

    Major breakthrough in MMR vaccine research

    Source: News.com.au

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Gene Therapy for Neurological Disorders

Date: 10-Dec-19 to 12-Dec-19
Location: Boston / United States
Built with the field’s thought-leaders from the likes of Pfizer, Biogen, Voyager and Novartis, GTxN is the industry’s first and only meeting dedicated to solving your translational drug development challenges enabling you to accelerate the development of your neurological gene therapy candidate. - Review recent gene therapy clinical successes and failures targeting neurological disorders to identify improvement areas and opportunities to guide your future - Discover the latest advances in administration routes and vector engineering to improve delivery - Address immunogenicity and the dosage challenges seen with gene therapies to identify the optimal therapeutic Join 60+ of your peers at this definitive conference over 3 days, 2 interactive workshops, 6+ hours of ...

eyeforpharma Awards 2019

Date: 11-Dec-19 to 11-Dec-19
The eyeforpharma awards are unique. They’re the only awards that focus exclusively on what matters - value for patients and HCPs. As we transform our industry, it’s vital to support the best work - and support it today, in 2019. If you or your company are making an impact, then make sure that impact is maximised - and enter or nominate right now. We’ll make sure you get the honor you deserve at our glittering ceremony on December 11 in Philadelphia.

The 39th Annual Meeting of the Israeli Orthopaedic Association, Tel-Aviv

Date: 11-Dec-19 to 12-Dec-19
Location: Israel
Meeting Topics: • Bone Tumors / Infections • Complicated Cases • Foot & Ankle • General & Research Orthopaedics • Hand Surgery • Joint Replacement – Hip & Knee • Pediatric Orthopaedics • Shoulder Surgery • Spine • Sport Medicine • Trauma

3rd International Congress on Controversies in Primary and Outpatient Care

Date: 12-Dec-19 to 14-Dec-19
Location: Barcelona / Spain
The COPOC Congress will gather prominent global experts in family medicine and primary care for engaging discussions, information sharing and experience-based perspectives. The Congress will serve as a dynamic forum; promoting productive clinical debates between primary care physicians, clinical specialists and researchers on new and critical issues within the fields of family medicine and primary care. The meeting will concentrate not only on future therapies and interventions, but also on disease prevention, health promotion and treatment goals. COPOC was established with the aim of playing a vital complementary role to the existing world and regional conferences relevant to primary care. Its goal is to promote state of the art debates and to facilitate an effective forum between ...

Advances in IBD 2019

Date: 12-Dec-19 to 14-Dec-19
Location: United States
Gastroenterologists, nurses, fellow physicians, and surgeons all gather at the 18th Annual Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (AIBD) conference, taking place December 12–14, 2019, in beautiful Orlando, FL with a common goal in mind. This is a must-attend event for anyone treating IBD. Join us to stay up-to-date on late-breaking abstracts and shared best practices in the field of IBD, while learning groundbreaking therapeutic methods and new technology advances that are designed with your patients in mind. Leave armed with the tools and information you can implement as early as Monday morning. THE TREATMENT OF IBD IS EXPANDING. EXPAND WITH IT.

Winter Imaging in Beaver Creek

Date: 06-Jan-20 to 10-Jan-20
Location: United States
Lectures and cases will cover evidence-based practice techniques and protocols for improved diagnostic accuracy in multiple applications. At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: Apply advanced techniques and protocol design in CT, MRI, ultrasound, and Interventional Integrate state-of-the-art imaging techniques and applications into clinical practice. Utilize advanced MDCT for abdominal imaging. Describe recent advances and techniques in musculoskeletal imaging. Apply quality improvement strategies to the practice of interventional radiology, with a focus on increasing efficiency, communication, and collaboration. Describe the common challenges in interpreting whole body and brain PET/CT. Describe thoracic radiologic procedures for clinical cancer ...

Pre-Filled Syringes and Injectable Drug Devices 2020

Date: 15-Jan-20 to 16-Jan-20
Location: United Kingdom
As Europe’s leading Pre-Filled Syringes conference, the 2020 event will assess innovations in device engineering and components, enhancement of human factors, and optimizing packaging and containment. With the rapid expansion of the PFS market, the regulatory environment is more importance than ever. This year’s programme will look at the EU MDR, Article 117 as well as insights into the MDR post-market surveillance requirements; providing a holistic review of the Pre-Filled Syringes industry. This two-day agenda offers you peer-to-peer networking with Global Product Managers, Senior Pre-Filled Syringes Engineers, Device Testing Managers, Heads of Late-Stage Pre-Filled Syringes Development, Head of Medical Affairs, Senior Director – Combination Products & Medical Devices, Global ...

12th Annual ICJR Winter Hip & Knee Course

Date: 16-Jan-20 to 19-Jan-20
Location: Vail / United States
Throughout this 4-day meeting, faculty will present insightful commentary on a variety of hip and knee topics, as well as major healthcare issues related to orthopaedic surgery. Virtually every aspect of joint replacement will be examined through case-based panel discussions, video vignettes, and audience interaction focusing on the latest procedures and technology for hip and knee arthroplasty. The meeting will also examine issues related to the perioperative environment, including thrombosis, wound and pain management, blood conservation, quality mandates, practice management, and economics. Each of these educational areas is timely and central to the orthopaedic surgeon’s effort to maintain surgical excellence while navigating the evolutionary changes taking place throughout the ...

Maternal-Fetal Imaging CME Course Advances in OB-GYN Ultrasound 2020

Date: 17-Jan-20 to 19-Jan-20
“Our faculty will be doing live scanning to show tips on obtaining cardiac and outflow tracts (with color Doppler) as well as tips on scanning brain anatomy, the lower uterine segment and getting optimal doppler images. We will cover first trimester anomalies as well as the most common anomalies diagnosed today with ultrasound in the second and third trimesters. A particular focus on prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease for screeners will be given by cardiac specialists. You’ll also learn the basics in assessing pregnancies at risk for morbidly adherent placenta (accreta spectrum) since it is now 1:200 pregnancies. Gynecological ultrasound will include ultrasound of endometrium, pelvic pain and pelvic floor.” – Dolores Pretorius, Program Target Physicians, ...
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