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Good support for immunisation drive in Tiruchi district: WHO officer
1 month ago

Good support for immunisation drive in Tiruchi district: WHO officer

The Hindu  

Tiruchi district is performing well in terms of immunisation, due to wide-ranging public acceptance of vaccinations, and adequate healthcare support, Saira Banu, surveillance medical officer, World Health Organisation, NPSP Unit, Puducherry, said on Thursday. The Deputy Director of Health Services said that people in Tiruchi were quite open to the immunisation programme. “We also ensure that the medical workers reach …

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Covid has increased risk of measles, neurological disorder: Experts
1 year ago

Covid has increased risk of measles, neurological disorder: Experts

Hindustan Times  

Covid pandemic has increased the risk of measles and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis possibly due of postponement of measles vaccination between 2020 and 2022, said experts at the a continued medical education programme on SSPE organised by department of neurology at King George’s Medical University on Saturday. SSPE a progressive neurological disorder among children and young adults effecting central nervous system,” …

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More than 1,200 children have died in the past 5 months in conflict-wrecked Sudan, the UN says
1 year, 3 months ago

More than 1,200 children have died in the past 5 months in conflict-wrecked Sudan, the UN says

Associated Press  

CAIRO — More than 1,200 children under age 5 have died in nine camps in war-scarred Sudan in the past five months, because of a deadly combination of measles and malnutrition, the U.N.’s refugee agency said Tuesday. “Dozens of children are dying every day — a result of this devastating conflict and a lack of global attention,” U.N. High Commissioner …

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Measles: The race to understand 'immune amnesia'
3 years, 1 month ago

Measles: The race to understand 'immune amnesia'

BBC  

Measles: The race to understand 'immune amnesia' Alamy Scientists have known for years that measles can alter the immune system – but the latest evidence suggests it's less of a mild tweaking, and more of a total reset. Essentially, when you're infected with measles, your immune system abruptly forgets every pathogen it's ever encountered before – every cold, every bout …

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The mystery of why some vaccines are doubly beneficial
4 years, 3 months ago

The mystery of why some vaccines are doubly beneficial

BBC  

The mystery of why some vaccines are doubly beneficial Getty Images Vaccines have been providing a kind of hidden, unintended protection for over a century. The benefits of the BCG Though the existence of “non-specific effects” wasn’t well-established until Aaby’s work in the 1980s, scientists have suspected for far longer that something weird happens when we’re vaccinated. “So right from …

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Measles Outbreak Kills Dozens Of Kids On Samoa And Infects Thousands More
5 years, 1 month ago

Measles Outbreak Kills Dozens Of Kids On Samoa And Infects Thousands More

NPR  

Measles Outbreak Kills Dozens Of Kids On Samoa And Infects Thousands More Samoa is under a state of emergency as its health system struggles with the crisis. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to the editor of the Samoa Observer, Keni Lesah. Joining us now from Samoa's capital, Apia, is Keni Lesa, the editor of the Samoan Observer. GARCIA-NAVARRO: How well is …

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Measles damages the immune system, research using unvaccinated Dutch children shows
5 years, 2 months ago

Measles damages the immune system, research using unvaccinated Dutch children shows

Dutch News  

The childhood disease measles causes long-term damage to the immune system which makes patients more vulnerable to other diseases, according to new research which used information gleaned from orthodox Dutch Protestants who don’t vaccinate their children. ‘Many of the deaths attributable to measles virus are caused by secondary infections because the virus infects and functionally impairs immune cells,’ the researchers …

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Measles damages the immune system, research using unvaccinated Dutch children shows
5 years, 2 months ago

Measles damages the immune system, research using unvaccinated Dutch children shows

Dutch News  

The childhood disease measles causes long-term damage to the immune system which makes patients more vulnerable to other diseases, according to new research which used information gleaned from orthodox Dutch Protestants who don’t vaccinate their children. ‘Many of the deaths attributable to measles virus are caused by secondary infections because the virus infects and functionally impairs immune cells,’ the researchers …

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Measles give your immune system ‘amnesia,’ studies find
5 years, 2 months ago

Measles give your immune system ‘amnesia,’ studies find

CNN  

CNN — Measles can erase the immune system’s memory, leaving us vulnerable to diseases we were previously protected against, new research has found. Two separate studies, published Thursday in the journals Science and Science Immunology, found that the highly contagious and potentially fatal measles virus can cause “immune amnesia,” removing antibodies that had protected patients from other illnesses. “The team …

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Measles Virus May Wipe Out Immune Protection For Other Diseases
5 years, 2 months ago

Measles Virus May Wipe Out Immune Protection For Other Diseases

NPR  

Measles Virus May Wipe Out Immune Protection For Other Diseases This year saw the largest outbreak of measles in the U.S. since 1994, with 1,250 cases reported as of Oct. 3, largely driven by families choosing not to vaccinate their kids. "These two papers complement each other in an interesting way, and they both provide clues to help answer how …

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Measles outbreaks driven by difficulty in getting vaccinations, not anti-vaxxers, warn health experts
5 years, 3 months ago

Measles outbreaks driven by difficulty in getting vaccinations, not anti-vaxxers, warn health experts

The Telegraph  

The rise in measles is being fueled by a shortage of nurses, health workers and difficulties in getting GP appointments, rather than anti-vaccination lobbyists, public health experts have warned. But although Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has blamed anti-vaxxers for stoking public fears about the measles, mumps and rubella jab, experts said many parents simply could not get their children …

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Fear, Misinformation, and Measles Spread in Brooklyn
5 years, 6 months ago

Fear, Misinformation, and Measles Spread in Brooklyn

Wired  

Chany had hoped to go to college and become a speech therapist. “If your child just got a vaccine and now he doesn’t speak anymore, your doctor’s not going to answer that.” Since some Hasidic sects frown on internet use, ultra-­Orthodox women often receive community news, inspirational talks, and other information by way of the phone. “Mothers can feel when …

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Measles outbreak: Man infects 39 people after travelling from New York to Michigan
5 years, 8 months ago

Measles outbreak: Man infects 39 people after travelling from New York to Michigan

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Over the next two weeks, the traveller would …

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