The NSW Government today announced the continued roll out of Meningococcal vaccines against the A, C, W and Y strains for 15 — 19-year-olds.

Thousands of NSW students are being targeted with a further run of meningococcal vaccines.

A 66-year-old man is the sixth meningococcal case to be found in Tasmania, announced a day ahead of mass public vaccination sessions in Hobart's north.

Critics of Tbilisi's hardline drug policies say laws were being exploited to justify heavy-handed policing

According to a new poll commissioned by the Texas Public Health Coalition, the vast majority of Republican voters in Texas want children to be vaccinated before they begin school, the Houston Chronicle reports.

The vast majority of Republican voters in Texas want children to be vaccinated before they begin school, according to a new poll commissioned by the Texas Public Health Coalition, The Houston Chronicle reports.

Children get phony protection but officials aren’t held accountable.

Bill Clinton pleaded with the world Friday not to abandon the campaign to rein in the HIV virus which still kills nearly a million people every year and infects twice as many. The world must “hold the line” until a vaccine or cure is found, or face “calamitous” consequences, the US ex-president told the 22nd International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam “There can be no Brexit in the fight against AIDS,” said the founder of the …

While no illnesses have been reported, millions of Chinese are outraged by a pharmaceutical company's corner-cutting.

Chinese state media report a total of 15 people have been detained so far in a growing scandal over the faking of records by a rabies vaccine maker.

Experts and campaigners have been calling for equal access to the jab, which is already routinely offered to teenage girls and is free up until they turn 18

Big pharma is blaming others in the drug supply chain while pushing policies to protect its own bottom line.

Executives at Chinese vaccine company taken in by police for questioning as Chinese Premier tries to mollify public anger over the industry that's been plagued by corruption.

Chinese citizens and officials are outraged over the discovery that hundreds of thousands of vaccines recently administered to children in the country were faulty. What? How could that happen? An investigation has been launched by China's Food and Drug Administration into the practices of vaccine manufacturer Changsheng Biotechnology Co., after it was discovered that the firm allegedly violated safety standards and subsequently sold more than 250,000 doses of common immunizations for diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough. Earlier this month, it was discovered that Changsheng had also falsified the production records of a rabies shot the company had developed, but none of those vaccines made it to market. Meanwhile, frustrated parents are left waiting to hear what steps to take next, not knowing what type of reaction the impacted children might have to further boosters now that the shots have been deemed ineffective. So, now what? Five of the company's executives have been taken into custody by …

China's regulator orders a vaccine manufacturer to recall all its products after finding it violated standards in the production of a rabies vaccine.

Premier Li Keqiang called for an investigation into “the entire process chain of all vaccine production and sales,” after a drug company allegedly sold more than 250,000 doses that failed to meet safety standards.

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine on Monday said Congress is ready and able to forbid “gag clauses” that bar pharmacies from telling customers they could pay less by using cash for certain drugs instead of ponying up the copayment under their insurance policy.

Vaccines need to be kept cold to remain effective. A lack of power in remote areas makes this difficult, reducing the reach of the life-saving pharmaceuticals.

A jury in Texas ruled that a woman should have her child taken from her custody. The jury agreed with prosecutors that the mother had been purposely sabotaging the health and well being of her child. The mother swears that her baby’s deteriorating health was caused by a medical mistake that resulted in a wrongly administered Gardasil vaccine to her infant. First, the facts that everyone seems to agree on: The baby in question, Aniya Blu Vasquez, was born on Aug. 4, 2016. On Dec. 29 of that year, Aniya was mistakenly given a shot of Gardasil meant for her 14-year-old brother. This was in addition to her regular, four-month-old vaccine regimen. Gardasil is a vaccine given to children to prevent the spread of human papillomavirus (HPV,) a sexually transmitted disease. Some conservative groups have argued against laws requiring Gardasil vaccinations, on the grounds that this encourages young children to be sexually …

A child who was not vaccinated against the flu dies of the disease and another 18 children in NSW are hospitalised.

A preventable death from influenza has prompted NSW health authorities to again warn parents to vaccinate their child.

Vaccines have long been considered safe, but many people still believe they are not. A new study shows that people who think they know more than medical experts are more likely to believe that vaccine are not safe.

Recently,President Donald Trump hired former Fox News executive, Bill Shine, as his assistant to the deputy chief of staff for communications. Bill Shine’s wife, Darla Shine, has made headlines after tweeting racist remarks. Her bigotry doesn’t end on Twitter, CNN dug up comments she made about vaccinations, sexual assault, and women in the military. She made these comments in the early 200s during a radio show she hosted. “And you know what, I’m the first …

Darla Shine, the wife of new White House deputy chief of staff for communications Bill Shine, hosted a radio show in the late 2000s where she once mocked victims of sexual harassment in the military and repeatedly pushed fringe conspiracy theories about vaccines.

Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador plans to establish a border police force to combat illegal immigration and the problems associated with it, such as drug and weapons smuggling and human trafficking. The announcement comes at a time when President Donald Trump is facing intense criticism for his policies addressing illegal immigration. What are the details? For years, Mexico has been plagued with high levels of illegal immigration on its southern border. Migrants traveling north from war-torn Central America have at times overwhelmed Mexican authorities. And while most of the migrants use the border as a gateway toward a better life, others use it to smuggle drugs and weapons, which amounts to a major problem for cartel-controlled Mexico. But that's all allegedly going to change with the upcoming administration. Alfonso Durazo, Lopez Obrador's future chief of public security, said in an interview with Bloomberg published Monday that the border police force is part of a larger …

Mexico's President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador plans to establish a border police force to combat illegal immigration and the problems associated with it, such as drug and weapons smuggling and human trafficking. The announcement comes at a time when President Donald Trump is facing intense criticism for his policies addressing illegal immigration. What are the details? For years, Mexico has been plagued with high levels of illegal immigration on its southern border. Migrants traveling north from war-torn Central America have at times overwhelmed Mexican authorities. And while most of the migrants use the border as a gateway toward a better life, others use it to smuggle drugs and weapons, which amounts to a major problem for cartel-controlled Mexico. But that's all allegedly going to change with the upcoming administration. Alfonso Durazo, Lopez Obrador's future chief of public security, said in an interview with Bloomberg published Monday that the border police force is part of a larger …

'This government’s approach is lining the pockets of organised criminals while forcing taxpayers to live with the costs associated with drug abuse'

Is it a miracle, or is it science? That was the question posed by the Thai Navy SEAL team after the completed rescue of all 12 Thai youth soccer players and their 25-year-old coach on Tuesday. The boys became trapped in the Tham Luang cave on June 23 while exploring the cave system, as rising waters forced them deeper and deeper into the cavern. The boys were finally located, miraculously alive, after nine days of searching — and then the rescue efforts began. Here are 7 facts about the rescue. Jeva Lange 1. Many of the boys did not know how to swim and were given anti-anxiety medications before being helped out by divers. [The New York Times, The Telegraph] 2. It took 11 hours for a diver to make the five-mile roundtrip to reach the boys. [ITV] 3. All the while, hundreds of gallons of water were being pumped out of the cave — the equivalent of 48 Olympic-sized swimming pools in a 75-hour period. In an effort to stop the flooding, authorities also dammed streams that flowed into the caves. Natural shafts that dumped water into the caves were also plugged. [Sky, Reuters] 4. Divers used "Heyphones," a 20-year-old technology, to communicate with the rescue base. The ultra-low frequency transmitters are able to penetrate through rock and send divers' locations and messages. [Wired] 5. Approximately 90 divers were involved in the rescue. About 50 were foreigners. [AFP] 6. After being in the dark for two weeks, the boys have to wear dark sunglasses after they emerge, until their eyes adjust. [NYT] 7. After being removed from the cave, the boys went straight to the hospital — and into quarantine. Doctors are worried about diseases that might have been in the cave waters or spread by animals. All the boys have been treated with antibiotics and received vaccinations for tetanus and rabies. Two boys might have pneumonia, but the doctor called all of the first eight rescued "in good health, with no fever, and in a good mood." [NYT]

Samoa issues a recall of the vaccine for mumps, measles and rubella after two babies die just hours after receiving their shots.

Could be on its way to extinction