Vaccines

Trump administration considers order on autism and vaccines

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr previously held a leadership role in a prominent anti-vaccine group.

US FDA approves first mRNA flu shot from Moderna

Moderna has agreed to run an additional study and submit more data in adults 65 and older ⁠to confirm the vaccine’s benefit in that age group.

WHO pleads for more support to tackle Ebola outbreak

There have been 3,802 confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, including 1,707 deaths.

Bangladesh measles outbreak drives families into debt: Aid groups

Children receiving treatment after showing measles-like symptoms at Mugda Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 28.

Ebola outbreak in DR Congo ‘intensifying’: WHO

The outbreak is now the largest recorded Ebola virus disease outbreak in the country, said the WHO.

Singapore-based lab to produce clinical trial doses for potential new Ebola vaccine

Hilleman Laboratories has secured up to US$8.5 million in funding from global health body CEPI to develop and produce the Ebola vaccine candidate.

Trump administration unfreezes $774 million for Gavi global vaccine effort

The Geneva-based global alliance Gavi helps the world’s poorest countries buy vaccines to protect children from diseases.

Malaysia set to produce its first human vaccine from 2028

At present, Malaysia imports all its vaccines, sourced from countries such as the United States, Japan, and Indonesia.

Japanese drugmaker Takeda’s Qdenga becomes first dengue vaccine approved in India

A government health worker collects blood sample from a patient at a dengue detention centre in Kolkata, India.

UN warns of cracks in global immunisation system

An estimated 13.5 million so-called zero-dose children did not receive a single shot in their first year during 2025.

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