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Vaccines

Indonesia’s Riau province intensifies livestock vaccination amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak

Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, goats and sheep.
Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious viral disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, goats and sheep.

US FDA reverses decision and agrees to review Moderna’s flu vaccine

FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine maker Moderna in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 28, 2022.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the headquarters of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine maker Moderna in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., April 28, 2022.   REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

WHO prequalifies new polio vaccine to boost global outbreak response

The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

The shingles vaccine may have a dementia upside

Over the past year, data from separate vaccine rollouts in Wales, Australia, Canada and the US suggests the shingles vaccine  can delay the onset of dementia and slow down its progress, says the writer.
Over the past year, data from separate vaccine rollouts in Wales, Australia, Canada and the US suggests the shingles vaccine  can delay the onset of dementia and slow down its progress, says the writer.

In Mexico, at least 28 have died from measles outbreak that started 2025

People queue to receive the measles vaccine at the Central de Abasto wholesale market, as health authorities in Mexico launch vaccination campaigns to curb a surge in cases and prevent wider regional transmission, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Luis Cortes
People queue to receive the measles vaccine at the Central de Abasto wholesale market, as health authorities in Mexico launch vaccination campaigns to curb a surge in cases and prevent wider regional transmission, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 11, 2026. REUTERS/Luis Cortes

Measles cases in Europe, Central Asia drop 75% in 2025, agencies say

A nurse prepares a measles-rubella vaccine in Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
A nurse prepares a measles-rubella vaccine in Yangon, Myanmar, November 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Moderna says US refusing to review mRNA-based flu shot

Moderna said the rejection was “inconsistent with previous written communications”.
Moderna said the rejection was “inconsistent with previous written communications”.

‘Take the vaccine’: Dr Oz urges Americans to get vaccinated as US measles cases surge

Dr Mehmet Oz said that there was a simple solution to the raging measles outbreak in South Carolina.
Dr Mehmet Oz said that there was a simple solution to the raging measles outbreak in South Carolina.

askST: What are Singapore’s enhanced measures to contain the risk of measles infections?

Vaccination against measles has been made compulsory by law since 1985l
Vaccination against measles has been made compulsory by law since 1985l

S’pore imposes mandatory isolation of measles cases, conducts contact tracing after infections rise

Precautionary measures include mandatory isolation of people with confirmed measles infection until they are no longer infectious.
Precautionary measures include mandatory isolation of people with confirmed measles infection until they are no longer infectious.

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