Reportages sur les vaccins

Campaign to prevent poliomyelitis. The president of the League for the fight against poliomyelitis assures that the new vaccine is an effective weapon and don't have collateral effects

Newsreader Peter Sissons introduces a report by Karen Allen about the fall in MMR vaccinations.The MMR vaccine is a mixture of three live attenuated viruses, administered via injection for immunization against measles, mumps and rubella (also called Germa…

Short documentary about The Institute of Serums and Vaccines.

A selection process will soon get underway in South Africa to find people with tuberculosis to take part in the clinical trials required before the RUTI vaccine, developed in Badalona, Spain, can be placed on the market. If all goes as expected, the vacci…

A new anti-poliomyelitis vaccine is producted on an industrial scale to fight against the spreading of this disease

Original language summary: La polémique sur le vaccin H1N1 renforce la méfiance des opinions publiques vis-à-vis des instances officielles.

Thanks to the new vaccine, an effective means of preventing polio is now available. Today, everyone who is born on 1 January 1930 or later as well as all pregnant women until the age of 40 can get vaccinated for free at all general practitioners. The Dani…

If the bird flu virus H5N1 could be transmitted from human to human, it would pose a serious threat. Scientists are working to find a solution to such an eventuality.

Original language summary: Un vaccin contre le rotavirus vient d'être mis au point. Ce virus peut provoquer la déshydratation chez le nourrisson.

Original language summary: Un vaccin est mis au point contre la poliomyélite, maladie qui peut laisser de graves séquelles physiques.

Original language summary: L'Institut Pasteur de Lille étudie les maladies parasitaires, particulièrement la bilharziose, et cherche des vaccins pour s'en prémunir.

Until 3 May, everyone under the age of 40 can get vaccinated against polio for free. The vaccination is completely pain-free as you just eat a piece of sugar that has been moistened with a couple of drops of the vaccine. Experts do not know for sure how l…

Original language summary: Une enquête montre que la France est en queue de peloton des pays européens pour la vaccination des nourrissons, car les médecins sont réticents à suivre les recommandations. Les polémiques sur les vaccins de l'hépatite B o…

Original language summary: La France est relativement peu touchée par la grippe aviaire. Néanmoins la découverte de quelques oiseaux infectés suscite de vives craintes au sein de la population, dont la confiance à l'égard de la filière agro-alimentai…

Colombian biochemist Manuel Patarroyo created the first chemically-made anti-malaria vaccine, a revolutionary discovery in the worldwide struggle to control the spread of malaria. But the discovery was received with certain reticence by the international …

Even though cases of poliomyelitis have diminished, some resistence against the vaccine need to be overcome: the lack of it is the cause of more than a hundred cases each year

Professor Silk worked three years to develop the vaccine in the laboratories of University of Pittsburg. After tests of Rhesus monkeys, it was inoculated to two millions of American children, with good results. Professor Francis announced to journalists f…

Original language summary: Le point sur le vaccin contre la polio, la diphtérie, le tétanos.

Original language summary: Le groupe pharmaceutique GlaxoSmithKline teste actuellement un vaccin contre le virus H5N1, responsable de la grippe aviaire.

The impact that swine flu has had in Ireland and the likelihood of a return of the virus.; Original language summary: -

Rising rate of swine flu cases in Ireland and the approaches being taken to deal with the virus.; Original language summary: -

Original language summary: Présentation des mesures de vaccination et du timbre antituberculeux pour éradiquer cette maladie respiratoire.

A group of doctors from Barcelona’s Hospital Clínic is working on an uncommon type of research in Manhiça, Mozambique. They’re seeking cures for diseases that affect mostly the poor: malaria, AIDS, tuberculosis, pneumonias, etc. 90% of all health research…