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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

The controversy about the H1N1 vaccine is strengthening public opinion's distrust of government action.

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.

A vaccine against rotavirus is about to be developed. This virus can cause dehydration in an infant.

A vaccine is developed against poliomyelitis, a disease which can leave patients with serious physical damage.

The Pasteur Institute in Lille studies parasitic diseases, particularly bilharziosis, and looks for vaccines against them.

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…

A survey shows that France is bottom of the list of European countries when it comes to vaccinating babies, as doctors are reluctant to follow the recommendations. The controversy over the hepatitis B vaccines has raised questions about vaccination in gen…

France is relatively untouched by bird flu. However, the discovery of some infected birds has aroused real fears among the population, whose confidence in the agro-food industry has been weakened.

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…

Evaluation on vaccines against polio, diphtheria and tetanus.

The pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline is currently trialling a vaccine against the H5N1 virus, which is responsible for avian flu.

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: -

All about the vaccination measures and the anti-tuberculosis stamp brought in to eradicate this respiratory disease.

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…