‘The best plan for this winter’ is the motto with which the Spanish Association of Vaccinology wants to raise awareness among the population to get vaccinated now to be protected during the winter. With this campaign, the AEV invites people aged 60 or over and the vulnerable population to get vaccinated against flu, Covid-19 and … Read more
Almería hosts this week the XX International Balmis Knows Vaccine Update Conference. It is one of the most prestigious and longest-running congresses on vaccinology on the international scene. The meeting, organized by the Institute Balmis de Vaccines and the Official College of Physicians of Almeríawill take place on October 26 and 27 and will dedicate … Read more
The “vaccine” against bronchiolitis will be given first to at-risk babies and the youngest onesJ. HERNANDEZ All the children under two years old are infected at some point by the respiratory syncytial virus (VRS), one of the many respiratory viruses that surround the little ones. The problem is that getting infected with RSV, something that … Read more
Wu Hanmeng pointed out that babies are in the period of oral desire from birth to 1.5 years old. They like to put fingers, pacifiers, toys and other visible objects into their mouths. If they are not properly cleaned, the mouth will be contaminated with germs; the picture shows the situation photo. (picture taken from … Read more
Paraguay Implements Acellular Hexavalent Vaccine to Strengthen Immunization for Children In a significant move to enhance the immunization of children, Paraguay has introduced the acellular hexavalent pediatric vaccine. This implementation marks an unprecedented step in improving the National Vaccination Plan of the Ministry of Public Health and will replace the pentavalent and anti-polio vaccines. The … Read more
Providing hope to millions of women and newborns around the world, perinatal HIV transmission is nearly eliminated in the United States. Once considered a leading cause of childhood HIV infections, the country has achieved an impressive feat in preventing new cases of mother-to-child transmission. Significant progress has been made over the last few decades, resulting … Read more
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With the Covid-19 wave fully triggered in China, the alarms have sounded in Europe, a reason to put the importance of vaccination back on the table at all ages, even in minors. In this sense, a study conducted in children and adolescents who received the Covid-19 vaccine after suffering from a multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) … Read more
Castilla y León will launch its new official calendar of systematic vaccinations this 2023, one of the most complete in all of Spain which will include, among other improvements, free vaccination against rotavirus for all children born on or after this Sunday, January 1 , and against human papilloma virus (HPV) for all children who … Read more
The United Kingdom Health Security Agency has issued an alert for the increase in infections by group A strep, which has resulted in at least six deaths since September. The doctors point out that it is a very common disease, even in Spain, and that it can be treated successfully with antibiotics if it is … Read more
Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and the United States are some of the countries that have seen an increase in the circulation of certain respiratory diseases such as covid, influenza (swine flu) and syncytial virus. This, unofficially and outside of medical terms, has been called “tripendemic,” and would be associated with the low immunization achieved during … Read more