Vaccinations
Shingles: No longer just a disease of the elderly
If until a few years ago we tended to think that shingles was a disease of the elderly, cases like those of Adi Himmelbloy and Bar Zomer clarify that everyone is at risk, at any age.
Expert explains: Is it better to get sick and develop natural immunity or to get vaccinated?
These are the vaccines every adult should get
US CDC will not publish report showing COVID vaccine effectiveness
Whooping cough outbreak in ultra-Orthodox Israeli population requires urgent vaccinations
More than 225 cases of whooping cough have been reported since the beginning of this year, 13 times more than during the same period last year.
Stress makes vaccines less effective - Israeli study
TAU’s groundbreaking study shows that tension enhances antibody quantity and quality but impairs immunological memory.
Viral infection in children with chickenpox can reappear after dormancy for years or even decades
A new, effective vaccine is available from the four health funds to the elderly and immunocompromised against shingles.
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Man diagnosed with monkeypox, months after last case in Israel
After several months of no cases in Israel, a man in his 50s has been diagnosed with monkeypox.
France confirms bird flu vaccination after favorable tests
"These favorable results provided sufficient guarantees to launch a vaccination campaign as early as autumn 2023," the farm ministry wrote on its website.
3D printed microneedle patches can help bring vaccines to the masses
The researchers decided to work with a novel type of vaccine delivery based on patches about the size of a thumbnail that contain hundreds of microneedles.
People lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID pandemic, UNICEF says
In 52 of the 55 countries surveyed, the public perception of vaccines for children declined between 2019 and 2021.
Could vaccines be a cure for antibiotic-resistant bacteria?
Israeli scientists announce 100% effectiveness of mRNA vaccine against Black Plague-causing bacteria in preclinical trial performed on mice.
Polio will never be gone without full vaccination - Israeli immunologist
There are 150,000 Israeli children who have not been vaccinated against polio at all, the Health Ministry says.
UK's Conservatives ditch lawmaker for comparing COVID vaccines to Holocaust
One UK lawmaker was dismissed following his comparison of vaccine side effects to crimes against humanity committed during the Holocaust.
