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A fringe anti-vaccine movement took advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to bring conspiracy theories to a much wider audience, propelling dangerous misinformation about life-saving jabs that still endures five years later, experts warn.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Measles cases in the European region doubled in 2024 to a more than 25-year-high, the World Health Organisation and UNICEF said on Thursday, as they urged action to restore vaccination levels that slumped after the COVID-19 pandemic.
FROM DR SAKINA RUHIAssociate professor of Biochemistry International Medical School Management and Science University DR ALAM SHER MALIK Professor of Paediatrics International Medical School Management and Science University
PETALING JAYA: The newly-launched dengue vaccine, Qdenga, is being offered at some clinics for over RM500, which is about RM100 higher than the source price.
Thailand is poised to hit a milestone this weekend in its national vaccination drive, with the 100 millionth jab administered, bringing the number of those fully vaccinated in the country to 60 per cent of the population.
Fewer Filipinos are hesitant to get Covid-19 jabs, according to a nationwide survey released on Friday amid a surge in coronavirus infections and a bid to make vaccines more accessible.
Facebook said on Aug 18 vaccine “hesitancy” is declining in the United States and other countries, and credits its efforts to filter out misinformation and promote authoritative information for helping the trend.
JOHOR BAHRU: To address issues of vaccine hesitancy among school children and parents, more briefing sessions providing scientific information and data from the Health Ministry should be organised by the authorities.
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Vaccine hesitancy has risen sharply in Thailand opinion polls show, just weeks away from the start of a mass inoculation programme and as the country fights its deadliest COVID-19 outbreak.
In efforts to get people hesitant about the coronavirus vaccine to show up for a jab, many countries are offering incentives that specifically appeal to their populaces, whether that means a chance to win a cow or Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos Tacos from Taco Bell.
PETALING JAYA: Before deciding on whether to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory, health experts and former health ministers urged the government to first look into vaccinating those who are already in the programme and to also educate the public on its benefits.
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) - In northwest Syria, where healthcare is rudimentary and those displaced by war are packed into squalid camps, the arrival of vaccines to fight COVID-19 should have been cause for relief.
(Reuters Health) - Social media disinformation campaigns designed to cast doubt on the safety and effectiveness of vaccines are contributing to vaccine hesitancy and a meaningful drop in annual coverage, a new cross-national study suggests.
PETALING JAYA: The government should address the issue of vaccine hesitancy among Malaysians more effectively to ensure herd immunity, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - When Edith Serem received her COVID-19 vaccination last month at a hospital in Nairobi where she works as a doctor, nurses jokingly warned she might start speaking in a foreign language.
As countries in the world search for ways to increase vaccination rates, they should look at the social welfare structure within the republic's 'alley life'.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's peak medical body on Thursday warned the country's residents were "sitting ducks" for COVID-19, as business leaders call for the international border to be reopened faster despite a sluggish national vaccination drive.
(Reuters) - Measles cases rose 20% last year, driven by a lack of vaccine coverage in the world's poorest countries and those riddled with conflict, the World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday.
PETALING JAYA: While the immunisation rate for children in Malaysia has returned to pre-pandemic levels quicker than other countries, vaccine hesitancy among parents remains a concern, say health experts.
