GPs are being warned to be cautious in giving seasonal flu vaccines to children after reports that some were given the wrong one. The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the largest of the UK organisations that indemnify doctors against malpractice claims, has issued the warning after members notified ...
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Public Health England (PHE) has published end-of-season vaccine effectiveness (VE) data for the 2019-2020 season in the UK.In children 2 to 17 years old, adjusted VE with LAIV was 45.4% (95% CI: 12.6%, 65.9%) against all circulating strains. Adjus...
In this regard, the Recommendation set an objective for EU Member States to achieve a 75% vaccination coverage rate with the seasonal influenza vaccine in key target groups, such as pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy, children aged 6 months to 5 years, older adults (over 65 years), ...
peak in the new year. This year the majority of flu vaccines are expected to be in the UK by the end of October. However, one of the suppliers, Sanofi Pasteur, is only able to deliver just under two thirds of the vaccine; delivery of the remaining 35% will commence by November 18th...
UK – where more than six million doses of the vaccine have been given out – Pandemrix was the most widely used vaccine during the 2009 pandemic. But a spokesman for the Department of Health confirmed to EURACTIV that it is no longer in use, and will not be used for children any more...
PepTcell (High Wycombe, UK, www.peptcell.com) recently released preclinical data indication that Flu-V, its new flu vaccine, has the potential to protect against both pandemic and seasonal strains of influenza. PepTcell (High Wycombe, UK, www.peptcell.com) recently released preclinical data ...
Children with egg allergy can safely receive intranasal doses of a live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) made with egg protein, say investigators from the United Kingdom and Australia. In a phase 4 trial, eight of 282 children with egg allergy who received one or two doses of the ...
The most common solicited adverse reactions (occurring ≥10% in vaccine recipients and at least 5% greater than in placebo) reported were runny nose or nasal congestion in persons 2-49 years, fever >100°F in children 2-6 years, and sore throat in adult...