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Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal has emphasized the urgent need to scale up preventive healthcare efforts across Pakistan, citing the country's rapid population growth and inadequate healthcare infrastructure. The minister inaugurated the third phase of the Big Catch-Up Round immunization campaign, aiming to reach children who missed
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Research conducted by Symbiosis International (Deemed University) has successfully employed advanced machine learning (ML) and natural language processing (NLP) techniques to analyze public sentiment towards COVID-19 vaccinations on Twitter. By utilizing specialized ML models and embedding techniques, the study aimed to inform policies on content moderation and misinformation control during
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Research published in the June 30, 2025, edition of Cancer Vaccine Week indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a lasting impact on cancer prevention and screening in the United States. According to a study conducted by the American Cancer Society, the prevalence of major modifiable cancer risk factors, human
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A recent study investigating the relationship between complementary medicine (CM) use and COVID-19 vaccination uptake in a nationally representative US sample has found that overall use of CM was not significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccination uptake. However, the study did reveal that individuals who visited chiropractors were less likely to
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Investigations into new COVID-19 vaccination strategies have made significant progress, with researchers at Institut Teknologi Bandung developing a multi-epitope peptide-based vaccine that successfully induces immune responses in mice. This breakthrough vaccine targets SARS-CoV-2 structural and non-structural proteins, demonstrating potential to overcome vaccine failure due to viral genetic mutations. Key Takeaways:
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Research conducted at the University of Michigan has underscored the significance of post-vaccination experiences in shaping individual and communal attitudes toward vaccines, particularly among healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries. The study explored the post-vaccination experiences of healthcare workers in Sierra Leone and found that positive vaccination experiences significantly
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Pakistan's public health sector is facing a severe setback as childhood immunization rates continue to decline. According to global data, 15.7 million children in 2023 received no routine vaccines, with Pakistan having the second-highest number of zero-dose children in South Asia, behind only India. This alarming trend
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US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new vaccine advisers began their first meeting Wednesday under intense scrutiny from medical experts worried about Americans' access to lifesaving shots. Kennedy already announced COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be recommended for healthy children or pregnant women, despite government scientists
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The US Secretary of Health, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has announced that the United States will cease contributing to the Gavi global health programme, citing concerns over vaccine recommendations and safety. Speaking at a Gavi fundraising event, Kennedy expressed doubts about the efficacy of certain vaccines, including the diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell
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Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have conducted a study on the prevalence of birth defects among infants born to women who received COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy. The study, published in Birth Defects Research, analyzed data from the CDC's COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry (C19VPR)
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A new study evaluated the durability of humoral and cell-mediated immunity (CMI) post-Pfizer vaccination among healthcare workers at a tertiary care center in Lebanon. The study enrolled 42 healthcare workers, with their past infection and/or vaccination duration ranging between 2 months and 2 years. The researchers found that only
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Researchers from Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, in collaboration with colleagues from various institutions, have conducted a systematic review to identify effective strategies for improving COVID-19 vaccination efforts globally. The study, published in Health Promotion Perspectives in 2025, examined 22 health promotion strategies categorized into five key areas based on
