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Five Things For Pharmacists To Know About Measles in 2025

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Although I have practiced in the area of infectious diseases pharmacy for quite a while now, measles has not been of much clinical relevance to me beyond MMR for routine vaccination. Vaccination is the best way to prevent measles This is an obvious one, but necessary to state right out the gate. MMR is given in 2 doses.

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4mn dose shortage of GSK’s childhood rotavirus vaccine expected

European Pharmaceutical Review

According to Reuters , Kenya, Tanzania, Senegal and Cameroon have either run out of or are close to running out of vaccines to protect children against the deadly rotavirus infection following undisclosed “manufacturing challenges” at GSK. We are witnessing the largest sustained drop in childhood immunisation in a generation.

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The imperative of fridge-free vaccines

European Pharmaceutical Review

Many of today’s vaccines are produced in ready-to-inject liquid formulations that must be kept cold to maintain stability. However, this greatly complicates both the worldwide distribution and stockpiling of vaccines and other drugs. A requisite cold chain has been designed and implemented to be uninterrupted from factory to patient.

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WHO and UNICEF data show promising signs of immunisation rebounding in some countries

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million children missed out on one or more vaccines delivered through routine immunization services, compared to 24.4 million children who missed out in 2019 before pandemic-related disruptions, underscoring the need for ongoing catch-up, recovery and system strengthening efforts. million children in 2019.

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MHRA Chief Executive to step down

European Pharmaceutical Review

Previous roles The MHRA highlighted Dame June Raine has been Chief Executive Officer of the MHRA since August 2019. MHRA also noted that Dame June’s key interests are in monitoring the outcomes of regulatory action, risk communication and patient involvement in the regulatory process.

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Livi fights anti-vaxxers with digital patient messaging campaign

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Digital health firm Livi is planning to step up its digital campaign to encourage people to get their COVID-19 vaccines in the UK, with messaging designed to provide accurate information to patients and counter social media messages from anti-vaxxer groups.

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UK scientists say they have found cancer driver in junk DNA

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They showed how repetitive patterns of DNA are copied during replication, and found evidence they can stall the process entirely, increasing the risk of errors that can be an early driver of cancer, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Communications. The company signed a collaboration with Boehringer Ingelheim worth up to $1.07