A study published in Nature looks at the effect of the shingles vaccine (Zostvax) on dementia risk. Comments provided by our … read more
Scientists comment on a WHO report on the number of measles cases in Europe in 2024. Prof Helen Bedford, … read more
Scientists comment on AstraZeneca scrapping plans for a UK based vaccine plant. Sharon Todd, Chief Executive, Society of Chemical … read more
Scientists comment on UKHSA announcing that the UK has secured doses of the human H5 influenza vaccine. Dr Ed … read more
Norovirus, a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea, can be a particular problem in closed settings which have high numbers … read more
A research letter published in JAMA looks at the decline of Mpox antibody responses after vaccination. Dr Jake Dunning, Senior … read more
A modelling study published in the Lancet Public Health looks at long term MMR vaccine waning. Prof Alex Richter, British Society … read more
The vast majority of cases of measles in England are in unvaccinated children and young people and outbreaks are always … read more
A study published in Nature Medicine looks at the shingles vaccine and risk of dementia. Prof Tara Spires-Jones, FMedSci, President … read more
Shingles is a painful and serious condition afflicting many elderly people. It is caused by the Herpes zoster virus that … read more
A study published in NPJ Vaccines looks at T cell responses in adenovirus-based COVID vaccines. Prof Sir Andrew Pollard, Director of … read more
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at COVID vaccination and asthma prevalence in children. Prof Seif Shaheen, Professor … read more
Scientists react to Phase 3 data on the combination vaccine against COVID-19 and flu. Prof John Tregoning, Professor in … read more
A groundbreaking NHS programme to help trial and develop new treatments designed to induce an immune response that aims to … read more
A study published in Nature Microbiology looks at birth by C-section and measles vaccine failure. Prof Alastair Sutcliffe, Professor of General … read more
Scientists react to AstraZeneca withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccine. Prof Adam Finn, Professor of Paediatrics, University of Bristol, said: “Global … read more
Scientists react to a clinical trial of melanoma mRNA vaccines. Prof Lawrence Young, Professor of Molecular Oncology, University of … read more
A study published in The Lancet looks at the results of the malaria R21/Matrix-M vaccine. Dr Alena Pance, Senior Lecturer in … read more
A study published in The Lancet looks at under vaccination and severed COVID-19 outcomes. Dr Andrew Freedman, Reader in Infectious … read more
The first research study of the entire UK population highlights gaps in COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Between a third and a … read more
