Measles

Officials in Barisal, Banlgadesh, reported that three children recently died after being injected with a measles vaccine at Kalikapur Community Health Clinic in Hijla upazila of Barisal.

Tido von Schoen-Angerer

A recent study has shown that free malaria drugs sent to Africa by international donors are being stolen and resold on commercial markets.

Elizabeth Winzeler

An international team of scientists plans to begin clinical trials for a new malaria vaccine later this year.

Only 52 percent of California hospital employees have received flu vaccinations, a new study has shown, despite a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recommendation that at least 60 percent be vaccinated.

Swine flu

Officials with the European Medicines Agency are looking into the safety of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix after reports surfaced that the treatment may be linked to a rare sleep disorder.

Officials with Walmart and Sam’s Club announced this week that they will be offering flu shots in more than 4,100 stores across the country.

A dramatic rise in the number of dengue hemorrhagic fever cases has led the Philippines Department of Health to issue a national warning against the disease.

Polio

Africa has made significant progress in efforts to eradicate polio, but some remedial actions need to be taken, according to a paper discussed on September 1 by the World Health Organization Regional Committee for Africa in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Measles

In an effort to eliminate measles, nearly 100 million children in China will be vaccinated against the disease this month.

Hepatitis B

Dynavax Technologies has received funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious diseases to study the differences between individuals who do and do not respond to vaccinations against the hepatitis B virus.