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Scientists turn mosquitoes ‘into a vaccination tool’ to immunise bats against rabies The insects are being designed to spread vaccines instead of disease Mosquitoes typically spread disease, rather than prevent it, but Chinese scientists have proposed using the insects as an unlikely vector to deliver vaccines to bats. In a study published in Science Advances …
Effectiveness of incentives The most promising incentive option is guaranteed cash payments, which meet all our criteria when implemented well. A systematic review of vaccine promotion interventions recommends guaranteed cash payments, with an estimate that they increase uptake of vaccines by 8%.2 A trial in Sweden found guaranteed payments provided by researchers increased COVID-19 vaccination …
The consequences of secrecy in health policy ripple far beyond a single study, they threaten the foundation of public trust itself. When I worked at NIAID, I could not replicate an experiment that a post doc was trying to publish. They took me off the project & published anyway. I did that assay 100 times. …
CDC quietly reports childhood vaccine rates dropped again for the 2024–2025 school year, with coverage falling below 93% for all major shots. MMR vaccination (measles, mumps, rubella): 92.5% Polio vaccine: 92.5% DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis): 92.1% Exemptions also hit a new record. CDC confirms that “the exemption rate was the highest ever reported in the …
The Albanese Government has allocated $100 million to address bird flu risks in Australia, focusing on the avian influenza strain H5N1. This funding aims to safeguard agricultural industries, wildlife, and the national economy by enhancing preparedness and vaccination efforts against the high-pathogenicity strain. 🚨𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: The Albanese Government has announced a $100 Million ‘bird flu preparedness …