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A lady gets a vaccine

HPV vaccinations seem to be creating herd immunity for US men

Oral HPV infection rates have dropped by 37 per cent among unvaccinated men in the US, suggesting the widespread vaccine rollout has led to herd immunity

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Live, weakened virus is used in some forms of the polio vaccine

Health

Wild polio has been eradicated in Nigeria but infections will continue

Analysis

Vaccination rates have been declining in the UK

Health

The UK has lost its World Health Organization ‘measles-free’ status

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Chlamydia vaccine shown to be safe in first ever human trial

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Chlamydia vaccine shown to be safe in first ever human trial

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Cervical cancer rates are in decline thanks to the HPV vaccine

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Just one dose of the HPV vaccine may be enough to lower cancer rates

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Health

Ebola case confirmed in major city in Democratic Republic of Congo

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HPV vaccine to be offered to UK boys as well as girls from September

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HPV vaccine to be offered to UK boys as well as girls from September

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YouTube on an iPad

Technology

YouTube anti-vax videos are on the decline but are yet to be wiped out

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Louis Pasteur

People in Science

Louis Pasteur

Ovarian cancer

Definition

Ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in women – around 7300 women in the UK are diagnosed with it each year

Health

HPV vaccine has significantly cut rates of cancer-causing infections

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Definition

How do vaccines work?

Health

Labelling people "anti-vaxxers" ignores real roots of their concerns

Comment

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Compulsory vaccines are needed to keep measles under control in the UK

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