Flu vaccine: Parents urged to have young children immunised

Flu vaccine: Parents urged to have young children immunised

The NHS is urging parents and carers of two and three-year-olds to schedule a flu vaccine for their children ahead of an expected surge in respiratory illnesses this winter. School-age children, kids in clinical risk groups and pregnant women are among the groups also eligible to get vaccinated. The flu vaccine is given to most … Read more

Gaza polio vaccine: What is polio and how will children be immunised?

Gaza polio vaccine: What is polio and how will children be immunised?

AFP A series of “humanitarian pauses” to fighting in Gaza are due to begin on Sunday, to allow hundreds of thousands of children to be vaccinated against polio. The agreement comes after UN officials said a 10-month-old has been partially paralysed after contracting Gaza’s first recorded case of polio in 25 years. What is polio … Read more