This new vaccine launched in 1974, as the expanded programme on immunization (EPI) was delivered vaccines against diphteria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, measless and tuberculosis (BCG). This all kind of vaccines to prevent of 2.5 milion deaths every year.
Recently have implementation of new and under-utilized vaccines providing additional prevention of untimely deaths and disabilities. These include vaccines against hepatitis B, haemophilus influenza type b, streptococcus pneumoniae, rotavirus and rubella.
Kind of vaccines that still under improvement such as vaccines against human papilloma virus (HPV) provide an opportunity to impact global cervical cancer morbidity and mortality through immunization activities in older age groups.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Genetic or DNA Vaccines
At the time being genetic vaccines become the project of immunization building experiment. This method born after the development of some DNA vaccine that have good result on preventing people from genetic diseases like herpes disease.
Brisbane based Coridon has reached another milestone in the development of its pioneering DNA vaccine against herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) with result from a preclinical efficacy study showing 100% effective in protecting animals against the virus. Condon now plans to progress the DNA virus programme into human clinical studies with funding its major investor, Allied Healthcare Group.
The result of this study seem very positive, the DNA vaccine works differently to conventional vaccines. DNA from the virus is injected into individual, and the body generates an immune response against the virus proteins encoded by that DNA. Then enables the body to mount an effective immune defence against the full virus should it ever appear.
DNA vaccines have the tremendous benefit of not only offering prophylactic protection, but also potentially curing individuals currently infected by the virus.
Brisbane based Coridon has reached another milestone in the development of its pioneering DNA vaccine against herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) with result from a preclinical efficacy study showing 100% effective in protecting animals against the virus. Condon now plans to progress the DNA virus programme into human clinical studies with funding its major investor, Allied Healthcare Group.
The result of this study seem very positive, the DNA vaccine works differently to conventional vaccines. DNA from the virus is injected into individual, and the body generates an immune response against the virus proteins encoded by that DNA. Then enables the body to mount an effective immune defence against the full virus should it ever appear.
DNA vaccines have the tremendous benefit of not only offering prophylactic protection, but also potentially curing individuals currently infected by the virus.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Bunch Vaccination in Hanoi
Vaccination become the requisition of every immigration that come to Hanoi - Vietnam. Before the final interview, every immigrant should do several task to comply with immigration policy compliment. The first task was to get a bunch of vaccinations. Vaccination can only be given in HCMC, the US has a contract with a vaccination center and tell you that no other places vaccines will be accepted. The strict regulation to make sure that every immigrant will not bring of certain diseases to this country, but this seems pretty ridiculous especially since some of the vaccines require a second shot. If you are applying from Hanoi, you are got to fly back to HCMC a month later just to get vaccination in Hanoi at an international recognized hospital with doctors.
The vaccination center in HCMC was very efficient and even recommended to person some other vaccinations that she should probably get. The most interesting thing about the vaccination center though was to see how many people were planning on emigrating to America. Every single person at the center had the same American paperwork that we had. In an hour there was probably fifty people getting their American Vaccines. This vaccination is as the requirement before they got interview of getting their Visa.
The vaccination center in HCMC was very efficient and even recommended to person some other vaccinations that she should probably get. The most interesting thing about the vaccination center though was to see how many people were planning on emigrating to America. Every single person at the center had the same American paperwork that we had. In an hour there was probably fifty people getting their American Vaccines. This vaccination is as the requirement before they got interview of getting their Visa.
Friday, September 2, 2011
Immunization For Children
Naturally a baby have their own immune system to protect their body from viruses and bacteria attack, in order they keep health. But if you are too protected to their environmental, the natural building immune sometime can't work, because the baby never contact to bad nature condition. Immunization to the baby actually just to make the baby contact to the bad nature condition that may never contact to that environmental so the body will build their immune system when the environment condition have bad condition.
Immunization for babies are scheduled as there many kind of immunization should be followed by your baby until they grow to about 2 years old. Vaccination schedule can be seen on the link. Vaccination is a way of creating immunity to certain diseases by using small amounts of a killed or weakened virus or bacteria that causes the particular disease.
Those microorganism can be measles virus, or bacteria, such as pneumococcus. Vaccine stimulate the immune system to react as if there were a real infection. It tends off the infection and remembers the organism so that it can fight it quickly and exactly if they enter to the body next time.
We know that some parent still hesitate to have their kids vaccinatioon because they're worried that the children will have serious reactions or may get illness the vaccine is supposed to prevent. Because the components of vaccines are weakended or killed, and in some cases, only parts of microorganism are used, they are unlikely to cause any serious illness. Some vaccines may cause mild reactions, such as soreness where the shot was given or fever, but serious reactions are very rare.
Immunization for babies are scheduled as there many kind of immunization should be followed by your baby until they grow to about 2 years old. Vaccination schedule can be seen on the link. Vaccination is a way of creating immunity to certain diseases by using small amounts of a killed or weakened virus or bacteria that causes the particular disease.
Those microorganism can be measles virus, or bacteria, such as pneumococcus. Vaccine stimulate the immune system to react as if there were a real infection. It tends off the infection and remembers the organism so that it can fight it quickly and exactly if they enter to the body next time.
We know that some parent still hesitate to have their kids vaccinatioon because they're worried that the children will have serious reactions or may get illness the vaccine is supposed to prevent. Because the components of vaccines are weakended or killed, and in some cases, only parts of microorganism are used, they are unlikely to cause any serious illness. Some vaccines may cause mild reactions, such as soreness where the shot was given or fever, but serious reactions are very rare.
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