Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, helps vaccinate half the world’s children against deadly and debilitating diseases. French posts @gavi_fr #ForOurFuture

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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
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The story of science is often told as a series of brilliant “eureka” moments. The reality is a lot more messy – failed plans, disproven theories and a lot of unanswered questions. A new book by Roberta Kwok explores science and discovery as it really happens, celebrating
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"The slightest fever is a disaster... a few hours can change everything." When the seasonal rains arrive in Benin, mosquito numbers rise... and so does the risk of malaria. For children with sickle cell disease, an inherited blood disorder that affects an estimated 4.8% of
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For more than a century, the world has relied on a single licensed TB vaccine. That will soon change. Next generation vaccines, expected from 2029, could help save an estimated 7.3 million lives and generate up to US$135 billion in economic benefits for low- and middle-income
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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
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Sep 16
Did you know? Two people can take the exact same dose of the exact same medicine and get very different results. One may improve while the other may feel little benefit at all. Why does that happen? This piece from @ConversationUK offers one potential reason why:
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Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
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Sep 16
Flu, COVID-19 and RSV continue to cause substantial illness, hospitalisation and death, especially among people at greatest risk. A major independent new evidence review from the Vaccine Integrity Project & @AMAmission found that vaccination against all three still provides
Major evidence review confirms influenza, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines are safe and effective
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