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Belgian town where Pfizer vaccine is made 'proud to save the world'

The town is situated between Brussels and Antwerp

07/12/2020

Europe Decoded

Facebook vows to tackle vaccine misinformation on its platform

Facebook will also be investing $100 million (€82m) in the news industry and supporting fact-checkers.

03/12/2020

World News

UN: 870K measles cases in 2019, highest number in 23 years

The number of children sickened by measles in 2019 was the highest in 23 years, according to new data published by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

12/11/2020

Europe Decoded

Facebook to ban paid anti-vax ads but not posts

The latest policy is an extension of Facebook's rules that ban adverts about vaccine "hoaxes".

14/10/2020

World News

Africa now free of wild poliovirus, the WHO says

The announcement comes after no cases were reported for four years on the continent, with the last case detected in Nigeria.

25/08/2020

World News

COVID-19 pandemic 'disrupting vaccination for at least 80m babies'

Vaccinations have been interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic putting millions of children at risk.

22/05/2020

World News

Will a coronavirus vaccine be accessible to all or the privileged few?

Amid the race to find a COVID-19 vaccine, the EU and governments are being called upon to guarantee that when one is ready it will be affordable and widely available.

05/05/2020

Germany

Measles vaccination becomes mandatory in Germany

Starting now, all children in Germany must be vaccinated against measles. Their parents can face large fines if they don't follow the new law.

02/03/2020

World News

Watch: Facebook takes action on anti-vaccine misinformation

Facebook has pledged to curb anti-vaccine misinformation but does the social network's new policy go far enough? Alex Morgan from The Cube has the story.

05/09/2019

Norway

Norwegian woman dies from rabies after puppy bite in the Philippines

It is the first rabies-related human death in Norway for more than 200 years, according to the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

11/05/2019

United Kingdom

Euroviews. We should criminalise the anti-vax movement for eroding trust in life-saving medicines ǀ View

The number of outbreaks of measles around the world is increasing. Governments planning to mandate vaccinations or introduce sanctions for those who do not vaccinate their child should consider action against those spreading false messages about these life-saving medicines.

09/05/2019

Europe News

The Brief: Fake news fightback

With the European elections around the corner we ask some experts how the EU can fight back against disinformation during the campaign.

07/05/2019

World News

Half of Europeans wrongly believe vaccines often cause side-effects

Nearly half of Europeans wrongly believe vaccines often cause serious side-effects, according to a poll that comes amid a global rise in measles.

28/04/2019

Ukraine

The story of measles-hit Ukraine and its fake vaccination certificates

"We all know that there is a huge number of fake vaccinated children. Every mum in the playground knows it. They say ‘All the mothers do it, they just go and bribe the doctor or a nurse’."

12/04/2019

USA

Read Roald Dahl's poignant letter begging parents to vaccinate against measles

A vaccine came too late for his daughter, Olivia.

12/04/2019

USA

New York City declares health emergency amid measles outbreak in Brooklyn

"This is the epicenter of a measles outbreak that is very, very troubling and must be dealt with immediately," the mayor said at a news conference in Williamsburg.

10/04/2019

Italy

Italy: Politician opposed to mandatory vaccines gets chicken pox

Massimiliano Fedriga, a member of the far-right League party, who opposed mandatory vaccination of children is hospitalised with chicken pox.

20/03/2019

World News

YouTube, Pinterest lead fight against spread of anti-vaccination posts

With an increase of anti-vaccination posts circulating on social media, Pinterest and YouTube have adopted a zero-tolerance policy for this content.

27/02/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: Brexit latest and anti-vax politics

Watch Tuesday night's full episode of Raw Politics.

27/02/2019

USA

What parents need to know about the measles vaccine

Cases of measles are on the rise, 159 cases have been reported in 10 states.

26/02/2019