world news How growing numbers of EU countries are making vaccines mandatory Will Germany be one of them? 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
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
USA Do adults need the measles vaccine? How to know if you're protected There's lots of talk about how to protect children from the highly contagious virus, but adults with measles are 10 times more likely to be hospitalized. 06/03/2019
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
world news Who are the most vaccine-sceptic countries in the EU? Who are the most vaccine-sceptic countries in the EU? 26/10/2018
world news Which countries are driving Europe’s record measles outbreak? The World Health Organization has sounded the alarm about measles in Europe. But in which countries is the outbreak worst? 22/08/2018
Italy Why are so many Italians against vaccines? Critics say Italy's move to row back on making 10 vaccines mandatory for schoolchildren will take the country back to the Middle Ages. But what do people on the other side of the argument think and why does Italy have a growing anti-vaccine movement? 13/08/2018
Democratic Republic Of Congo DRC reports first urban case of Ebola Newly developed Ebola vaccines arrive in Kinshasa as fears grow that the deadly virus has spread to the city of Mbandaka 17/05/2018
world news Low flu vaccine uptake puts Europe at risk Half of European countries are vaccinating less than one in three older people against flu. 07/02/2018
Italy Child's death from measles caught from unvaccinated brother reignites debate in Italy A six-year-old Italian boy suffering from leukemia has died after complications from a bout of measles, and the death has reignited a hot debate 23/06/2017
Italy Italy’s vaccine sceptics to ‘apply for asylum in Austria’ Anti-vaccine activists in Italy are so upset by the country’s drive to get more children immunised they are set to apply for asylum in Austria. The 10/06/2017
Italy Vaccinate your child or face a fine - Italy gets tough after measles epidemic Get your children vaccinated, or be fined. 20/05/2017
world news New malaria vaccine pilots in Africa The World Health Organisation has announced live trials of Mosquirix in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi. 25/04/2017
world news Romania and Italy told to take urgent action on measles outbreak Romania and Italy have been urged to take urgent action to address a spike in measles cases. 03/04/2017
world news How EU's vaccine doubts are harming global measles fight Measles is on the rise in parts of Europe amid a trend of high scepticism towards vaccines in some rich countries, research shows. 09/02/2017
science Could polio be eradicated by 2018? Poliomyelitis – or polio – could be gone by 2018, according to the latest data from the World Health Organisation. Only seven cases have been 20/04/2016
