As many of us wrap up our work for 2021 and look forward to some time away from the office for rest and time with loved ones, it is a ...
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Tag: TCV
The time for typhoid conjugate vaccines is now
In many ways, 2017 may seem like a lifetime ago; yet our world has changed drastically. Most notably, our current daily routines have been changed by COVID-19, altering the way ...
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Now we know: typhoid conjugate vaccines are highly effective in African children
Results from a historic study—the first typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) study in Africa—are in. The verdict? TCVs work in Malawian children, with an impressive 84% efficacy. As the Regional New ...
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Amidst a global pandemic, Samoa rolls out TCV and other new vaccines
The year 2020 was going to be the year of immunizations in Samoa. A mass measles vaccination campaign halted the deadly 2019 measles crisis that shook the small island nation ...
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Building on more than a decade of typhoid surveillance: Ghana’s TCV cluster-randomized study
August 23, 2021 marks a monumental and great day for Africa! Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Ghana undertook the herculean task of launching TyVEGHA, the first cluster-randomized, controlled Phase IV study ...
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TCV is 85% efficacious and urgently needed for Bangladeshi children
Recent data has confirmed that Bangladesh has one of the highest typhoid burdens in the world. But we have extremely good news. A study conducted in Mirpur, Dhaka, with typhoid ...
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Confirmed! TCV can be co-administered with routine measles-rubella AND yellow fever vaccines at 9 months
To read this blog in French, please click here. Newly published data from Groupe de Recherche Action en Santé (GRAS), Burkina Faso found typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) is safe and ...
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Typhoid conjugate vaccine arrives in Zimbabwe
This week, Zimbabwe began to fulfil its promise to protect children from typhoid. As this large integrated national vaccination campaign begins, typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) will be newly introduced, and ...
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First in Africa: Liberia introduces typhoid conjugate vaccines
Liberia is a country accustomed to “firsts.” We were the first African Republic to fight for its own independence, and in 2005, Liberia elected Africa’s first female president, Ellen Johnson ...
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The next step: Lifesaving typhoid conjugate vaccines reach Punjab province, Pakistan
In November 2019, Pakistan became the first country to introduce typhoid conjugate vaccines (TCV) into the routine immunization system, and the world watched. Nearly 10 million children were vaccinated in ...
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