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stop TYPHOID An educational resource about typhoid – visit http://www.stoptyphoid.org

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Value of Vaccines campaign

We recently worked with Mediaplanet on the 2019 Health Awareness: Value of Vaccines campaign. The campaign features exclusive content from key thought leaders and industry voices about the critical importance of full immunisation throughout life.

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Typhoid vaccine over 81% effective in tackling disease in Nepal

A large field study of typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) in Nepal has shown a single dose to be safe and effective in reducing typhoid in children aged 9 months to <16 years in an endemic setting.

Ebola vaccine approved as second jab trialled

It’s very exciting to see that the Ad26.ZEBOV/MVA-BN-Filo Ebola vaccine schedule is being used in a large-scale study in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is an important step towards having multiple vaccine strategies available to fight this dreadful illness, as is the recent application for marketing authorisation of this schedule by the European Medicines Agency.

Typhoid: A ghost of the past that never really went away

For most people living in the United States and Europe, typhoid is a distant memory, a ghost of a disease from another time. But typhoid never disappeared. For many people living in low- and middle-income countries, typhoid is endemic and an all too common risk faced predominately by children.

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How does herd immunity work?

‘Herd immunity’ or 'herd protection' gives protection to vulnerable people such as newborn babies, elderly people and those who are too sick to be vaccinated.

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Introduction to Immunisations

Tuesday, 25 February 2020 to Wednesday, 26 February 2020, 9am - 4pm

Free 2-day Training Event for general practice nurses and health professionals new to immunisation practice who administer / promote / advise about vaccines in the Thames Valley. Funding for this event is from NHS England through Health Education England.

OVG Immunisation Seminar

Thursday, 19 March 2020 @ Kassam Stadium Conference Centre, Grenoble Road, Oxford, OX4 4XP

The annual Immunisation Seminar will be held at the Kassam Stadium Conference Centre, Oxford. It provides the ideal opportunity for practitioners to update their current immunisation knowledge and to hear the latest news on the topic of vaccination.

Hot Topics In Infection And Immunity In Children - IIC 2020

Monday, 29 June 2020 to Wednesday, 01 July 2020 @ St Catherine's College, Manor Road, Oxford, OX1 3UJ

IIC - The ESPID-Oxford Course is a residential training course covering topics in paediatric infection for paediatric infectious diseases trainees and trainers, and for all those who manage children with infections. This will be the 18th edition of the course.