Vaccines

Vaccine shortage hits Aussie horses for Champions Mile and QE II Cup

22 Mar 2013

There are 12 nominations from Australia for the Audemars Piguet QE II Cup on April 28 and the Champions Mile on May 5, although confirmation of such runners usually would not take place until...

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Early promise found in cervical cancer vaccine trial

12 Oct 2012

A new type of cervical cancer vaccine has shown early promise as a potential treatment for pre-cancerous changes in the cervix, researchers for the vaccine maker said.

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Vaccine aids fight against pneumonia

2 Oct 2012

The fight against pneumonia has received a boost with the first pneumococcal vaccine for adults approved by the World Health Organisation.

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Hong Kong flu shot subsidy increased for children, free at some clinics

25 Sep 2012

Elderly people and young children can receive a subsidy of HK$130 for flu shots from now until the end of the year.

The sum is the same as last year for the elderly but is up for children...

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Whooping cough vaccine wears off over time, new US research shows

14 Sep 2012

Children fully inoculated against whooping cough become more susceptible to the disease as the vaccination wanes over time, a study has found.

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HK should subsidise flu vaccinations otherwise scheme is not effective

24 Aug 2012

In a television interview on August 5, Secretary for Food and Health Dr Ko Wing-man made no mention of strategies in preventive medicine.

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Opinion

Ferry companies shouldn't be subsidised while they burn dirty fuel

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Shirley Yam

What were our top officials doing to let HKMEx fail?

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Subsidy for child flu shots will rise to HK$130

Parents will get a bigger subsidy to give their children the flu vaccine when this year's vaccination scheme begins next month, the Centre for Health Protection said yesterday.

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The Vaccines take shot at stardom

English band The Vaccines have toured with genre-defining bands like The Arctic Monkeys and Arcade Fire. The band members pride themselves on writing songs influenced by music from the past 50...

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HPV vaccine a must for teens

Immunisation against HPV (human papillomavirus) should not be made mandatory. The HPV vaccine can only tackle HPV types 16 and 18, so it cannot protect against infection by other high-risk types...

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Minorities miss flu jabs

Many children from Hong Kong's ethnic minorities are not part of the influenza vaccination programme.

The problem is that children's parents have not seen government health...

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City Digest

Brake fault found on Ocean Park roller coaster

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'If a doctor doesn't trust it, what kind of message does that send?'

While the MMR vaccine controversy does not seem to be on parents' radars in the city, they are not immune to scares over vaccinations.

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