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UK adds chickenpox to childhood vaccination schedule

The UK will offer free vaccination against chickenpox to young children from the start of 2026, in the hope of eliminating cases in a couple of years.

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Dynavax has GSK's shingles vaccine in its sights

Big pharma group GSK has been ruling the market for shingles vaccines for many years, but little Dynavax wants to knock off its crown.

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CSL will slash headcount and hive off vaccine business

Facing declines in flu vaccination rates in the US, CSL will spin out its vaccine unit as part of a wider restructuring that will claim 3,000 jobs.

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RFK Jr revives childhood vaccine task force

HHS Secretary Kennedy adds yet another layer of scrutiny to childhood vaccines with the re-establishment of a task force disbanded in the 1990s.

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Pushback against Kennedy's mRNA decision builds

The decision by HHS to cut funding for mRNA vaccines has caused dismay among scientists and public health experts, who have labelled it wrong-headed.

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RFK Jr cancels $500m in funding for mRNA vaccines

RFK Jr is cutting $500m in funding for mRNA vaccines for diseases like flu and COVID-19, but critics say his reasons for doing so are spurious.

UK adds chickenpox to childhood vaccination schedule

Dynavax has GSK's shingles vaccine in its sights

CSL will slash headcount and hive off vaccine business

RFK Jr revives childhood vaccine task force

Pushback against Kennedy's mRNA decision builds

RFK Jr cancels $500m in funding for mRNA vaccines

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