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Thailand has been formally inducted as a member of the International Vaccine Institute (IVI), which will enhance the country's capacity and knowledge in developing and producing vaccines.

Clinical trials of a world-first gonorrhoea vaccine could be a year away as the problem of antibiotic resistance becomes increasingly pressing around the world.

By now more than 70% of the UK population have received a third COVID vaccination, or a booster. Many people who are older or at higher risk from COVID have had a fourth or even a fifth dose. But for how long and how often can we expect to continue…

Poor uptake in this age group is now likely to significantly add to the stress expected in the health sector over the coming winter months as services struggle to cope with a ‘twindemic’ of flu and Covid

Polio can cause temporary or permanent paralysis and can be life-threatening

Clutching an umbrella, medical records and her two-year-old daughter, Kani Fall negotiated the brown puddles lapping at the hospital gate, the final hurdle in a two-hour, rain-soaked journey to her nearest vaccination clinic in western Gambia.

Rishi Sunak to meet monarch after Liz Truss chairs her final cabinet meeting at 9am

UK entering a new wave of the virus, experts warn

Even mismatched vaccines could confer some immunity against related coronaviruses. To prepare for the next pandemic, the world could build a vaccine library.