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US CDC recommends HPV vaccine for young men

Young men and adolescent boys between the ages of 11 and 21 should be vaccinated against human papillomavirus, the cause of genital warts, anal and cervical cancer,

Published
06 February 2012
By
Keith Alcorn
Vaccinations and immunisations
For patients with HIV viral load is key in immune response to yellow fever vaccine

Viral load is the only factor associated with a poorer antibody response to the yellow fever vaccine in patients with HIV, according to a French study published

Published
02 February 2012
By
Michael Carter
Cancer
Uganda: HIV youth receive cervical cancer vaccine

At least 500 children infected with HIV/Aids have started receiving the cervical cancer vaccine at MildMay, an organisation that rehabilitates people living with HIV/Aids.

Published
20 January 2011
From
Daily Monitor
Vaccinations and immunisations
WHO Grants Prequalification Status To Pneumococcal Vaccine, Paving Way For U.N. Procurement

The WHO "has granted prequalification status to Pfizer Inc.'s children's pneumococcal vaccine, Prevenar 13, paving the way for United Nations agencies and governments to start ordering the product," the Associated Press reports.

Published
24 August 2010
From
Kaiser Daily Global Health Policy Report
The search for an HIV prevention vaccine
H1N1 in people with HIV: severity of disease generally unaffected, vaccine responses may be blunted

Several studies on H1N1 vaccines and clinical outcomes in people with HIV were presented as posters and in a discussion session Friday at the 17th

Published
25 February 2010
By
Derek Thaczuk
Opportunistic infections
People with HIV will be a priority group for swine flu vaccination in UK

Individuals with HIV will be one of the priority groups for swine flu vaccination in the United Kingdom, according to plans released by the UK

Published
14 August 2009
By
Michael Carter
Families and children
Maternal HIV-positive status shown to be linked to poor vaccination coverage in children

Children born to HIV-positive mothers were 25 to 40% less likely to be vaccinated for childhood diseases, according to findings from a study based on

Published
20 April 2009
By
Lesley Odendal
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Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention

Together, we can make it happen

We can end HIV soon if people have equal access to HIV drugs as treatment and as PrEP, and have free choice over whether to take them.

Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

The Community Consensus Statement is a joint initiative of AVAC, EATG, MSMGF, GNP+, HIV i-Base, the International HIV/AIDS Alliance, ITPC and NAM/aidsmap
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