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Mandatory Credit: Photo by CJ GUNTHER/EPFive year old Brittany Siguenza watches as her mother receives a dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccine clinic for teachers and school administrators at the Rumney March Academy, in Revere, Massachusetts, USA

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Why is it taking so long to get covid vaccines for children under 5?

Few countries currently have covid vaccines available for very young children. With US approvals likely in the next month, here is what you need to know about the vaccines – including why they are still important for kids already exposed to covid

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Flu vaccine cuts risk of heart attack in following year by 34 per cent

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, August 30 2021: Covid vaccination sign. Queues of people waiting to get coronavirus vaccine outside Peanut Farm St Kilda walk-in covid-19 vaccination clinic. ; Shutterstock ID 2032774577; purchase_order: NS online; job: Photo; client: NS; other:

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Anti-vaccine views may soften after people hear extreme implications

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Gonorrhoea bacteria. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacteria (round) on the surface of a cell. N. gonorrhoeae is a Gram-negative bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea. Symptoms include vaginal or urethral discharge and a burning sensation on urination.

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Meningitis vaccine may be a new weapon against 'super-gonorrhoea'

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Health Check newsletter: Six lessons from the covid-19 pandemic

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A child receives the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against covid-19 in Paris in December 2021

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Myocarditis and covid-19 vaccines: How rare is it and who is at risk?

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Iceland targets herd immunity with controversial covid-19 strategy

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Facebook policy to stop vaccine misinformation only worked temporarily

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antibodies (red and blue) responding to an infection with the new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (purple). The virus emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019, and causes a mild respiratory illness (covid-19) that can develop into pneumonia and be fatal in some cases. The coronaviruses take their name from their crown (corona) of surface proteins, which are used to attach and penetrate their host cells. Once inside the cells, the particles use the cells' machinery to make more copies of the virus. Antibodies bind to specific antigens, for instance viral proteins, marking them for destruction by other immune cells.

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Antibody imaging technique could make it faster to develop vaccines

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Flu vaccines during pregnancy protect babies for 6 months after birth

Evidence shows that getting a flu jab during pregnancy provides substantial protection to young babies, but uptake in many countries is still concerningly low

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2022 preview: mRNA tech behind covid-19 vaccines could get new uses

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Why the UK’s booster campaign mustn’t forget the vaccine hesitant

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2021 in review: World’s first malaria vaccine is approved

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Why won't the West embrace Russia’s highly effective covid-19 vaccine?

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