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Hand Foot Mouth Disease Vaccine: Enterovirus Type 71 Vaccine

Hand-foot-mouth disease is a contagious disease that is caused by viruses that belong to the Enterovirus family. It usually affects infants and children under 5 years old, occasionally adults will also get the disease. Hand, food, and mouth disease spreads through close personal contact.

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Rotavirus Vaccine

Rotavirus is a virus that causes diarrhea, mostly in babies and young children. The diarrhea can be severe, and lead to dehydration (loss of body fluid). Rotavirus spreads easily. The virus is found in the stool of people who are infected with the virus. It is spread by hands, diapers, or objects like toys, changing tables, or doorknobs that have a small amount of the stool on them.

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mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines

The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines use genetically engineered mRNA to give your cells instructions for how to make the spike protein found on the surface of the COVID-19 virus. After vaccination, your immune cells begin making the spike protein pieces and displaying them on cell surfaces. This causes your body to create antibodies that will fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

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COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 is the disease caused by a new coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 spreads mainly by droplets or aerosols from the nose or mouth of infected person. The onset of symptoms is around 2-14 days.

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ChickenPox Vaccine

Varicella (also called chickenpox) is a very contagious viral disease. It is caused by the varicella zoster virus.

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2025 Flu Vaccine, New Strains

Influenza Vaccine Strains The 2025 quadrivalent influenza vaccine for the Southern Hemisphere The influenza vaccine strains vary each year, with recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) of the influenza virus strains in the vaccine composition.

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Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Vaccine

BCG or Bacillus Calmette-Guérin is a vaccine against tuberculosis. It is prepared from a strain of the attenuated live bovine tuberculosis bacillus, Mycobacterium bovis, which has lost its virulence in humans. The vaccine is 70-80% effective against the most severe forms of tuberculosis (TB).

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Yellow fever Vaccine

Yellow fever is a disease caused by an arbovirus (yellow fever virus), which is commonly found in Africa and South America. Yellow fever is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. This disease cannot be transmitted through touch. Blood tests can detect yellow fever antibodies produced in response to the infection.

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Typhoid Vaccine

Typhoid (typhoid fever) is a serious disease. It is caused by bacteria called Salmonella typhi. Generally, people get typhoid from consumption of contaminated food or drink. Some people who get typhoid become “carriers,” who can spread the disease to others.

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