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News from the lab

The latest research, news and data on vaccination and health.

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Health care professional prepares vaccine. Gavi/2025/Ollivier Girard

Major study suggests transparent communication is key to vaccine uptake

25 Feb 2026

4 min read

7 reasons why measles is more dangerous than you think

24 Feb 2026

5 min read

Measles Spotlight on measles

Anatomical model of a human heart. Photo by Robina Weermeijer on Unsplash

New study suggests severe flu can damage the heart

16 Feb 2026

5 min read

Influenza Research summary

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When norovirus hits the Olympics: The science behind the spread

16 Feb 2026

5 min read

Cross-posts Outbreaks

Why we get the chills when we’re burning up with fever

13 Feb 2026

4 min read

Research summary

From flu to stomach bugs: study links obesity to more severe infections

11 Feb 2026

5 min read

Research summary

Major study confirms COVID-19 vaccination does not affect fertility

10 Feb 2026

4 min read

COVID-19 Research summary Vaccine safety

MERS continues to circulate in animal reservoirs like dromedary camels. Photo by Wolfgang Hasselmann on Unsplash

Could a new vaccine help stop the deadly MERS coronavirus?

9 Feb 2026

5 min read

Vaccine development

In Cranky Uncle Vaccine, players take on the role of a misinformer to learn how fake news spreads.

The games ‘inoculating’ us against health misinformation

6 Feb 2026

3 min read

Research summary

Australian whooping cough cases are at their highest level in 35 years – so why the surge?

6 Feb 2026

4 min read

Cross-posts Whooping cough

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Why alcohol-based hand sanitiser doesn’t kill norovirus and five other winter illness myths

5 Feb 2026

7 min read

Influenza Explainer

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Progress fighting pancreatic cancer – one of the deadliest malignancies

4 Feb 2026

8 min read

Cross-posts Vaccine development

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