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41. Pertussis (Whooping-cough)
...children under the age of 5, most of them in developing countries where vaccination is less widespread.In Italy the introduction of the pertussis vaccine has led to a significant reduction in the number...
42. Varicella (Chickenpox)
...the mother becomes infected between the 8th and 20th week of pregnancy.Impact on the populationIn Italy, 90% of chickenpox cases affect children under 14 years of age with a maximum incidence in the...
43. Technical information and package leaflets for vaccines
...leaflet and/or technical data for the vaccine; not all vaccines with AIC are currently available in Italy (e.g. if discontinued). It should be noted that these documents have long been in the public...
44. Anti-HPV vaccine
...attack, the body immediately recognises pathogenic cells and prevents the virus from causing damage.In Italy, there are three different vaccines available against HPV infection:bivalent vaccine: contains...
45. Vaccinating against Diphtheria
The disease before and after the vaccination campaign in Italy In Italy, where vaccination coverage exceeds 90%, no cases of diphtheria have been recorded since 1996. The graph below shows the trend of...
46. Post-marketing surveillance of vaccines - AIFA
...Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) has published the "2018 Vaccine Report. Postmarketing surveillance in Italy". This document describes in detail the suspected adverse reactions for each type of vaccine...
47. There is no link between vaccines and tumours
...reducing the number of deaths from liver cancer, and the use of the Papilloma Virus (anti HPV) vaccine in Italy and Europe which will reduce the number of deaths from cervical cancer and probably other...
48. Travel vaccinations
...meningococcus C and a quadrivalent vaccine against serum meningococci A, C, W, Y are currently available in Italy. Measles, mumps, rubella These are acute viral diseases, with airborne transmission via...
49. May 18th: HIV Vaccine Awareness Day.
...economic and organisational problems. In 2018, 2,847 new diagnoses of HIV infection were reported in Italy alone, equal to 4.7 new cases per 100,000 residents. Of those diagnosed HIV positive in 2018...
50. Circulating Poliovirus Type 2. Global update.
...financial and policy commitments, to address the cVDPV2 emergency. In this regard, it should be noted that Italy has been considered at low to moderate risk of reintroduction of polio and has prepared...
