Winter vomiting bug could be thing of past

Vaccine for winter vomiting bug to be trialled on thousands
A vaccine is to be trialled on thousands of people to find out if it could protect against norovirus - a stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea. The easily spreadable winter virus can affect people of all ages and have huge consequences - often closing hospital wards,
Norovirus vaccine: Everything we know about jab that could end winter vomiting bug for good
It is hoped the new norovirus jab could help lift the burden on the NHS over the busy winter months - here we explain who is eligible for the trial, and when will everyone be able to get it
Norovirus 'vomiting bug' red flag symptom that's 'the most important thing to watch for'
You can also get it by touching surfaces that have the virus on them and then putting your hands in your mouth, or by eating food that’s been handled by someone who has the virus.” Norovirus is often mistakenly associated with the flu.
World’s first vaccine for winter vomiting bug norovirus to be trialled in UK
He said: “The UK is leading the way to develop a world-first vaccine for this vomiting bug, starting with this innovative vaccine trial delivered through the government-funded National Institute for Health and Care Research.
UK could be first country to offer norovirus jab against ‘winter vomiting bug’
Britain could become the first country to offer norovirus jab after early trial results found it creates a “strong immune response”.
Winter vomiting bug could be thing of past as UK trials vaccine
Dr Patrick Moore, the study's chief investigator and the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) director in the South West, stated that there are currently "no approved vaccines for norovirus anywhere in the world", and the only treatment available for severely ill patients in hospitals is intravenous fluids.
New norovirus vaccine to be trialled in the UK to combat 'winter vomiting bug'
A new vaccine is to be trialled in the UK to deal with norovirus. Also known as the 'winter vomiting bug', norovirus is a highly transmissible stomach bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea.
Norovirus winter vomiting bug cases increase in Wales
Cases of the winter vomiting bug norovirus are surging across the country with numbers significantly higher than the same period last year. The most recent weekly figures in the weekly surveillance report for the Welsh Government show a 118% rise in cases on the previous week.
World’s first norovirus vaccine set to be trialled by NHS to combat winter vomiting bug
The world’s first norovirus vaccine is set to be trialled by the NHS in a bid to ease the strain on already stretched hospitals.
World-first vaccine for vomiting bug norovirus trialled in the UK
The jab uses mRNA technology to tell the immune system to recognise a ‘foreign’ protein on viruses and mount an attack.
UK testing ‘world-first’ vaccine for winter vomiting bug, aiming to curb burden on health system
The late-stage trial will recruit about 25,000 people around the world to test the new vaccine from Moderna. View on euronews
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