One more shot

Chinese to mass produce new vaccine against avian flu

Did the polio vaccine start AIDS?

The origin of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has generated considerable interest and controversy amongst scientists the world over. Flaming …

Lessons from a community-driven rabies vaccination campaign in Kenya

Mass vaccination of domestic dogs grew from a local campaign to a county-wide rabies elimination effort in Kenya as national governments …

Who let the dogs out?

There is only one solution to dealing with the problem of India’s stray dog populations, dog bites and rabies: Implementation of WHO …

A shot in the arm for abandoned vaccine trials

With HIV spreading fast in some Third World nations, these countries have decided to end months of uncertainity by opting for vaccine trials …

The best of Indian science

In this and the following issue, DOWN TO EARTH presents a review of India's ten best scientific research projects. The selection is based on the …

New cholera strain strikes India

A cholera epidemic in the Indian subcontinent is nothing unusual. But now, another bacterial strain that can cause the disease has surfaced.

Polio nemesis dead

Hook in the gut

Scientists are striving to develop a vaccine against hookworm that is rampant in the Third World

Shot to birth

A recently-developed Indian birth control vaccine is being debated to death

Ampouled death

Germ warfare

Oral vaccines could soon be available for rotavirus infection -- a major cause of diarrhoea

Breakthrough against AIDS

Two techniques emerge to battle the HIV onslaught

Dreaded occurrence

Polio panic

Shadow over eradication drive

Shared interests

Unputdownable

Rethink required

On hepatitis B vaccination

The jab jigsaw

Polio poser for India: what's the right remedy?

Exempt COVID-19 vaccines from GST: Naveen

Odisha CM also seeks for states share of cess, surcharges that Centre collects 

Ghana faces hurdles to achieve targets set for COVID-19 vaccine rollout

At least 60% of Ghana’s 31 million residents will need to be vaccinated for the population to attain herd immunity. But a timeline for this …

हर तरह के तापमान में रहेंगी वैक्सीन सुरक्षित, वैज्ञानिकों ने खोजा नया तरीका

वैज्ञानिकों ने एक ऐसा तरीका खोज निकाला है जिसकी मदद से वैक्सीन को बिना रेफ्रिजरेशन के बदलते तापमान में भी सुरक्षित रखा जा सकता ...

एमआर टीकाकरण से दो बच्चों की मौत से दहशत

शाहजहांपुर में 30, लखीमपुर खीरी में 22, मैनपुरी में 12, फिरोजाबाद में चार, उन्नाव में 29, महोबा और टुंडला में आठ-आठ बच्चों की तबीयत ...

Developing countries trust vaccines more: UK survey

Almost all Bangladeshis and Rwandans feel vaccines are safe and important; most French disagree

Most of us support mandatory vaccines for schoolkids, but is it good policy?

Overwhelming scientific evidence proves the safety and efficacy of vaccination to control, yet Canada is not meeting its childhood-vaccination targets