COVID-19: Naveen calls for centralised vaccine procurement, decentralised vaccination

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik writes to all state chief ministers a day after his health minister wrote to the Centre for vaccine procurement

COVID-19 vaccines for all: Confusion bedeviling vaccination efforts

Lack of proper channeling of available stock in the right places at the right time leading to vaccine shortage

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DRDO, JNU scientists develop more potent Anthrax vaccine

Claim new vaccine superior than existing ones as it can generate immune response to anthraxtoxin as well as spores

Measles-Rubella vaccine deaths give Uttar Pradesh a scare

The state administration has appealed to the Indian Medical Association to spread awareness about the vaccine and help reduce fear

Africa on its way to becoming a polio-free continent

It is likely that Nigeria will soon be removed by WHO from the list of countries where polio is endemic

Power for the future

The Institute of Plasma Research in Gujarat is working to make power generation from nuclear fusion a reality.

Molecules made to order

Restructuring molecules for specific purposes -- be it symmetry of design or to develop medicinal drugs -- has come of age in India.

Speeding up in the fast lane

India's largest particle accelerator installed in Delhi is a boon for scientists studying the behaviour of particles at high speeds.

A ray of hope for leprosy patients

Two groups of Indian scientists have developed anti-leprosy vaccines that they claim are also effective in helping victims recover.

Killer within the bug

Vaccine developed against kala azar

Need to inject ethics

Pact on aids vaccine sparks debate on human trials

Not enough

Treatment has reached many but tuberculosis still kills millions

4 flu mutants

Seven eminent virologists discuss the implications with Down To Earth

COVID-19 vaccination drive hits a pause in Odisha’s 11 districts

After administering 0.3 million doses June 21, the state has run out of vaccines; the drive expected to resume July 2

महामारी ही नहीं, डूबती अर्थव्यवस्था को भी उबारेगी वैक्सीन

विकसित देशों में वैक्सिनेशन तेज होने से अर्थव्यवस्था पटरी पर लौट रही है, लेकिन गरीब देशों को उबरने में समय लगेगा

Simply Put: COVID-19 vaccination drive

Old vaccines for new infections: What we discovered

Studies have showed that several vaccines, including that for polio and tuberculosis, have several non-specific effects

In a first, WHO commits to eliminate cervical cancer globally

The global health body aims to reduce more than 40% new cases by 2050 through vaccination, screening and treatment

Measles cases triple in a year: WHO

More than 180 countries reported 364,808 measles cases between January 1 and July 31 2019. In the same period last year, 129,239 cases were …

How the DRC’s Ebola crisis has led to children dying from measles

Community mistrust towards the outbreak response team; high levels of insecurity due to battles between army and armed groups

India sees 1.75 million dog bites every year, yet we face up to 80% shortage of anti-rabies vaccines

The government is dragging its feet over controlling dog population, vaccinating them or even making enough shots available for victims

‘We aim to provide immunisation to 90 per cent children in India by 2020’

As the seven-day World Immunization Week (April 24-30) ended on Thursday, WHO representative to India, Nata Menabde, told Down To Earth the …

Troubled by breath

Those who have had fewer respiratory diseases when young are the ones who are more susceptible to asthma