A new study says COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with a heart attack risk

About 1,002 patients who experienced a heart attack had been vaccinated with Covishield and the rest of the 84 with Covaxin

COVID-19: Activists slam Centre’s affidavit washing hands off compensation for vaccine mortality

There was a huge lack of transparency about vaccine-related complications in the government’s awareness campaigns, activists said

COVID-19: Only 17% of Africans will now be vaccinated by year-end

Africa faces a shortfall of 470 million COVID-19 vaccine doses, says WHO

Simply put: COVID-19 vaccines

After ebola, measles now devastates DR Congo

Since June 2019, 310,000 Congolese have suffered the disease

A case for India’s stray dogs

Sterilising and vaccinating the dogs who live in our communities effectively and humanely controls their population, prevents rabies and reduces …

New COVID-19 data: South Africa has arrived at the recovery stage of the pandemic

Another resurgence is likely, and there might well be another variant

Wishing for a Jonas Salk in the age of COVID-19

The philosophy of the virologist who developed the vaccine for polio is clearly anathema to today’s drug researchers

What the US could learn about vaccination from Nigeria

Nigeria’s highly mobilized efforts to eliminate polio can teach America how to reverse the increase in measles cases and shore up its …

Where are the vaccines for UP’s May 1 COVID-19 vaccination drive

There is extreme shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in India’s largest state and its government is facing problems in procuring them

WHO: Global health systems have started showing signs of post-pandemic recovery

Most countries have made strides in incorporating COVID-19 services into routine health service delivery

Over 3,000 killed by deadly virus in Democratic Republic of the Congo this year – and it’s not Ebola

Measles is proving fatal faster than Ebola

Africa’s meningitis belt: why there’s a case for a booster vaccination drive

Vaccines that help prevent meningococcal disease don't give lifetime protection

Study finds mechanism for mother-child transmission of immunity to chickenpox

New finding takes understanding on how babies are protected against infections such as chickenpox to a different level

Only 5 per cent of people infected with hepatitis B virus receive treatment

While 94 million people out of 292 million hepatitis B patients in 2016 were eligible for antiviral treatment, just 4.8 million got it, says a study

Vaccination for pregnant women in India

Moderna claims 94% efficacy for its COVID-19 vaccine, to seek emergency nod

No Indian partner yet for production or distribution; results not final

V(a)x populi: Should we or should we not vaccinate

Three experts come from three different points of view to the debate on compulsory vaccination

COVID-19: Why vaccinating those aged 18-44 is an uphill task for Bihar

The state has less than 1% of the required number of vaccine doses 

Outbreaks of measles: compounding challenges in the DRC

Weak spot of prevalent strategy: Accessibility of routine preventive health services

How do you vaccinate a honeybee? 6 questions answered about a new tool for protecting pollinators

Honeybees face many urgent threats, including Varroa mites, climate change and poor nutrition, which makes this vaccine an exciting new development

Bihar residents ‘getting COVID-19 second dose’ — months after their death

Residents of Bihar’s Muzaffarpur, Sheikhpura districts received text messages saying their kin — who died of COVID-19 months ago&…

Lateral thoughts: The price of vaccine

One more reason to improve public health system: the private health sector is not equipped to vaccinate rural India  

Norway reports deaths related to COVID-19 vaccination

Situation not alarming, only ‘small exception’ affected by Pfizer mRNA vaccine: Medical director of Norwegian Medicines Agency

India has fourth highest number of measles cases in the world: WHO

The country’s disease incidence rate per million is 29.68, the lowest in the top 10 countries