The 'vaccinegate' of Italy

A study in Italy has found major contaminants in vaccines that are used the world over

India develops first indigenous vaccine to treat bloody dysentry

Shigellosis is recognised as a disease mainly affecting Asian and African nations

Did Punjab introduce cancer vaccine based on faulty research by PGI Chandigarh?

Claims made by the professors at PGIMER have been challenged by a member of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation

WHO adopts plan to make vaccines cheaper and more accessible

Calls for transparency around vaccine pricing and procurement

Low vaccine coverage could be behind measles outbreaks: WHO

The world saw 300 per cent more cases in the first three months of 2019 compared to last year

Vaccine-derived polio virus found 50 times in India in six years

The vaccine-derived polio virus is a rare strain of polio virus that has genetically mutated from the strain contained in the oral polio vaccine

Human trials of Ebola vaccines start in Liberia

Trials are being done at an undisclosed location under tight security

Polio eradication: we are not there yet

On the occasion of World Polio Day, we take a look at the challenges that three countries are facing in eradicating this debilitating disease

Anti-vaccine poster boy: Is Andrew Wakefield the most hated man in modern medicine?

Anti-vaccine 'hero' Andrew Wakefield was stripped of medical credentials in '98. Now his film has been pulled from Tribeca film festival

India declared polio free; no new case in 3 years

Children in the country will, however, continue to be vaccinated against the disease to maintain immunity

Are some states under-reporting pentavalent vaccine deaths?

RTI reponse of Union health ministry shows states with better health track record have reported higher number of vaccine deaths

First malaria vaccine raises hope for millions living in high burden countries

The European Medicines Agency recognised the first ever malaria vaccine last week

Vaccine hope

While Africa gets its first vaccine to fight malaria, India is still in the early stages of clinical trials

‘169 million children missed the first dose of measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017’

UNICEF reveals shocking data and cites it to be behind the recent spurt in measles cases

Pale and yellow

Shortage of vaccines has pushed many African countries to the brink of a yellow fever epidemic

Pentavalent vaccine deaths prompt doctors, activists to appeal to health secretary

Five-in-one vaccine introduced in Haryana without evaluating what happened in Tamil Nadu, Kerala

CSIR scientists working on new vaccine for malaria

The aim is to make a vaccine that can be conditionally attenuated when given to humans

Indian swine flu vaccines hit market

Maharashtra doctors refuse vaccination even as toll rises

HPV vaccine deaths: Parliament panel indicts PATH, health officials

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded agency bypassed ethics and rules while conducting clinical trials for vaccine which was administered to …

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

The Americas declared free of measles

The region is the first in the world to eliminate measles

Five-in-one vaccine now available for free in Delhi healthcare facilities

Activists concerned about deaths caused by pentavalent vaccine

Polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea after 18 years; experts say it was avoidable

They put the blame on poor vaccination coverage and unsanitary living conditions

Harmful Vaccines

Public Health Activist Anand Rai explains how harmful chemicals are being used in children's vaccines. ENGLISH TRANSLATION I got to know …

Faster diagnostic tests developed for tuberculosis

Scientists bring out a highly sensitive and rapid test for detection of tuberculosis infection in lungs and surrounding membranes