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

COVID-19: Extensive research underway; how much will it help?

As many as 42 vaccines were in preclinical stage and two vaccines in Phase I clinical trials as of March 20, according to WHO  

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

वैज्ञानिकों ने बनाई अधिक कारगर रेबीज वैक्सीन

मनुष्यों में इस बीमारी को रोकने के लिए कोई सस्ता और बहुत अधिक कारगर टीका उपलब्ध नहीं है। अब शोधकर्ताओं ने नया टीके बनाया ...

कोविड-19: क्या बीसीजी का टीका इस महामारी का तोड़ है

जहां टीबी से बचाव के लिए बच्चों का नियमित रूप से टीकाकरण नहीं किया गया, वहां कोविड-19 के मामले अधिक हैं

Scientists propose Controlled Human Infection Model studies

In CHIM, researchers infect healthy participants with a weakened strain of a pathogen in a controlled setting to learn more about the infection …

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

वैज्ञानिकों को मिली बड़ी सफलता, जल्द तैयार होगी टीबी की वैक्सीन

अभी दुनिया भर में टीबी की रोकथाम के लिए 1921 में तैयार वैक्सीन का इस्तेमाल किया जा रहा है, लेकिन वैज्ञानिकों का दावा है ...

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

Iranian officials squabble over toll as COVID-19 sweeps West Asia

Meanwhile, Chinese federal government to increase funds to local governments even as world races to develop a vaccine

‘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 …