Ebola turns ‘catastrophic’, international fears rise
While Nigeria recorded first death last week, the US announced its plans to bring home two affected patients
Coronavirus update: Scientists criticise Russia’s vaccine announcement
The ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine has not undergone large trials to test its safety and efficacy, warn scientists
COVID-19: Here’s the difference between vaccines, antibodies
Vaccines are chemicals that help the body develop antibodies while antibodies are developed by the body’s immune system to fight pathogens
Injected polio vaccine in addition to oral drops improves immunity, says study
Indian doctors warn it may be a move to bring in more expensive IPV
Mpox, AIDS & COVID-19 show challenges of targeting public health messaging to specific groups without causing stigma
Racial, sexual stigma around monkeypox spurred World Health Organization to rename the disease to mpox
On WHO agenda: a global vaccine action plan
Health activists say new policy may not address the weaknesses in ongoing routine immunisation programmes and would flood poor countries with new …
Parliamentary Digest (July 29, 2022): 100 million kids get their first Covid vaccine dose
All that was discussed in the House through the day
COVID-19 Update: Centre to import medical oxygen from abroad
Centre orders industrial oxygen to be used in hospitals
Simply Put: Russian COVID-19 vaccine
New Delta+ variant found in India can escape antibodies
Mutations in the Delta+ variant can render vaccines and treatments ineffective
India lost 100,000 people to COVID-19 in May alone
Over a third of the country’s total deaths of 315,235 occurred in May
COVID-19: Do antibodies hold the key
Watch what new research in Israel, the Netherlands have come up with
Australian scientists successfully test vaccine for disease threatening koalas
Development raises hope for saving rapidly-declining species
What ails Pakistan’s polio eradication drive
Pakistan is striving for a polio-free status like India which has been removed from the list of countries where the disease is endemic. Recently, …
Global pandemic fund to open for investment proposals in November
The treasury will help boost pandemic prevention, preparedness and response in low- and middle-income countries
COVID vaccines: How to make sense of reports on their effectiveness
Real-world trials come with some problems: The target of vaccination, what time it was rolled out and emerging variants
Fillip, more funds for disease surveillance in Union Budget 2021-22
Pradhan Mantri AtmaNirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana will help improve detection and treatment of new diseases but not fortify the overall health …
Wary healthcare workers in Assam inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines
Beneficiaries January 16, especially expressed wariness about Covaxin, compared to Covishield
Delaying the second COVID-19 vaccine dose: A medical expert answers key questions
The uncertainty is around how long the protective effect of the first dose will last without a second shot
Bharat Biotech COVID-19 vaccine gets govt panel nod for emergency use: Experts express concern
Recommendation to drug controller for emergency approval to India’s indigenous product against COVID-19
SC Mande: It is too early to say that the UK’s SARS-CoV-2 variant is not in India
India needs more labs dealing with extremely dangerous pathogens as well as trained human resources, says SC Mande, director-general of …
Coronavirus new variant: Genomics researcher answers key questions
The new variant is touted to be responsible for an increasing proportion of cases in parts of the United Kingdom
COVID-19 Vaccine Watch: India tops number of COVID-19 vaccine doses arranged from manufacturers
However, in terms of the proportion of the population that can be vaccinated with these doses, Canada leads the charts
WHO approval to South Africa’s vaccine regulatory body
South African Health Products Regulatory Authority ranked at maturity level 3 out of 4 classification levels
Making COVID-19 vaccines in Africa: Advances and sustainability issues
Demand, market for locally produced vaccines critical for sustainability of 15 COVID-19 vaccines manufacturing facilities