COVID-19 update: India records 5,676 new cases, 15 deaths
India may need to update its booster shots: Former AIIMS chief
Vaccinate 40% people everywhere before rolling out booster doses: Soumya Swaminathan
Decision on Covaxin in 4-6 weeks, says WHO chief scientist at DTE webinar
COVID-19: 7 in 10 Indians believed normalcy would return in a year, claims study
42% Indians believed it would take 4-12 months to contain the pandemic
Simply Put: COVID-19 and Sri Ram’s arrow
Ebola vaccine closer after scientists discover key protein
Presently, there are no authorised treatments to cure the disease
COVID-19: Vaccination rumours afflict MP villages, frontline workers face the brunt
A few people died after getting vaccinated in an MP village; but doctors have denied any link to vaccination
Ebola a threat to peace and security, needs 20 times more assistance: UN
Eight members of a relief team, including health workers and journalists, have been found dead in Guinea
Health must be fast-tracked for 2030
The world needs more and better skilled health workers to attain the SDG targets and continue to foster global health beyond 2030
WHO: Off-track progress in Africa could kill 70,000 cervical cancer patients
26 countries have introduced HPV vaccine, but just 31% girls under 15 received its first dose in 2022 in the African region
COVID-19 has suppressed influenza for now, but it will return with greater severity: Study
COVID-19 appropriate behaviour will delay competition among existing influenza lineages which will eventually expand, compete and once again …
COVID-19: Africa races to build capacity for meeting health security needs
Several African countries have signed deals with global manufacturers, distribution agencies to stregthen health infra internally
COVID-19: Pfizer, AstraZeneca efficacy significantly reduced against omicron, says UK health agency
Omicron is displaying growth advantage over delta and is poised to become dominant variant in UK
After hoarding them, developed countries will now waste 241 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Redistribution of surplus vaccines could avert 1 million deaths by mid-2022, mostly in developing and poor countries
Coronavirus vaccines: Tech transfer is the new mantra
A tech transfer hub for mRNA vaccines is being set up in South Africa, a first for the continent; but will the pharmaceutical companies play ball?
TRIPS waiver for COVID-19 vaccines, meds just got tougher after US support
Biden administration wants text-based negotiations on a waiver limited to vaccines but no one is complaining
COVID-19: UP to inoculate people below 45 only on weekends; complete lockdown mulled
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will take a final decision on whether to extend lockdown in UP after review
A dose of truth: The real story of India’s COVID-19 vaccination programme
New investigation by Down To Earth stresses on encouraging public sector undertakings to manufacture vaccines — the government seems to agree
COVID-19 vaccine deaths: New report by Centre causes more confusion
A new government report acknowledges that three of eight casually assessed cases may have had ‘consistent’ links to vaccination while …
Government to introduce four new vaccines as part of UIP
These include those against rotavirus, rubella and polio (injectable) along with Japanese encephalitis; is it a move to favour private companies?
India's polio-free status a cruel joke
The definition of polio has been changed repeatedly since the programme was launched, thus automatically leading to a drastic fall in the number …
Know the Delta: A game of hide and seek
Should we be studying the variants more?
COVID-19 vaccination begins in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh
4,000 get shots in Jammu and Kashmir January 16; soldiers on LoC, LAC inoculated
PM asks states to gear up for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Russian developers claim 95% efficacy in interim results of Sputnik V
Coronavirus update: India tally crosses 8 million mark
Global tally crosses 44 million mark
Vaccine woes continue