WHO allows self-collected samples for HPV testing
The revised guidelines also suggested DNA-based tests for HPV infection is better than pap smear
COVID-19 vaccines: India needs to rise
India has to work hard to defend its position as the global hub of vaccine production
Battling misinformation wars in Africa: Applying lessons from GMOs to COVID-19
Vaccine hesitancy was based mostly on perceptions about trust, importance, safety and efficacy, said a survey
Vaccine leadership, not chauvinism
We need the world’s drug regulators to come together to scrutinise clinical trial data — not take decisions one after another
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
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
Polio eradication: ‘Need to invest in polio vaccines now to prevent resurgence’
Oral vaccine key defence against polio but also behind detection of vaccine-derived poliovirus in wastewater samples
UK, South African, Brazilian: A virologist explains each COVID-19 variant, what they mean for the pandemic
The take-home message is that variants will emerge, and we need to closely monitor their spread
India can exert itself as one of the largest vaccine manufacturers during COVID-19: Vaccinologist Peter Hotez
Hotez talked to DTE on India’s role in global vaccination, its challenges on the home turf, anti-vax movement and vaccine diplomacy
Telangana COVID-19 vaccine recipient dies; govt says no link to immunisation
All three deaths following immunisation in India attributed to heart attack with no disease history
WHO nod to first emergency use vaccine can tackle rising vaccine-derived poliovirus cases
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus occurs if a population is poorly vaccinated and there are enough susceptible children for excreted …
India in talks with Russia on ‘unverified’ COVID-19 vaccine
Indian serostudies do not talk about neutralising antibodies, says ICMR DG
WHO report flags spike in cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus
At least 149 immunodeficiency vaccine-derived poliovirus cases were reported to WHO between 1961 and 2019
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
Omicron update: ‘UK’s current 80,000 tally would have been 1.4 million at India’s population level’
India already has 101 patients infected with the latest Variant of Concern in 11 states
COVID-19 herd immunity? It’s not going to happen, so what next?
The only sustainable solution is to learn to live with the virus.
COVID-19: Can India vaccinate all adults in 4 months?
COVID-19 vaccine: 74% scheduled health workers didn't get second shot
Less than half the scheduled workers have received the first shot
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
Why vaccine doses differ for babies, kids, teens and adults: An immunologist explains
As time passes, your immune system matures through different stages, much the way you advanced from crawling to standing, walking and running
Long COVID stigma may encourage people to hide the condition
Long COVID is a relatively new medical condition and has been subject to lots of misinformation and minimisation of its legitimacy as a physical …
Viva Cuba for its vaccine revolution
Punching way above its weight, the tiny nation has developed five vaccines, and offers hope of vaccine equity across the world