Monkeypox: demand for vaccines is outstripping supply – this is what’s causing the shortages
Vaccines currently being administered are from emergency stockpiles for accidental or deliberate release of smallpox
India’s monkeypox outbreak may not be linked to European superspreader events
NIV-Pune finds evidence of another lineage in Kerala samples; it suggests a distinct cluster of human-human transmission, possibly unrecognised …
AVRA Technology Award–2021 presented to Bharat Biotech chairman
Need to create an ecosystem where India innovates and not copies, says awardee Krishna M Ella
Parliamentary Digest (July 29, 2022): 100 million kids get their first Covid vaccine dose
All that was discussed in the House through the day
Is the COVID-19 vaccine story over?
India claims vaccines are no longer an issue in the battle against COVID-19, but a host of developing nations would disagree
Can nasal vaccines shield against breakthrough infections?
New study argues that nasal vaccines may be necessary to achieve more robust immunity and protection from reinfection by future variants
Africa’s 1st malaria vaccine: Global alliance Gavi announces $160 million support for rollout
International support will facilitate increased vaccine access to children
Vaccines to prevent antimicrobial resistance: Accelerate trials for priority candidates, says WHO
Over 60 vaccines against antibiotic-resistant pathogens in clinical development stage
Clever coronavirus: Spike mutations help Omicron dodge antibodies
Research findings can help developers of vaccines, treatments understand what part of novel coronavirus to target
COVID-19 fallout: 25 million children missed routine vaccinations last year
India among countries where maximum number of children missed diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis shots
WHO’s urgent call: World needs new antimicrobial resistance vaccines
Urges equitable and global access to existing vaccines as well
Experts suggest updating vaccines for new variants. How does it work & what are the challenges?
It is easier to update certain vaccine platforms than others, say experts
COVID-19 vaccines work well with all body weights BUT underweight, obesity remain risk factors
A group of UK researchers compare how those vaccinated from across various categories fared against the novel coronavirus
Monkeypox not public health emergency of international concern yet. Do we need to update our understanding of this label?
Emergency Committee meeting indication enough of how serious the monkeypox outbreak is
Update COVID-19 vaccine to target omicron variants: Advisory panel to USFDA
Unclear which combination of updated vaccine will work best; body expected to decide by July
Millions of doses set to expire by September as India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive stagnates
Share of population completely vaccinated grew just 5 percentage points since April
Polio virus in sewage sample again: This time in UK
The detection signals spread between closely-linked individuals who were administered an oral polio vaccine overseas
India finally gives in on TRIPS waiver
The WTO agreement on a limited patents waiver merely restates exemptions already available under existing rules
India needs to revise COVID-19 response strategy, flag experts
Let-ups in vaccination campaigns, COVID-19 protocol implementation observed
COVID-19: Omicron's stealthy behaviour behind reinfections in people with immunity, says new study
People infected with initial strains had less sustained antibody response to omicron, scientists find
Current monkeypox nomenclature is stigmatising: Experts
Scientists in advanced discussion with World Health Organization to adopt neutral language for monkeypox
Why Maharashtra, Kerala are still adding 2 of 3 new COVID-19 cases in the country
These two states have become the bellwether for what is to come with cases typically rising here before other regions
Monkeypox outbreak brings focus back on smallpox vaccines. But which countries have stock?
Smallpox vaccination was discontinued after smallpox was eradicated in the 1980s
Cases of Buffalopox, India's latest emerging viral threat, underline need to understand evolutionary biology
West India has seen multiple outbreaks of buffalopox that belongs to the same family of viruses as monkeypox
Monkeypox continues to spread in non-endemic countries, no deaths reported yet
That no patient has travel history to endemic area has experts worried