COVID-19 vaccine update: How much is the world lagging behind in vaccination

COVAX expects to reach its target of two billion doses in the first quarter of 2022

Between hype and hope on Zika

Bharat Biotech's patent claim on vaccines to fight Zika is riddled with holes and rivals abroad are surging ahead

Uncanny truth about germs

Building immunity may be a matter of keeping company with microbes, argue some immunologists

Did a drug manufacturer and Philippino officials turn a blind eye to a lethal anti-dengue vaccine?

60 school children have died due to an anti-dengue vaccine, Dengvaxia, provided by a government-run immunisation program in spite of the …

Simply put: COVID-19 vaccine exploration

Vaccine woes continue

COVID: A two-year journey through lockdowns, lives lost and life-saving research

During this period, there have been over 433 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, including over 6 million deaths, reported to the World Health …

We know vaccines are the way out of COVID-19, but how are India’s numbers stacked

India is adding the most to the pandemic’s tally now; yet, the vaccination drive has lost steam before any significant gains

Being humans: How do we look back at COVID-19 lockdown a year since

What has the disruption taught us? Has the lack of socialisation made us better humans or worse? What will the future be like when we have more …

What will help us live with COVID-19 in the future?

A combination of both vaccines or drugs would be needed 

COVID-19 vaccines: India needs to rise

India has to work hard to defend its position as the global hub of vaccine production

Simply put: Turtle pace

Phonological problems: Why the name of a COVID-19 vaccine matters

The issue of nomenclature and confusion due to sound-alike and name-alike vaccines doesn’t find any mention in Covid-19 vaccination strategy;…

Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: How vaccines can help reduce India’s AMR burden

The vaccine provides an indirect but significant benefit at scale to preventing the emergence of AMR

Access to viral hepatitis diagnosis and treatment is still limited: WHO

In Africa, less than eight countries provide subsidised testing and treatment for viral hepatitis

Vaccines without needles: New shelf-stable film could revolutionise how medicines are distributed worldwide

A research group claims to have developed a method to stabilise live viruses and other biological medicines in a rapidly dissolving film that …

US govt data shows 62% of pregnant black women not vaccinated for flu, pertussis

Low trust levels among black adults for vaccines, doctors

Moderna’s brazen patent grab on a COVID-19 jab

The US administration is finally putting its foot down on the appropriation of public research by drug firms  

COVID is surging in the world’s most vaccinated country. Why?

Seychelles needs to conduct urgent genome sequencing and surveillance to see what contribution variants of concern are making and whether the …

Simply Put: COVID-19 vaccination drive

Experts contest new vaccine policy document

Say they were not consulted

Back to school: An encouraging move, but need to tread with caution

Children became vulnerable to child marriage, trafficking and labour during the COVID-19 pandemic. The only focus right now should be to …

The Pfizer vaccine may not be the best choice for frail people, but it’s too early to make firm conclusions

While the deaths of elderly people in Norway are sad, they shouldn’t be cause for alarm. This actually tells us the vaccine is stimulating …

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

COVID-19 is already endemic, lack of data plagues understanding about vaccine efficacy: Gagandeep Kang

Gagandeep Kang, ex-officio member of a working group on COVID-19 vaccines at the WHO, talks to DTE on vaccines, their effectiveness and urgent …