Self-sufficient Africa: Rwanda gets continent’s first unit for mRNA vaccine production
Containers of mRNA mobile factories called Biontainers to boost African vaccine production
Low trust in authorities affects vaccine uptake: Evidence from 22 African countries
Nearly half of the world’s unvaccinated and under-vaccinated children live in Africa
Vaccine inequity: Disparity in access to doses hits low-income countries, says WHO
Only 2 manufacturers are supplying key vaccines such as pneumococcal vaccines, measles and rubella-containing vaccines across the world
Missed vaccine shots: Go for innovative strategies to address zero-dose, say experts
Beyond being at risk, children who have not received a vaccine of any kind also become a population that harbours diseases and can transmit …
We’re entering a new phase of COVID, where we each have to assess and mitigate our own risk. But how?
COVID vaccines aren’t perfect and don’t completely stop transmission, but they greatly reduce your likelihood of becoming …
COVID-19 vaccine update: Can boosters stave off new variants in India as cases rise?
CoWIN platform doesn’t allow registration for a fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose so far
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In the 29 low-income countries, only 3 out of 100 people have received one dose of the vaccine
Katalin Karikó and the innovation issue
Rockstar scientist Kariko’s obsessive research of mRNA has prompted NYT to say she ‘helped shield the world from the coronavirus&…
Did Punjab introduce cancer vaccine based on faulty research by PGI Chandigarh?
Claims made by the professors at PGIMER have been challenged by a member of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation
COVID-19: Extensive research underway; how much will it help?
As many as 42 vaccines were in preclinical stage and two vaccines in Phase I clinical trials as of March 20, according to WHO
Expert committee recommends emergency approval for Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in India
Dr Reddy’s to import initial doses; domestic production to start in the country in a few months
Measles: Zimbabwe launches awareness campaign to fight vaccine hesitancy
This follows a sharp uptick in caseload and deaths
COVID-19 vaccination has turned into a ‘battle of the brands’. But not everyone’s buying it
The best thing we can do is to tone down the brand narrative within the significant constraints we face. All COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective
WHO launches ‘The Big Catch-Up’ to restore immunisation progress lost during pandemic
More than 100 countries registered a drop in immunisation levels during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hesitancy, logistical challenges behind low turnout at vaccination camps in West Bengal
State is vaccinating health workers beyond the online list generated by Co-WIN app to attain target
India starts COVID-19 vaccination drive; Modi calls doubts over vaccine ‘propaganda’
Prime Minsiter urges people to not drop caution even after being vaccinated
Oxford COVID vaccine authorised in the UK – global health expert on why this is a key moment
To know the impact of the Oxford vaccine, we’ll have to wait and see. However, amid the intense doom and gloom of 2020, having multiple …
Roti, kapda, makaan... and vaccine: Can it sway elections
With potential COVID-19 vaccines equalling cheap foodgrains’ power as a poll promise, can vaccine sub-nationalism be far behind
Low vaccine coverage could be behind measles outbreaks: WHO
The world saw 300 per cent more cases in the first three months of 2019 compared to last year
DCGI clears Bharat Biotech, SII COVID-19 vaccines but efficacy question unanswered
CDSCO official says BB vaccine to be used in public but to exclude people with COVID-19, other infections
Resurgence of COVID-19 cases serious concern: Centre
‘Clinical trial mode’ condition of Covaxin manufactured by Bharat Biotech International taken off; Covaxin granted licence similar to …
WHO welcomes Afghanistan’s decision to resume door-to-door polio vaccination
The campaign will also cover more than 3.3 million children across the country who didn’t have access to the vaccine so far
Countries relying on Chinese COVID-19 vaccines see surge in cases: Report
Chile, Bahrain, Mongolia and the Sychelles relied on Chinese vaccines to inoculate their populations; all have registered a spike in COVID-19 …
COVID-19 vaccines: Did a delayed second dose give the delta variant an evolutionary helping hand?
Those with a single dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine less-protected than those with 2 doses: Public Health England
Vaccine-derived polio virus found 50 times in India in six years
The vaccine-derived polio virus is a rare strain of polio virus that has genetically mutated from the strain contained in the oral polio vaccine