We will continue, let govt set up COVID-testing centres here: Farmers protesting at Delhi’s borders
Farm leaders ask protestors to beware of COVID-19 while plannign to beef up protests
COVID-19 vaccines: Is foreign good for India
The decision to allow foreign vaccines in India may not take plug the current shortage
New COVID-19 variants have changed the game, and vaccines will not be enough. We need global ‘maximum suppression’
At least 3 documented SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern can reinfect recovered patients and vaccinated individuals
One year since we first reported on this coronavirus — what we’ve learned and still need to know
We must identify the origin of SARS-CoV-2 to prevent the continued spill-over of similar viruses into humans
Bhopal Covaxin trial participants allege side-effects, irregularities
Bhopal-based rights group writes to PM and Union health minister, demanding that ongoing Covaxin trial be halted there
Coronavirus vaccine: Why it’s important to know what’s in the placebo
Adding an actual vaccine to the placebo control helps the trial remain blinded and prevents bias arising from differing expectations
Oly Ilunga: Congo’s very own ‘Deep Throat’?
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s health minister resigned on July 22, alleging that he was under strong pressure to introduce an anti-…
HPV vaccines effective in reducing infections, precancerous warts: WHO
Widespread vaccination programmes can help achieve WHO's global call to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem
Guillain-Barre: What is this neurological disorder — and how is it linked to COVID-19
Ninety-day national health emergency in Peru after 182 GBS cases reported since June 2023
Pandemic treaty: Draft urges cooperation, equity, transparency but misses independent monitoring
Draft has evolved from a working document circulated earlier this year in July and builds on the comments made by member states, domain experts …
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
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
Omicron variant: How should India deal with a fresh surge in COVID-19 cases?
India reported 1,700 omicron cases as of January 3
Inconvenient truth: Why omicron emerged, and why it could have been avoided
Best bet to tide over current crisis remains what we have known since the beginning of pandemic: Treat vaccine hesitancy and vaccine nationalism, …
Less than 10% of African countries likely to hit COVID-19 vaccination goal
The continent has so far fully vaccinated only 6% of its population; 70% of high-income countries have vaccinated more than 40% of their populations
Malaria vaccine: India needs it too, say experts
Countries in Africa registered 94 per cent of all malaria cases and deaths that took place globally in 2019; India saw the largest drop …
The world may soon get a vaccine against Chikungunya
A multi-country Phase II / III clinical trial of a vaccine led by the International Vaccine Institute in partnership with Bharat Biotech …
COVID-19 vaccine weekly: Sharing doses tops the G7 agenda
Nepal has seen a surge in cases but has only vaccinated 2.5% of its population; Peru has the highest COVID-19 death rate per head of …
Who should or shouldn’t take the COVID-19 vaccine
The demand for vaccination has suddenly grown manifold after the devastating second wave of COVID-19. But there are many myths and misconceptions …
It will be months before there is consensus over COVID-19 vaccine patents: Experts
The United States has supported a temporary waiver on COVID-19 vaccine patents; but not all is hunky-dory, say experts
Phylogenetic tools can help track COVID-19 variants faster. Here's how
Studying the evolutionary path of the virus can help countries assess their vaccine strategy
What South Africans should know, but don’t, about government’s COVID-19 vaccine procurement
Uncertainty remains around the exact role of South Africa’s nine provinces, each with its own legislature and executive council, on …
Intellectual property and COVID-19 medicines: Why a WTO waiver may not be enough
A waiver might not allow all developing countries to secure medicines and other anti-COVID technologies in a timely way
What Tanzania’s COVID-19 vaccine reluctance means for its citizens and the world
Only a few months into the pandemic, the president declared Tanzania COVID-free following three days of national prayers. The argument was that …
India readies for COVID-19 vaccination but vexed questions on the solution remain
The risks the country needs to prepare for, precautions it needs to take, the logistics required and, above all, the implications of it all for …