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

Simply put: COVID-19 vaccine exploration

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

A combination of both vaccines or drugs would be needed 

Simply put: Turtle pace

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

Low trust levels among black adults for vaccines, doctors

Simply Put: COVAX funds

Simply Put: COVID-19 vaccination drive

COVID-19 now 2nd biggest cause of death in Africa: IHME

Africa might see 479,000 excess COVID-19 deaths by November 1

Why some people don’t trust science — and how to change their minds

Merely informing people about facts has been found not to change attitudes

COVID-19 Vaccine Watch: COVAX has 2 billion doses to supply to 190 countries

End of COVID-19 pandemic in sight with arrival of these vaccines, says WHO

New biotech missions to focus on drug resistance, fortified crops

Union minister launches Atal Jai Anusandhan Biotech Missions

WTO decision on access to COVID-19 drugs without strings delayed

Proposal will be formally discussed in March next year, sources say

Has COVAX delivered on its vaccine access promises?

Organisations behind the vaccine arm seem to be losing interest in COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccine freebies? Centre’s expert group says no decision yet

Wear masks as pollution can contribute to SARS-CoV-2 related mortality, warns ICMR

COVID-19 airborne transmission possible in some indoor settings: WHO

Asymptomatic patients can pass on virus, extent unknown

Low public funding in health exacerbates poverty, says Nigerian health minister

Nigeria's Minister of Health Isaac Adewole talks to Bennett Oghifo about the country's commitment to provide universal health coverage by 2030

A COVID-19 encore with monkeypox

A familiar pattern is emerging in the battle against monkeypox with the US and Europe grabbing scarce vaccine supplies

African vaccines: Local manufacturers are struggling to access the market — what must change

Current procurement systems for vaccines in the region does not leave much room for African companies

Proactive regulators key to safe biopharmaceuticals

Healthcare policymakers should devise suitable policies to strengthen the regulatory infrastructure in order to keep substandard drugs from being …

COVID vaccines and pregnancy: a review of the evidence shows they are safe

Pregnant women’s immune response to the vaccine is similar to the response of women who are not pregnant, research suggests

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 …

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 …

Nasal vaccines promise to stop the COVID-19 virus before it gets to the lungs – an immunologist explains how they work

While the exact mechanisms by which nasal vaccines work in people have not been thoroughly studied, researchers believe they work analogously to …