vaccines

  1. Nine babies die in Britain's whooping cough outbreak

    Nine babies die in Britain's whooping cough outbreak

    In the first five months of 2024, 7,599 children and adults have been infected by the disease, which affects the lungs and respiratory tract and spreads easily, according to figures published on Thursday, the Xinhua news agency reported."Young babies are at the highest risk of serious...
  2. The results of the combined Covid and flu vaccine look promising. Here's how it could benefit public health

    The results of the combined Covid and flu vaccine look promising. Here's how it could benefit public health

    Bentley (Australia), Earlier this week, Moderna announced positive results of its Phase 3 clinical trial of a combined vaccine against Covid and influenza.So what exactly did the testing find? And what kind of impact will a two-in-one Covid and flu vaccine have on public health? let's take a...
  3. Tata Group, Serum Institute of India included in Time's list of world's top 100 most influential companies

    Tata Group, Serum Institute of India included in Time's list of world's top 100 most influential companies

    While Tata Group was included in the list under the 'Titans' category, Pune-based SII was part of the 'Pioneers' segment.“Founded in 1868, the Tata Group has long cemented its place in the Indian economy with its vast portfolio spanning steel, software, watches, undersea cables, chemicals to...
  4. WHO chief addressed the World Health Assembly, mentioned the Global Traditional Medicine Center established in India

    WHO chief addressed the World Health Assembly, mentioned the Global Traditional Medicine Center established in India

    Geneva [Switzerland], World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday addressed the first Global Summit on Traditional Medicines organized by the Global Center for Traditional Medicines established in India and co-hosted by the Ministry of AYUSH. "With WHO's...
  5. Covid jab technology based bird flu vaccine could help curb H5N1 cases

    Covid jab technology based bird flu vaccine could help curb H5N1 cases

    Preclinical models detailed in the journal Nature Communications have shown that the jab against the avian influenza virus H5N1 is highly effective in preventing severe disease and death.Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania said the vaccine could potentially help control outbreaks of...
  6. India, UNDP partner to digitalize vaccine cold chain for livestock

    India, UNDP partner to digitalize vaccine cold chain for livestock

    New Delhi, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to digitalize the supply chain of livestock vaccines to monitor the cold chain management process.The memorandum of understanding (MoU) aims to use technology...
  7. A revolutionary new weapon in the fight against influenza

    A revolutionary new weapon in the fight against influenza

    KUALA LUMPUR: Clinical trials of an mRNA vaccine have begun and researchers are expecting broadly positive results in the fight against the widespread disease.Influenza kills 650,000 people worldwide each year.According to the World Health Organization, ninety-nine percent of deaths in...
  8. Growing promise of cancer vaccines

    Growing promise of cancer vaccines

    Greater Noida No magic pill has emerged yet, but three vaccines for certain types of skin and lung cancer have reached late-stage clinical trials.Curing cancer – which is second only to cardiovascular diseases in terms of contribution to the global burden of disease – has long been a dream...
  9. Welcome to a brave new world of medical science

    Welcome to a brave new world of medical science

    Melbourne, The field of RNA therapeutics has expanded incredibly over the past 30 years, and mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are just the beginning.It was a case of perfect timing.Scientists had been researching how to use RNA for medical purposes for more than 40 years when the COVID-19...
  10. Covishield side effects: Doctors' group urges government to review all Covid vaccines

    Covishield side effects: Doctors' group urges government to review all Covid vaccines

    New Delhi: After pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca admitted in a US court that its Covid vaccine can cause blood clots in rare cases, a group of doctors on Thursday took an in-depth look at the safety of the Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. Considered from...
  11. AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine, citing excess of updated vaccines available

    AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine, citing excess of updated vaccines available

    New Delhi, UK-based pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca has started withdrawing its Covid-19 vaccine, which was provided in India as 'Covishield' in partnership with the Serum Institute of India, days after it released a blood test... Had acknowledged the rare side effects of clotting and reducing...
  12. Manufacturing, supply of additional Covishield doses stopped,
All side effects disclosed: Serum Institute

    Manufacturing, supply of additional Covishield doses stopped, All side effects disclosed: Serum Institute

    AstraZeneca has voluntarily withdrawn the "marketing authorization" of its Covid vaccine, sold as Covishield in India and Vaxzevria in Europe.In a statement to IANS, an SII spokesperson said that with India achieving higher vaccination rates in 2021 and 2022, as well as the emergence of new...
  13. AstraZeneca begins recall of Covid vaccine globally, citing glut of updated vaccines available

    AstraZeneca begins recall of Covid vaccine globally, citing glut of updated vaccines available

    London/New Delhi, UK-based pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca has started a global recall of its COVID-19 vaccine, which it provided in India as 'Covishield' in partnership with the Serum Institute of India. A few days after admitting the rare side effect of blood clotting was a low platelet...
  14. AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine, citing excess of updated vaccines available

    AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine, citing excess of updated vaccines available

    New Delhi, UK-based pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca has started withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccine, which was provided in India as Covishield in partnership with the Serum Institute of India, over concerns about blood clotting. And a few days after acknowledging the rare side effects of low...
  15. Our new vaccine can protect against coronaviruses that have not yet appeared - new study

    Our new vaccine can protect against coronaviruses that have not yet appeared - new study

    Oxford: The rapid development of Covid vaccines was a remarkable scientific achievement that saved millions of lives. The vaccine has shown substantial success in reducing death and serious illness following Covid infection.Despite this success, the effects of the pandemic have been...
  16. AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine from across the world citing commercial reasons

    AstraZeneca withdraws COVID-19 vaccine from across the world citing commercial reasons

    Cambridge [UK]: Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine has been withdrawn worldwide after the company admitted for the first time in court documents that it was carrying a rare and potentially lethal vaccine, reports British newspaper 'The Telegraph'. Can cause dangerous side...
  17. New all-in-one vaccine may prove effective against all corona viruses

    New all-in-one vaccine may prove effective against all corona viruses

    LONDON - A team of scientists from the world's leading universities have developed a new all-in-one vaccine that they hope can protect humans against a wide range of coronaviruses, including those that cause Have not come forward yet.The research, published in 'Nature Nanotechnology' on...
  18. SP, Congress work only to benefit their families and vote banks: PM Modi in UP's Etawah

    SP, Congress work only to benefit their families and vote banks: PM Modi in UP's Etawah

    Etawah (UP), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attacked Samajwadi Party and Congress, saying they are contesting elections to benefit their family and their vote bank.Addressing a Lok Sabha election rally here in the home turf of Samajwadi Party (SP) founder late Mulayam Singh Yadav, Modi...
  19. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacks Modi government regarding Covid vaccine

    Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacks Modi government regarding Covid vaccine

    Davangere (Karnataka), Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government on the issue of Covid vaccine and claimed that healthy youth getting vaccinated are having heart attacks.Drawing a link between the vaccines and the electoral bond issue, Vader...
  20. Bharat Biotech says Covaxin has excellent safety record

    Bharat Biotech says Covaxin has excellent safety record

    The Hyderabad-based company issued a statement amid questions being raised in some quarters over the safety of Covid vaccines after global drugmaker AstraZeneca admitted that its Covid vaccine Covishield, developed by researchers at the University of Oxford, may cause a blood clotting disorder...
Back
Top