Tag: Vaccine

India reports slight rise in Covid-19 cases with 3,720 infections

The daily positivity rate presently stands at 2.49 per cent, while the weekly positivity rate is at 3.46 per cent.

May 3, 2023

India records 1,890 new cases of COVID-19 in last 24 hours

The Health Ministry said that India's active caseload currently stands at 9,433. The total recoveries are at 4,41,63,883 with 1,051 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

March 26, 2023

Pfizer CEO runs away from vaccine questions in Davos

Albert Bourla, Chief Executive Officer of US-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, encountered a series of tough questions about the efficacy of its Covid vaccine on the sidelines of the ongoing World Economic Forum meeting, but he repeatedly ignored the queries and a video on it has gone viral.

January 20, 2023

Cervical cancer: Vaccine could prevent 75k females to die every year in India

While vaccine is one way to keep cervical cancer at bay, there are other ways to combat the same. The gynecologists share insights over the same.

September 9, 2022

12-year girl latest rabies victim in Kerala despite vaccine

The state has been reporting numerous cases of the menace of stray dogs who end up biting people. A petition is shortly coming up on the stray dog menace in the Supreme Court.

September 5, 2022

Union govt announces vaccine, ‘CERVAVAC’ for the prevention of cervical cancer

Dr Jitendra Singh pointed out that Cervical cancer ranks at the 2nd most prevalent cancers in India and accounts for nearly one-fourth of the world’s cervical cancer deaths despite being largely preventable.

September 1, 2022

Odisha in the midst of vaccine hesitancy for the precaution dose

It’s both the vaccine hesitancy coupled with less severity of infection in the current phase of the pandemic that has prompted the people not to take the third jibe.

August 5, 2022

High-Risk Folks SHOULD NOT wait for Omicron-updated Jabs: Experts

Given the quickly changing scene of the pandemic worldwide, experts say that the best protection against high-risk individuals is the one at hand.

July 30, 2022

Bringing hepatitis care closer to you; Hygiene and vaccine is the key

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. There are five main types of the hepatitis virus – A, B, C, D and E. Hepatitis B and C lead to chronic disease in hundreds of millions of people globally.

July 28, 2022

Speeding up vaccine production

 Seamless integration of automation solutions makes it possible to develop, optimize, and manage production processes efficiently.

July 9, 2022

WHO may declare monkeypox a global health emergency

The WHO has also issued new guidelines on monkeypox vaccination, which includes recommendations on use of (smallpox) vaccines for monkeypox.

June 14, 2022

India’s Covid-19 vaccine coverage exceeds 187.67 crore

According to the Ministry, the doses have been administered to the Health Care Workers (HCWs) whereas 1,84,14,942 (1st Dose), 1,75,32,038 (2nd Dose), and 73,40,412 (Precaution Dose) have been jabbed to the Front Line Workers (FLWs) in the country.

April 24, 2022

It’s not over till it’s over

With markets opening and restrictions getting lifted, nothing seems to stop Nepalis from organising jatras, rallies and all kinds of indoor and outdoor gatherings that draw huge crowds.

April 18, 2022

4th Covid vaccine dose effective in protecting people over 60: Study

The study found that a fourth dose can reduce the possibilities of symptomatic infection, hospitalisation, serious illness and mortality among the elders, Clalit said, Xinhua news agnecy reported.

April 15, 2022

Even after price slash, hospitals see marginal hike in turnout

“We administered 147 vaccines on Monday, a marginal 12 per cent increase over yesterday. Encouragingly, there has been a 20 per cent rise in number of precaution doses in the 18-59 category. The numbers should further increase as the news spreads about the booster in this age group,”

April 12, 2022

Neo-colonialism and the Covid response

Approximately 35 per cent of the world’s population has not received at least one dose, while more than 42 per cent of the world’s population has not been fully vaccinated. One can easily observe the inequitable distribution of vaccines between the Global North and the Global South.

March 25, 2022

Novovax’s COVID vaccine gets emergency use nod for adolescents aged 12-18 yrs in India

The statement further said that Covovax is the fourth vaccine to receive EUA from the DCGI for use among adolescents 12 and older.

March 23, 2022