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US CDC to decide on hepatitis B shot for newborns: All you need to know

US CDC to decide on hepatitis B vaccine for newborns: All you need to know

December 04, 2025 11:34 pm

As many as 2.4 million people in the US are estimated to have hepatitis B.

Genetic studies show us this H5N5 virus is distinct from the dominant H5N1 strain that is also circulating in birds worldwide.

First human bird-flu death from H5N5 - what you need to know

November 30, 2025 4:19 pm

H5N5 influenza viruses are a type of avian influenza (bird flu) – an influenza A virus that infects birds.

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Dear Sridhar Vembu: Let's talk about support for families dealing with Autism, not vaccines

November 01, 2025 12:49 pm

I wish someone with as powerful a platform as Mr Vembu would choose to shed light on the issues impacting parents, rather than obsessing over causes and cures

Sridhar Vembu’s post linking vaccines with autism is irresponsible

November 03, 2025 11:42 am

In the West, vaccine hesitancy has led to a resurgence of measles, whooping cough. Anti-vaxxers should pause and reflect: Can we imagine our future generation without the Pulse Polio or measles-rubella vaccination campaign?

14 million children did not receive a single vaccine in 2024, UN estimates

July 15, 2025 9:47 am

In their annual estimate of global vaccine coverage, released Tuesday, the WHO and UNICEF said about 89% of children under 1 year old got a first dose of the diphtheria.

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Vaccine manufacturers’ body, Serum Institute of India reaffirm COVID-19 vaccine safety

July 04, 2025 9:37 am

The Indian Vaccine Manufacturers Association issued a statement in the backdrop of the Centre saying that extensive studies by several agencies had established no links between COVID-19 vaccines and sudden deaths.

The breast cancer vaccine currently in development is a form of immunotherapy

New three-shot breast cancer vaccine offers new hope, targets milk protein to stop tumours before they grow

June 20, 2025 6:08 pm

While research in mice has shown encouraging results, the next phases of human trials will need to confirm safety and effectiveness on a larger scale.

There have been a handful of outbreaks of Nipah virus infection in the country, with the latest being in 2023 in Kerala. (Express archive)

Pune-based Gennova Biopharmaceuticals secures US$ 13.38 million funding to develop Nipah virus vaccine

April 01, 2025 2:25 pm

Dr Sanjay Singh, CEO of Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, said the firm will do preclinical and phase 1 vaccine tests in India, where multiple Nipah outbreaks have been reported over the past 20 years.

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‘PM CARES only for vanity’: Kharge hits out at Modi govt for ‘not vaccinating’ children

July 17, 2024 10:23 pm

Kharge alleged that the “Modi government has committed a cardinal sin by not vaccinating lakhs of children”.

Dr. Paul Parkman's research was instrumental in identifying the virus that causes rubella.

Dr. Paul Parkman, who helped to eliminate rubella, dies at 91

May 22, 2024 8:51 pm

In 1966, Dr Paul Parkman, Dr. Harry M. Meyer Jr. and their collaborators at the National Institutes of Health, including Maurice R. Hilleman, disclosed that they had perfected a vaccine to prevent rubella.

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World Immunisation Day: Why vaccines work for some and not for others

November 10, 2025 1:02 pm

Today is world immunisation day and here's everything you need to know as to why vaccines work for some and why they might not be as affective for others.