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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.

Delhi govt to offer dose 3 of measles vaccine next year

December 31, 2022 10:14 am

The vaccine will be available in dispensaries across the city and an outreach programme by anganwadi workers will also be conducted, who will provide door-to-door facility for the same.

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Vaccines Injecting Hope’: Science exhibition depicting our Covid journey with an art twist

November 17, 2022 12:13 am

It's an elaborate look at vaccinology,the science and engineering behind developing vaccines.

Cervavac, India’s first indigenously developed vaccine for cervical cancer: All you need to know

September 01, 2022 8:56 pm

India accounts for about a fifth of the global burden of cervical cancer, with 1.23 lakh cases and around 67,000 deaths per year. How effective is the new vaccine, and what are the challenges ahead?

Haryana ready with vaccine against lumpy skin disease, approvals in two months, says animal husbandry minister

August 18, 2022 10:26 pm

The minister said that he recently spoke to Union Animal Husbandry and Dairy Minister, Parshottam Rupala, regarding the vaccine and the Union minister assured him cooperation in getting approvals at earliest so that the spread of the disease can be stopped.