India makes progress in child vaccination against diarrhoea, pneumonia amid pandemic: ReportNew Delhi, India made significant progress in 2020 in ensuring children receive immunisation that provide protection against diarrhoea and ...
12 Nov, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
SII to start supplying 1st made-in-India pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to Centre from WednesdayThe SII has to supply 2.4 crore doses of the vaccine to the Health Ministry by December 2021. It will be sent to 37 consignees all over Ind...
06 Apr, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
Serum Institute launches India's first fully indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccinePNEUMOSIL has been developed through a collaboration spanning over a decade among Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, PATH and Bill and Melin...
29 Dec, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
Vardhan launches India's first indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccine 'Pneumosil'During clinical trials, Pneumosil was found to be safe and effective in the prevention of pneumonia and based on which Pneumosil has been l...
28 Dec, 2020, 11.42 PM IST
Serum Institute develops first indigenous vaccine against pneumonia; to be launched next weekIndia's drug regulator in July had granted market approval for the Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate vaccine, after reviewing the phase...
24 Dec, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
World Pneumonia Day: Weak lungs, poor immune system can increase Covid severity in adultsGlobally, pneumonia is one of the leading causes of death in children under five.
12 Nov, 2020, 02.08 PM IST
India's 1st fully indigenously developed vaccine against pneumonia gets DCGI nodThe ministry said the vaccine will be used for active immunisatiuon against invasive disease and pneumonia caused by 'Streptococcus pneumon...
15 Jul, 2020, 08.15 PM IST
MSF drags govt to Delhi HC over Pfizer's pneumonia vaccine patentThe Indian patent office granted Pfizer a patent for its vaccine PCV13 (13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine), sold here under the bran...
14 Oct, 2017, 02.08 AM IST
India grants Pfizer patent for blockbuster brand Prevenar 13India has seven pneumonia related deaths per 1,000 live births, according to the 2016 Pneumonia and Diarrhea Progress Report.
23 Aug, 2017, 08.33 AM IST
Pfizer's pneumonia vaccine now part of immunization programmeThe company's 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV 13) to prevent pneumonia has been selected for immunisation program in certain ...
13 May, 2017, 05.57 PM IST
India has highest number of pneumonia & diarrhoea deaths among children: ReportThe Health Ministry recently announced that the PCV that can combat pneumonia, will be rolled out as part of the Universal Immunisation Pro...
10 Nov, 2016, 11.02 PM IST
Pfizer may leverage European approval to pneumonia vaccine in Indian marketNew York-headquartered pharmaceutical giant is likely to leverage its latest European approval for multi-dose vials of pneumococcal vaccine...
07 Apr, 2016, 01.01 AM IST
Re-engineered antibiotic could help fight superbugsThe bacterium cause pneumococcal infections, including pneumonia, meningitis, the ear infection otitis media and sepsis in humans.
21 May, 2015, 06.49 PM IST
Lupin to market MSD's pneumonia prevention vaccine in IndiaAs part of the agreement promote and distribute MSD's 23-valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine under a different brand name in the cou...
18 Jul, 2013, 01.56 PM IST
India tops global pneumonia child deaths: UNICEF studyIndia tops in global pneumonia deaths of children under five years of age with 3.97 lakh reported in 2010, says a UNICEF study.
16 Nov, 2012, 09.31 PM IST
- 323 million Indians to be above 65 years by 2050
There will be 323 million in India by 2050 in the 65-plus age group as per a report by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
05 Oct, 2012, 08.08 PM IST
- Wyeth seeks to include Prevnar in immunisation programme
Pharma major Wyeth (India) is in talks with the government to include its pneumococcal vaccine (PCV), Prevnar in the country’s national imm...
20 Jul, 2009, 01.19 AM IST