Searched for
VACCINATION FOR INFANTS
Paediatric healthcare startup Hoola Health raises $5 million from Peak XV’s Surge, othersThe Bengaluru-headquartered startup, founded in 2024 by Deeksha Senguttuvan, offers paediatric consultations, vaccinations, diagnostics, de...
90.6% hospital births, 96% plus vaccinations: NFHS-6 reflects India's "accelerated progress" in family health parametersIndia's National Family Health Survey-6 shows significant improvements in maternal and child health. Vaccinations and antenatal care have i...
Evidence confirms U.S. newborn Hepatitis B vaccination policy amid calls to delayAn independent review of more than 400 studies confirms that the U.S. policy of providing the hepatitis B vaccine to newborns has reduced c...
Pertussis outbreak surges in US, jumps 25-fold since 2023; Is it because of fading immunity or falling vaccination? Who faces the greatest risk and what precautions are neededWhooping cough cases are surging across the US, with Texas leading in reported infections. Experts attribute this alarming rise to declinin...
Whooping cough spreading in China, 13 deaths in 2 months. Symptoms and if a vaccine is thereChina experienced a significant surge in whooping cough cases in the first two months of 2024, with 32,380 cases reported compared to 1,421...
US approves maternal vaccine to prevent RSV in infantsThe Pfizer shot, which was already approved for use in older adults, has now been greenlighted for use as a single injection from 32 throug...
Vaccination for infants: Here are all do's and don'ts you need to knowThe immunisation procedure can be difficult since newborns can be easily scared, and new parents may be concerned about how the process wil...
Biological E's Pneumonia jab for kids gets nodStreptococcus pneumoniae infection is a leading cause of child mortality under 5 years of age in India and other developing countries.
Good news, parents! Newborns mostly experience mild illness after contracting CovidIt is also important for Covid-positive mothers to continue breastfeeding their babies.
Covid in babies: Here's what to expect & what you should doThe good news is, most babies experience mild illness. Here's what to expect if your baby tests positive.
World Bank giving assistance for new vaccines for infants: GovernmentMoS for Health Faggan Singh Kulaste said financial assistance from World Bank for strategic interventions for newborn infants is being conc...
World's first malaria vaccine could be available by OctoberThe results suggest that the vaccine could prevent a substantial number of cases of clinical malaria, especially in areas of high transmiss...
Bharat Biotech unveils indigenously-developed Rotavirus vaccineThe vaccine will prevent Rotavirus infection that claims lives of over 1,13,000 infants every year in India, through a highly infectious di...
Four new vaccines to be part of government's immunisation program, says PM Narendra ModiVaccines against rotavirus, rubella and polio (injectable) will collectively expedite India's progress on meeting the Millennium Developmen...
Government to conduct major study on Pentavalent vaccine safetyIn the wake of 21 infants dying after receiving Pentavalent vaccine in the country, government will conduct a major study to ascertain its ...
- Panacea vaccine gets clean chit from WHO
Panacea Biotec said on Wednesday that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has found no link between the company’s five-in-one vaccine and d...
- 5-in-1 booster shot for immunisation
The government is expected to upgrade the existing three-in-once vaccine for infants to a five-in-one by the end of the year under the nati...
- Bharat Biotech International launches 'Comvac5' vaccine for hepatitis
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International said it has launched Comvac5, a single shot pentavalent combination vaccine for hepatitis.
- GlaxoSmithKline Pharma to launch more vaccines in India
Drug major GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals on MOnday said it would be launching more vaccines in the Indian market.
- New meningitis vaccine for infants shows promise
A new vaccine, Menveo, has shown promise in clinical trials, which might help protect infants against four types of meningitis.