Sun Pharma deal: Perception changer for Indian pharma sector? 10 pharma stocks with upside potential of up to 38%The Indian pharma sector made its initial global forays almost a quarter century ago. Companies sought out markets abroad, learnt to deal w...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.22 PM IST
Potential Measles outbreak scare in California after over 100 children exposed at Sacramento program, all you need to know about the disease and symptomsHealth officials in Sacramento County are on alert for a measles outbreak. Over 100 children may have been exposed to the virus at an enric...
09 Mar, 2026, 12.09 PM IST
Flu season is here, and here’s everything Americans need to know about who should get vaccinated, eligibility, safety updates, and where to get flu shotAs respiratory illnesses rise, flu shots are available for most Americans. A small change this year removes thimerosal from all flu vaccine...
30 Oct, 2025, 03.15 AM IST
CDC contradicts Robert F. Kennedy and keeps advice that children may get COVID shotsFollowing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement to remove COVID-19 shots from the federal immunization schedule, the CDC up...
31 May, 2025, 07.36 AM IST
RFK Jr., proud anti-vaxxer, drops COVID vaccine recommendation for kids and pregnant women as new variants spreadU.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has removed COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children and pregnant women fr...
28 May, 2025, 06.42 PM IST
Trump cuts threaten free vaccine program for kids amid measles outbreakA surge in measles cases, exceeding 600 infections and resulting in three deaths, has prompted increased vaccinations facilitated by the Va...
23 Apr, 2025, 05.44 PM IST
Abbott launches 14-valent pneumococcal vaccine for children in IndiaAbbott India launched PneumoShield 14, a pneumonia vaccine for children aged six weeks and older. This vaccine offers broader protection th...
27 Nov, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
Polio Immunization Program extends support to Myanmarese children in Manipur relief campsThe National Immunization Day, Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization Program 2024 was initiated in Manipur's Kamjong district to provide hea...
04 Mar, 2024, 12.46 AM IST
UAE: Children will not be allowed in schools if vaccination certificates not updated on AlHosn appThe UAE will use the upgraded AlHosn app to track children's vaccinations, and those without updated vaccination records will not be allowe...
13 Sep, 2023, 04.10 PM IST
WHO: Covid vaccine boosters should start with most vulnerableThe agency said its expert vaccine group assessed the increasing data about booster doses and noted the waning of immune protection over ti...
21 Jan, 2022, 09.30 PM IST
Dutch give green light for Pfizer shots for children over 5The program is set to begin in mid-January, the health ministry said. The children will get shots of the Pfizer vaccine with a lower dose t...
10 Dec, 2021, 10.04 PM IST
US can start giving children aged 5-11 the Pfizer Covid vaccineThe government was well ahead of the decision, procuring enough doses for the children in the 5-11 age group and beginning to ship them acr...
03 Nov, 2021, 04.14 PM IST
Will children be able to get Covid vaccines? Experts say more data is needed to ascertain safetyDepending on the results, younger children may be enrolled for study as well.
18 Dec, 2020, 05.53 PM 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
Rotavirus vaccine launched as part of Universal Immunization ProgrammeThe government launched the vaccine for Rotavirus vaccine today as part of the country's Universal Immunization Programme to reduce child m...
26 Mar, 2016, 05.38 PM IST