FDA attributes 10 children's deaths to COVID vaccinesThe head of the FDA’s vaccine division said in an internal memo that at least 10 children died “after and because of” receiving a COVID vac...
29 Nov, 2025, 10.08 AM IST
US health official calls for separating measles combination shots, pulls broad COVID vaccine supportA top U.S. health official called for breaking up the combined MMR vaccine, a move quickly opposed by Merck, which cited a lack of scientif...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.44 AM IST
These Trump voters are wary of COVID shots, but don't want RFK to restrict other vaccinesTrump voters express skepticism towards COVID-19 vaccines and the medical establishment, citing concerns about rapid development and allege...
06 Oct, 2025, 07.56 PM IST
RFK Jr ousts entire US vaccine panel over alleged conflictsUS Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced he was dismissing all current members of a key federal vaccine advisory panel...
10 Jun, 2025, 10.39 AM IST
US health department to cut 10,000 jobs as Robert F. Kennedy Jr announces overhaul in latest DOGE pushIn latest DOGE push, the US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy is planning to cut 10,000 jobs at his department. The red...
27 Mar, 2025, 11.54 PM IST
White House withdraws Trump's pick Dave Weldon as CDC director pickThe White House has withdrawn President Trump's nomination of Dave Weldon, a vaccine critic, for CDC director due to insufficient Senate su...
13 Mar, 2025, 07.33 PM IST
Measles Outbreak in US: Texas reports first death in a decade as unvaccinated child diesA child in West Texas has died from measles, the first U.S. fatality from the virus since 2015. The outbreak, centred in the Mennonite comm...
27 Feb, 2025, 09.51 AM IST
Kennedy's 'misleading' vaccine arguments concerns Republican Senate committee headRobert F. Kennedy Jr. faced tough questioning from Senate Republicans over his vaccine stance during his nomination hearing to lead the U.S...
30 Jan, 2025, 10.27 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
Covid vaccines effective against severe cases in children, study findsThe team, led by researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in Australia, explored the challenges and considerations of COVID...
21 Aug, 2023, 01.28 PM IST
Moderna's COVID vaccine is effective in children under 6, FDA saysThe FDA cautioned that estimates of the efficacy of Moderna's two-dose pediatric vaccine were based on relatively few cases of COVID-19. Th...
11 Jun, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Pop superstar Beyonce, Billie Eilish to perform at the 94th Academy AwardsMusician Van Morrison is reportedly skipping Hollywood's biggest night.
23 Mar, 2022, 07.50 AM IST
Second thoughts on Covishield gap? Let’s get in the first jabs firstEven in India, vaccine effectiveness studies from Chandigarh and Vellore have shown that a single or two doses of Covishield provide nearly...
20 Jun, 2021, 10.23 AM IST
After India, other South East Asian countries opting for fractional doses of IPV: WHOWHO said that India became the first country globally to introduce fractional doses of IPV in childhood immunisation programme in eight sta...
12 Jan, 2017, 05.05 PM IST
GreenSignal Bio IPO subscribed 0.8 times on Day 3; issue extended till Nov 17Data showed non-institutional investors subscribed to just 12 per cent of the quota limit of 21,86,934 shares while retail individual inves...
11 Nov, 2016, 05.51 PM IST
Drones may be cheaper alternative to deliver vaccinesAfter entering a country, vaccine vials typically travel by road through two to four storage locations before arriving at clinics where hea...
22 Jun, 2016, 05.47 PM IST
Risk of importation of poliovirus still persists: WHO officialOn January 13, WHO South-East Asia Region completed five years without any case of wild poliovirus.
17 Jan, 2016, 10.57 AM IST