CDC updates childhood vaccine schedule: 5 Key things parents need to knowThe CDC has updated the childhood vaccination schedule, reducing the number of universally recommended vaccines from 18 to 11. Rotavirus, h...
08 Jan, 2026, 01.00 AM IST
CDC cuts childhood vaccine list to match Denmark model, sparks public health concernsThe CDC has changed the US childhood vaccine schedule and now recommends fewer routine shots, closer to Denmark’s model. Health officials s...
06 Jan, 2026, 04.35 AM IST
Zoho’s Sridhar Vembu warns Indian parents: ‘You are giving way too many vaccines’, links rise in autism to excess vaccinationZoho founder Sridhar Vembu suggests India gives too many infant vaccines, potentially causing a rise in autism. He cites a report linking c...
28 Oct, 2025, 10.30 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
Will Florida’s plan to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates put the lives of schoolchildren at 'greater' risk? Here’s what expert saysFlorida plans to eliminate vaccine mandates. It will be the first American state to do so. State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo calls cu...
04 Sep, 2025, 03.57 AM IST
Travelling to US? Get vaccinated to be safeRich Indians travelling to the US are now advised to get vaccinated for diseases like measles. Measles cases in America have reached a 33-y...
31 Jul, 2025, 11.19 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White House withdraws Trump's pick Dave Weldon as CDC director pickThe White House has withdrawn President Trump's nomination of Dave Weldon, a vaccine critic, for CDC director due to insufficient Senate su...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
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
India is one of the countries with highest vaccine confidence: UNICEF reportUNICEF's global flagship report "The State of the World's Children 2023: For Every Child, Vaccination" emphasizes the significance of child...
20 Apr, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
Smallpox vax protection against monkeypox may not be lasting: LancetAlthough the smallpox jab has shown to reduce the chance of symptomatic infection and severe illness from monkeypox, protection may decline...
16 Aug, 2022, 07.17 PM IST
Around 25 mn kids around the world missed routine vaccinations because of Covid pandemicData showed the vast majority of the children who failed to get immunized were living in developing countries.
15 Jul, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
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
India records greatest increase in number of children not receiving first dose of DTP-1 vaccine in 2020: UNData from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN children's agency UNICEF showed that 23 million children missed out on basic child...
17 Jul, 2021, 10.28 AM IST
In the future, scientists feel Covid will resemble the common cold-causing virusHow fast this shift comes will depend on how fast the virus spreads.
13 Jan, 2021, 05.10 PM IST
Gavi CEO meets PM, discusses strategic partnership in vaccineGavi, a global vaccine alliance, proposes to have a new strategic partnership with India for 2016-2021, which will see further fund support...
06 Jan, 2016, 11.22 PM IST
Eight ways to protect your children from cancerChildhood cancer can be prevented to a great extent if a healthy lifestyle is followed. Here's what you need to do.
30 Dec, 2015, 09.40 AM IST
- Industrial chemicals make childhood vaccines less effective
Childhood exposure to a group of chemicals used widely in a variety of products could reduce the effectiveness of common vaccines, a study ...
26 Jan, 2012, 10.05 AM IST