Ice Cube reveals how he lost once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. This is what he saidIn an interview with a political commentator and Fox news presenter Tucker Carlson, Ice Cube revealed how he missed a significant opportuni...
28 Jul, 2023, 04.29 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
Children in the age group of 1-4 in America are now eligible for Covid-19 vaccinesChildren in the United States can now take the vaccine against the Covid-19. While a lot of parents are still undecided, some parents are c...
20 Jun, 2022, 08.11 PM IST
Covid among kids: Health experts say no need to panicThe health experts said consistent and appropriate use of masks, implementation of a standard protocol for sanitisation and hand washing ar...
16 Apr, 2022, 03.57 PM IST
Covid-19 vaccine for children and the many unanswered questions: What parents need to knowNobody knows what may follow omicron, so why not protect against the relatively slim chance of tragic consequences?
04 Apr, 2022, 04.46 PM IST
COVID:Can we get into area of expertise? SC on data disclosure of clinical trials of vaccines"Your lordships are aware, all of you are vaccinated, but got infected again in Omicron. There are many people who I know who got infected ...
02 Mar, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
UK expands COVID vaccines to at-risk 5 to 11-year-old kidsEligible children include those with diabetes, immunosuppression, learning disabilities, and other serious conditions that place them at a ...
30 Jan, 2022, 05.19 PM IST
For many parents, vaccinating their child is a shared decision, here's what can happen when parents disagreeWhen parents disagree over whether to vaccinate their child, the child may be delayed in getting vaccinated.
10 Jan, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
Wear masks indoor, limit visits from unvaccinated guests: How to protect kids too young for Covid vaccineDuring the holidays, use these steps to protect kids too young to be vaccinated.
25 Dec, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
Is your child frightened of needles? Here's how to prepare them for vaccineAlmost one in five children (19%) aged 4-6 have a needle phobia, and this decreases to one in nine (11%) by age 10-11. Among adults, about ...
05 Dec, 2021, 11.25 AM IST
Should we worry too much about getting Covid from young kids?Children are gradually making up a higher proportion of Covid infections.
02 Dec, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
England schoolchildren aged 12-15 years to be offered COVID vaccine first doseThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said on Monday evening that ministers have accepted the advice of the four UK Chief Medical...
14 Sep, 2021, 03.19 PM IST
Kerala assembly passes resolution urging Centre for free universal vaccinationMinister for Health, Women and Child Welfare, Veena George, moved the resolution in the House as the state reels under acute vaccine shorta...
02 Jun, 2021, 01.02 PM IST
Flu shots to kids before monsoon will curb Covid cases: Maharashtra panelWhile the influenza shot that contains two subtypes of influenza A and two lineages of influenza B is widely available in market, it is not...
24 May, 2021, 11.02 AM IST
Global vaccine push to save 50 million lives by 2030: WHO"If we're to avoid multiple outbreaks of life-threatening diseases like measles, yellow fever and diphtheria, we must ensure routine vaccin...
26 Apr, 2021, 08.50 PM IST
Fear of contracting COVID-19 prevents parents from taking kids for vaccinationThe experts on Sunday said parents should take their children for timely vaccination, especially in the first year of a child's life.
06 Sep, 2020, 08.53 PM IST
Testing on kids is a nervous next step on way to Covid vaccineChildren appear to be less affected by Covid-19, though their role in transmission of the virus remains unclear.
31 May, 2020, 06.58 PM IST