Rare but ruthless: How Hantavirus strikes fast, and should you be concernedA rare hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has drawn global attention after multiple infections and three reported deaths prompted ...
08 May, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
Moderna first-quarter revenue jumps on strong overseas COVID vaccine salesModerna's first-quarter revenue surpassed estimates, driven by strong international COVID-19 vaccine sales. The company forecasts lower-tha...
02 May, 2026, 12.38 AM IST
Moderna stocks: MRNA shares jump in US Stock market today after pharma giant surpasses Wall Street estimatesModerna had earlier posted a loss of $2.52 per share a year earlier, while analysts expected a loss of $3.96 per share.
01 May, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
UK on a vaccine buying spree. Are we staring at another pandemic?The UK government has bought five million doses of the H5 influenza vaccine from CSL Seqirus UK Limited to prepare for a potential bird flu...
03 Dec, 2024, 08.12 PM IST
WHO sees 'incredibly low' COVID, flu vaccination rates as cases surgeIn the United States, several European countries, and other parts of the world, there have been reports of rising hospitalizations linked t...
12 Jan, 2024, 11.48 AM IST
One step closer to a universal flu vaccine?A new study describes successful animal tests of just such a vaccine, offering hope that the country can be protected against future flu pa...
29 Nov, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
Successful tests in animal models pave way for strategy for universal flu vaccineAn experimental mRNA-based vaccine against all 20 known subtypes of influenza virus provided broad protection from otherwise lethal flu str...
26 Nov, 2022, 12.04 PM IST
Covid-19 & influenza may have similar symptoms, but flu vaccine cannot protect you from coronavirusThe CDC says the vaccine will not cause you to fall ill with the flu.
15 Oct, 2020, 06.07 PM IST
GSK says science does not link pandemic H1N1 flu vaccine to sleep disorderA spokesman for GSK said the "science has moved on" since concerns were raised about links between narcolepsy and its H1N1 vaccine, called ...
28 May, 2020, 04.32 PM IST
Bharat Biotech in tie-up to develop a Covid vaccineBharat Biotech said on Friday that it has partnered with the University of Wisconsin Madison and US-based company FluGen to develop a vacci...
04 Apr, 2020, 08.46 AM IST
Eureka! Universal flu vaccine developed to prevent global pandemicsAccording to the World Health Organisation (WHO), annual flu epidemics are estimated to cause up to half a million deaths globally.
02 Oct, 2016, 11.03 AM IST
Novavax-Cadila to conduct swine flu clinical trials hereUS-based vaccine maker Novavax, that is developing a vaccine for swine flu, will conduct a major portion of the clinical trials in India.
11 Jul, 2009, 12.22 AM IST
- Pharma cos not in a hurry to tap swine-flu vaccine market
The Indian vaccine industry has adopted a wait-and-watch policy in tapping the potential market for swine flu vaccines.
01 May, 2009, 01.24 AM IST
- GlaxoSmithKline wins European nod for bird flu vaccines
British pharmaceuticals giant GlaxoSmithKline has won European recommendations for two vaccines aimed at combatting a potential bird flu pa...
22 Feb, 2008, 09.58 PM IST
- WHO sees boost in flu pandemic vaccine production
The World Health Organisation today said that recent scientific advances should boost production capacity of pandemic flu vaccines to 4.5 b...
24 Oct, 2007, 05.45 AM IST
- Novartis, Sanofi seek new vaccine to fight mutating flu
Novartis and Sanofi-Aventis are among drug-makers searching for new weapons against influenza viruses that evade protection from existing v...
13 Dec, 2006, 12.21 AM IST
- Glaxo's bird flu drug to hit market next year
A bird flu vaccine for humans that uses only a very low dose of active ingredient has proved effective in clinical tests and could be mass ...
27 Jul, 2006, 12.24 AM IST