Kerala bird flu scare: Nearly 6,000 birds to be culled from March 21. Authorities on high alertKerala bird flu scare: Bird flu (H5N1) has been confirmed in Alappuzha's Muhamma grama panchayat, prompting authorities to cull over 5,000 ...
19 Mar, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
Not supplements. Harvard-certified pediatrician shares the best immunity booster for children to stay safe amid winter virusesPediatric experts are urging parents to prioritise flu vaccination over supplements for children's winter health. Dr Anita K. Patel highlig...
31 Oct, 2025, 02.48 PM IST
Why Indians skip the flu vaccine despite risksIn India, the quadrivalent influenza vaccine (QIV) faces low uptake due to limited awareness and high costs, despite being recommended for ...
12 Sep, 2025, 01.21 PM IST
Zydus launches VaxiFluTM trivalent influenza vaccine for flu protection in IndiaZydus Lifesciences has introduced VaxiFlu, a trivalent influenza vaccine, in India. This vaccine aligns with WHO guidelines. It is for indi...
02 Sep, 2025, 01.16 PM IST
Zydus launches vaccine for new strain of influenza virusZydus Lifesciences introduces India's first quadrivalent influenza vaccine, VaxiFlu-4, for protection against four new virus strains as per...
26 Feb, 2025, 01.29 PM IST
You may not need a fourth Covid vaccine now but a flu shotPublic health experts suggest that a fourth dose of the Covid vaccine is unnecessary for now. With only 220 million people taking the third...
26 Jul, 2023, 12.20 AM IST
Vulnerable people must take seasonal flu shots: ExpertsInfluenza H3N2 has been spreading in the country. According to the health ministry data from January 2 to March 5, in all 451 cases of H3N2...
15 Mar, 2023, 12.15 AM IST
Omicron & Delta have a flu friend - florona. Be wary of the fiend, get your annual shotFlorona isn’t a coronavirus variant. It is a simultaneous double infection caused by Covid and influenza.
06 Jan, 2022, 10.51 AM IST
No vaccine yet, Indians rush to get a flu shot to reduce risk amid pandemicNaveet Wig, head of department of medicine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), said an influenza vaccine can help indirectl...
23 Oct, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
Hope to get nasal vaccine against Covid-19 into market in 12-18 months: Hyderabad-based Bharat BiotechKrishna M Ella, a molecular biologist and chairman and managing director of the Bharat Biotech, spoke to TOI's Surendra Singh in an exclusi...
08 Apr, 2020, 10.16 AM IST
Abbott launches quadrivalent vaccine for influenza in India"We are excited with the launch of the quadrivalent version of our flu vaccine, which can be offered to both children above six months and ...
24 Feb, 2020, 01.55 PM IST
Indian professor Suresh Mittal at Purdue gets $1.5 million grant for Bird Flu vaccine researchAccording to the World Health Organization, the new H7N9 flu virus was found in China in 2013 and is responsible for 229 deaths and 665 cas...
27 Nov, 2015, 05.28 PM IST
- Sanofi ropes in Raveena Tandon for campaign against flu
Sanofi Pasteur has roped in Bollywood actor for its 'Mothers Against Flu' campaign, an initiative on Facebook to create awareness on the pr...
31 Aug, 2011, 01.36 PM IST
- Sanofi expects 50 pc Indian market share for flu vaccines
The co today launched 'Mothers Against Flu', a facebook community of mothers. The company has roped in actress Raveena Tandon for the campa...
30 Aug, 2011, 10.26 PM IST
Single-dose swine flu vaccine in the worksContrary to what was earlier expected, the vaccine against H1N1 may not be multi-dose, as results from a pilot study of Novartis H1N1 candi...
04 Sep, 2009, 01.51 AM IST
Top gadget N 95 mask most wanted on GoogleSwine flu panic appears to be spreading like an Australian bushfire. Guess what most Indians were looking for on Monday?
11 Aug, 2009, 09.31 AM IST
- Eagle offers help to contain bird flu spread
The US government has offered its technical expertise to India for containing the bird flu outbreak in West Bengal. It has also expressed i...
29 Jan, 2008, 05.40 AM IST