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Antibodies from hen eggs may be used to treat COVID-19: StudyThe researchers noted that birds produce a type of antibody called IgY, comparable to IgG in humans and other mammals. IgY does not cause a...
Oral Covid vaccine protects against disease, transmission: StudyThe research, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, demonstrates the potential of the vaccine to work through the mucosa...
Omicron variant resistant to antibodies, two vaccine doses: StudyHowever, the study found that a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine, and mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca preventives may protect well against th...
Boosters: NTAGI seeks data on breakthrough infectionsNTAGI has asked the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to analyse breakthrough infection data, taking into account gender and age.
New DNA vaccine for COVID-19 effective in mice, hamsters: StudySome currently available COVID-19 vaccines rely on messenger RNA or mRNA strands to teach the human immune system to recognise the SARS-CoV...
UK begins world-first alternate dosing COVID-19 vaccine trialThe study, backed by 7 million pound of government funding, will determine the effects of using different vaccines for the first and second...
Government plans special immunisation programme for COVID-19 vaccineThis special COVID-19 immunisation programme would run in parallel with the Universal Immunisation Programme, but will use its processes, t...
Poor coverage of measles vaccine holding back India’s full immunisationThe poor coverage of measles vaccination and later doses of basic vaccines like those for polio, diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus (DPT) ar...
WHO to kick off international meet amid US-China tensionsThe World Health Assembly, which has been trimmed from the usual three weeks to just two days, Monday and Tuesday, is expected to focus alm...
Hyderabad company, Australian varsity partner for vaccineScientists from India and Australia will develop a ‘live attenuated SARS – CoV-2 vaccine’ using the latest codon deoptimisation technology,...
Hilleman Labs to partner future vaccine manufacturing hubUK Department for Health has granted GBP 10 million funding for the hub that will be managed by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Resea...
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...
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...
New microneedle patch for measles vaccination designedThe underside of the patch is lined with 100 solid, conical microneedles made of polymer, sugar, and vaccine that are a fraction of a milli...
New vaccine may fight both tuberculosis and leprosyScientists have found that a variant of an existing vaccine offers stronger protection against both tuberculosis and leprosy.
- Govt's wait for trial may delay cervical cancer immunisation drive
The government will wait for full clinical trial reports on new vaccines for cervical cancer.
- Vaccine policy set to bring in new watchdog
The government may soon bring in a national policy on vaccines that will create a separate vaccine regulatory authority and also reserve th...