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US health official calls for separating measles combination shots, pulls broad COVID vaccine supportA top U.S. health official called for breaking up the combined MMR vaccine, a move quickly opposed by Merck, which cited a lack of scientif...07 Oct, 2025, 06.44 AM IST- Confirmed measles outbreak in South Carolina — eight unvaccinated cases spark health emergency: Is this turning into a COVID-like public health crisis?South Carolina health officials have confirmed a measles outbreak in the Upstate region. Residents are urged to check vaccination status an...05 Oct, 2025, 12.38 AM IST
- MMRV Vaccine CDC update: Large-scale Covid, hepatitis B vaccination drive in U.S. on the cards. What to know?Under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.'s leadership, the Department of Health and Human Services has made several sweeping change...19 Sep, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
- Did RFK Jr. politicize the CDC? Shocking testimony from Susan Monarez raises eyebrowsSusan Monarez, ex-CDC head, spoke at a Senate hearing about her sudden dismissal. She cited clashes with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy...17 Sep, 2025, 10.31 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
- Measles cases hit 33-year high in U.S.: How did it spread? Symptoms and risks explainedMeasles outbreak: In the first seven months of 2025, health officials have confirmed 1,288 measles cases nationwide, the highest count reco...10 Jul, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
- RFK Jr ousts entire US vaccine panel over alleged conflictsUS Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday announced he was dismissing all current members of a key federal vaccine advisory panel...10 Jun, 2025, 10.39 AM IST
- Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticises Robert F. Kennedy Jr for promoting misinformation, liesFDA's top vaccine official Dr. Peter Marks resigned, criticizing U.S. health leadership for letting misinformation influence vaccination sa...29 Mar, 2025, 10.02 PM IST
- Texas child dies in measles outbreak, first US fatality in yearsIn Texas, a child has died from measles amidst an outbreak affecting over 130 people, mostly children, with 18 hospitalizations. The US has...28 Feb, 2025, 07.08 PM IST
- Fears of US public health crises grow amid falling vaccination ratesUS experts are warning of a potential public health crisis due to declining vaccination rates and outbreaks of previously controlled childh...25 Feb, 2025, 07.26 AM IST
- US ends COVID-19 vaccination requirement for Green Card applicantsUSCIS has removed the COVID-19 vaccination requirement for green card applicants, eliminating the need for proof of vaccination on Form I-6...24 Jan, 2025, 10.40 AM IST
- Govt plans to repurpose CoWIN for its Universal Immunisation ProgrammeThe vaccination record under the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) is now maintained manually. "Once Co-WIN is repurposed to include t...27 May, 2022, 11.15 AM IST
- Booster dose increases antibodies, improves protection against Omicron, say scientistsThe Health Ministry told the Lok Sabha last week that the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGVAC) and the Nat...12 Dec, 2021, 04.01 PM IST
- 1% wastage target could be inimical to vaccination drive: ExpertsThe average wastage of Covid vaccines in India is 6.3% against the allowable wastage of 10% that the health ministry fixed in January.09 Jun, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
- Neighbourhood first: India makes urgent supply of BCG vaccines to MaldivesThe Ministry of Health and Ministry of External Affairs procured the vaccine and coordinated its dispatch with the help of the High Commiss...31 Dec, 2020, 10.04 PM IST
- Vaccines, biologicals may be left out of price controlEven as the government says that all 354 drugs on the national essential medicines list will come under price control, it is considering le...06 Jun, 2006, 12.00 AM IST
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