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mRNA vaccine against tuberculosis shows efficacy in mice, results pave way for larger trialsAustralian researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine for tuberculosis, showing effective results in mice. The vaccine enhances immunity...
Bharat Biotech starts clinical trials of TB jabThe only vaccine in use today--BCG (Bacillus Calmette and Guerin)--is an attenuated variant of the bovine TB pathogen. This is more than a ...
Clinical trials of new BCG vaccine for TB to start soon, says former CSIR chiefAccording to the India TB Report 2022, the number of 'incident TB patients' (new and relapse cases) notified during 2021 stood at 19.3 lakh...
Serum Institute seeks nod for adult TB vaccineOnce the drug controller approves the vaccine, the national technical advisory group on immunisation (NTAGI) will take a final call in its ...
Tuberculosis, the forgotten pandemic relying on a 100-year-old vaccineBoth TB and COVID are infectious diseases that generally affect the lungs. Both are passed between people mainly by aerosols, when infected...
BCG vaccine used to treat tuberculosis can lower the risk of contracting Covid, says studyThe reasons for the lower SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels in the BCG group were not clear.
Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine helps elderly in COVID-19 fightTrials showed that BCG vaccine, which is used for protection against tuberculosis for more than 40 years now, triggered antibody and T-cell...
Serum Institute conducting phase III clinical trial of tuberculosis vaccine: DBTThe BCG vaccine is administered routinely to all newborns as part of the national childhood immunisation programme to prevent tuberculosis ...
Over 50 Covid-19 candidates under clinical trials in IndiaOver 50 clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine have started in India as researchers globally look for ways to stop the ravaging pandemic.
BCG vaccine not recommended for virus: WHOThe statement gains significance for countries including India, where some states are considering using the BCG vaccine for clinical trials...
View: The ‘Covid-19 vaccine’ buzz should silence the anti-vaccination lobbiesThe western societies which had led the smear campaign are those turning most fervently to the same labs for deliverance. Hope has taken th...
US scientists link BCG vaccination with fewer coronavirus cases, Indian scientists hopeful but cautious"We found that countries without universal policies of BCG vaccination, such as Italy, the Netherlands, and the United States, have been mo...
BCG vaccination policies make a ten times difference in Covid-19 incidence, mortality: New studyStudy co-authored by Indian-American cancer surgeon comes even as clinical trials on the efficacy of BCG vaccine for Covid-19 are underway.
Nations with mandatory TB vaccines show fewer coronavirus deaths: StudyWith nearly 900,000 cases and 45,000 deaths, the world is struggling to control Covid-19.
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GreenSignal Bio Pharma IPO sees tepid demand on Day 3, subscribed 0.61 timesData showed non-institutional investors subscribed to just 10 per cent of the quota limit of 21,86,934 shares while RIIs bade for 5.98 time...
- Tamil Nadu may turn axis for national vaccine security plan
The state now looks poised to play a pivotal role in the national plan to ensure vaccine security by ramping up vaccine-making in the publi...
- 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...
- Vaccine makers demand price hike
Private vaccine manufacturers have asked the government to hike the procurement price of vaccines claiming it is unviable to supply the med...
- Vaccination may get Rs 500-cr shot in the arm
The bump in the immunisation programme and the fall in vaccine exports have prompted the government to consider a revival of state-run vacc...