Abbott launches 14-valent pneumococcal vaccine for children in IndiaAbbott India launched PneumoShield 14, a pneumonia vaccine for children aged six weeks and older. This vaccine offers broader protection th...
27 Nov, 2024, 05.40 PM IST
World Vaccination Day: How to register your newborn for free government vaccinesAs the world celebrates World Vaccination Day, India's Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) continues to play a vital role in protecting ...
16 Mar, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
Indian vaccine makers gaining wider market share in industryAccording to a TOI report, indigenously-manufactured vaccines have started to capture share from MNCs in certain diseases even as the Rs 3,...
25 Aug, 2022, 11.41 AM IST
India makes progress in child vaccination against diarrhoea, pneumonia amid pandemic: ReportNew Delhi, India made significant progress in 2020 in ensuring children receive immunisation that provide protection against diarrhoea and ...
12 Nov, 2021, 04.58 PM IST
SII to start supplying 1st made-in-India pneumococcal conjugate vaccine to Centre from WednesdayThe SII has to supply 2.4 crore doses of the vaccine to the Health Ministry by December 2021. It will be sent to 37 consignees all over Ind...
06 Apr, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
Serum Institute launches India's first fully indigenously developed pneumococcal vaccinePNEUMOSIL has been developed through a collaboration spanning over a decade among Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd, PATH and Bill and Melin...
29 Dec, 2020, 11.36 AM IST
Serum Institute develops first indigenous vaccine against pneumonia; to be launched next weekIndia's drug regulator in July had granted market approval for the Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate vaccine, after reviewing the phase...
24 Dec, 2020, 10.13 AM IST
India's 1st fully indigenously developed vaccine against pneumonia gets DCGI nodThe ministry said the vaccine will be used for active immunisatiuon against invasive disease and pneumonia caused by 'Streptococcus pneumon...
15 Jul, 2020, 08.15 PM IST
Adults need vaccination too, here are the situations that may require itGrown-ups may need to be inoculated under special conditions. You also need to take extra care if you are travelling abroad.
31 Oct, 2017, 09.53 AM IST
Pfizer's pneumonia vaccine now part of immunization programmeThe company's 13-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV 13) to prevent pneumonia has been selected for immunisation program in certain ...
13 May, 2017, 05.57 PM IST
Rotavirus vaccine launched as part of Universal Immunization ProgrammeThe government launched the vaccine for Rotavirus vaccine today as part of the country's Universal Immunization Programme to reduce child m...
26 Mar, 2016, 05.38 PM IST
Re-engineered antibiotic could help fight superbugsThe bacterium cause pneumococcal infections, including pneumonia, meningitis, the ear infection otitis media and sepsis in humans.
21 May, 2015, 06.49 PM IST
Lupin to market MSD's pneumonia prevention vaccine in IndiaAs part of the agreement promote and distribute MSD's 23-valent Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine under a different brand name in the cou...
18 Jul, 2013, 01.56 PM IST
Apollo Hospital undertakes vaccination drive against preventable diseaseApollo Hospitals, has undertaken a large scale campaign wherein city’s adult and adolescent population will be provided vaccination.
30 Mar, 2013, 05.05 PM IST
- 323 million Indians to be above 65 years by 2050
There will be 323 million in India by 2050 in the 65-plus age group as per a report by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
05 Oct, 2012, 08.08 PM IST
- GSK to launch 3-4 new drugs in India
Drug firm GlaxoSmithKline Pharmacueitcals today said it will launch 3-4 more products in India in the current year to fuel its growth.
27 Apr, 2010, 08.40 PM IST
- Wyeth seeks to include Prevnar in immunisation programme
Pharma major Wyeth (India) is in talks with the government to include its pneumococcal vaccine (PCV), Prevnar in the country’s national imm...
20 Jul, 2009, 01.19 AM IST