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Who is Martha Lillard? Last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 - Check cause of deathMartha Lillard, the last American to use an iron lung, has died at seventy-eight. She contracted polio as a child, which necessitated lifel...- April 12 in world history: From the introduction of Union Jack to opening of DisneylandApril 12th marks pivotal moments, including the 1204 sacking of Constantinople, the 1606 decree of the Union Flag, and the 1861 start of th...
- Today in US history on April 12: From the outbreak of civil war to civil rights, public health breakthroughs, and the dawn of the space shuttle eraApril 12th holds significant weight in American history. It witnessed the start of the Civil War at Fort Sumter in 1861. President Franklin...
- Today in US history on February 23: From the Iwo Jima victory to US control of the Panama CanalFebruary 23 holds a special place in American history. On this day, US Marines captured Mount Suribachi during World War II. Abraham Lincol...
- 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...
- Polio lost, but fake records & imperfect vax helped it rear its ugly headDespite decades of global efforts and billions spent, the polio eradication campaign in Pakistan and Afghanistan faces critical challenges....
- Pakistan reports third polio case amid concerns of widespread transmissionThe latest victim, a 12-year-old girl from the Kili Malak Haqdad area of Darozai union council in Balochistan's Killa Abdullah district, su...
- National Vaccination Day: Date, History and Significance of the dayIndia annually celebrates National Immunization Day on 16 March to raise awareness of the value of immunisation.
- Serum Institute on lookout for partners to develop Monkeypox vaccineSII's CEO Adar Poonawalla told ET he was talking with partners who have the potential to develop the vaccine. He, however, said there was n...
- For Modi, the next challenge is vaccine hesitancyVaccine hesitancy is a much bigger problem in India than anti-vaxxerism, which also exists in pockets. While short supply of vaccines slowe...
- Covaxin phase 3 full trial data to be made public in July: Bharat BiotechThe indigenous whole virion inactivated SARS-Cov-2 virus vaccine company has also said that Covaxin will even undergo the phase 4 trials to...
- View: How past vaccine races can help win against CovidHistory tells us that the best vaccination efforts are built on collaboration and coordination. We know that the U.S. and Soviet Union work...
- Russia approves its third COVID-19 vaccine: Prime Minister Mikhail MishustinRussia has already approved two COVID-19 vaccines, including the Sputnik V shot, developed by Moscow's Gamaleya Institute, following a simi...
- 89 lakh kids below 5 years given polio drops across India on 'Polio Ravivar': Health ministry"The booth activity will be followed by house-to-house surveillance (mop-up rounds) over the next two to five days to identify and vaccinat...
- Sanitation worker becomes first person to get COVID vaccine in AIIMS; Vardhan calls it historic dayMore than one crore cases and 1.5 lakh fatalities later, India took its first steps out of the pandemic with shots of the Covishield and Co...
- Vaccines: 200 years of progress -- and scepticismFour in 10 Americans, and six in 10 French people say they will not get vaccinated against the virus, even if the shot is free.
- UN: Discussions with Russia on experimental COVID-19 vaccine under wayLast week, Russia became the first country in the world to license a coronavirus vaccine when President Vladimir Putin announced its approv...
- Mission Indradhanush: Modi government's plan to ensure children may liveStarted in 1985, UIP has been playing a critical part in India’s quest to achieve health Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 by 2015.
- CIA to stop using vaccination programmes as cover for spyingThe newly CIA policy mandates that it won't use vaccination programmes as part of its spy operations, according to senior Obama administrat...
- India can achieve zero transmission of polio in 2 yrs: GatesIndia could see zero transmission of the crippling polio virus in the next two years, according to business magnate turned philanthropist B...
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