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CDC cuts childhood vaccine list to match Denmark model, sparks public health concernsThe CDC has changed the US childhood vaccine schedule and now recommends fewer routine shots, closer to Denmark’s model. Health officials s...
CDC’s new autism–vaccine update sparks strong pushback from doctors and expertsThe CDC changed its autism–vaccine webpage, creating debate among doctors, experts and lawmakers. The update uses new language about vaccin...
Polio continues to cripple Pakistan as virus yet again detected across 20 sewage samplesPakistan faces a polio challenge. Poliovirus is found in sewage samples from various districts, including Islamabad. Sindh has the highest ...
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...
Israeli airstrikes kill at least 31 people in Gaza, medics sayIsraeli airstrikes killed at least 31 people in the Gaza Strip, with significant casualties in Beit Lahiya and Jabalia, amidst ongoing mili...
Israeli attacks kill 23 people in Gaza, medics say, as ceasefire hopes dimIsraeli forces intensified bombardments in Gaza, resulting in at least 23 Palestinian deaths including children at a clinic. The new offens...
Israeli strikes kill 19 people in Gaza, medics say, as tanks push deeper in the northIsraeli strikes on Gaza have killed at least 19 Palestinians. The Israeli military continues operations in Jabalia, a historic refugee camp...
Hamas says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu trying to 'thwart' Gaza truceHamas has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to thwart a Gaza truce deal, following his claims that the milita...
Pakistan polio eradication campaign in disarray, country reports 12 new cases this yearPakistan is one of the two polio-endemic countries in the world along with its neighbour Afghanistan. The new case - a 21-month-old boy who...
UP awards pradhans, ropes in gurus, imams to tackle vaccine hesitancyLast week, after reports of some people in Sisoda village in Barabanki jumping into a river (and were rescued later) to escape vaccination ...
View: Rural India desperately needs mass awareness campaigns to snap out of Covid hesitancyA large number of people in rural India want, but aren’t getting, vaccines or tests done because of the shortage of health facilities and v...
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccineIn October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats were there to finalise deals to ensur...
No symptoms in 80% of Covid cases raise concernsThe new revelation of asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic infection in India has sparked concerns.
Cipla ties up with Serum Institute to sell vaccines in South AfricaCipla said it had agreed to an exclusive deal with Serum Institute to supply vaccines to South Africa, adding a new market to their partner...
Over 4000 polio vaccine refusal cases in Pakistan's BalochistanOver 4,000 cases of refusal of polio vaccination have been recorded in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, officials said.
4 more polio cases found in Pakistan; tally jumps to 235Security is the main reason for the spread of polio virus as vaccination cannot be organised in tribal areas where Taliban still control la...
Pakistan accounts for 80 per cent of polio cases globally: WHOThe World Health Organisation in its progress report held Pakistan responsible for failing to curb the surge in polio cases.
Instead of syringes, nanopatches for Polio vaccination?The patch, invented by Mark Kendall is expected to cost "substantially less than a dollar" compared to a syringe and needle that cost aroun...
New case of polio reported in PakistanGunmen has frequently attacked polio vaccination workers, accusing them of being Western spies and part of a plot to sterilise Muslims.
- Disinvestment commision favours Andrew Yule, IVCOL sell out
The Disinvestment Commission has recommended privatisation of the Kolkata-based Andrew Yule & Co and favoured offering 40 per cent stake in...