Zydus launches vaccine for new strain of influenza virusZydus Lifesciences introduces India's first quadrivalent influenza vaccine, VaxiFlu-4, for protection against four new virus strains as per...
26 Feb, 2025, 01.29 PM IST
HMPV in China seasonal in nature, nothing new: WHOThe WHO has assured that the spread of human metapneumovirus in China is not alarming. Current hospital utilization rates are lower than la...
09 Jan, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
Uttarakhand takes measures to control respiratory diseases amid global HMPV spreadIndia HMPV cases: The Directorate of Medical Health and Family Welfare issues an advisory for preventing and controlling respiratory diseas...
07 Jan, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
Research shows prolonged health effects of influenza resemble that of long CovidThe research, spanning 18 months, compared the health outcomes of COVID-19 and influenza patients, showing an increased risk of death, hosp...
15 Dec, 2023, 09.27 PM IST
India reported 1,317 H3N2 cases from January 1-March 21, Rajya Sabha toldThe states and Union Territories have been asked to monitor the proportion of SARI cases and refer sufficient number of samples for testing...
28 Mar, 2023, 03.08 PM IST
Delhi government issues advisory on H3N2, directs hospitals to monitor situationAlthough not many cases of this virus have been reported in the government hospitals of Delhi, strict instructions have been given to the D...
17 Mar, 2023, 09.14 PM IST
Mumbai: Four patients admitted with H3N2 virus, says BMCAmid the spike in influenza cases, the state government will hold a meeting on Thursday in the presence of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and...
16 Mar, 2023, 11.43 AM IST
59 H3N2 influenza cases detected in Odisha in two monthsFrom January 2 to March 5, 451 cases of the H3N2 have been reported in the country, according to data shared by the union health ministry o...
12 Mar, 2023, 08.25 AM IST
Be on alert, closely monitor H3N2 influenza situation, Union Health Minister tells statesIn a tweet, Mandaviya said, "Held a meeting to review rising cases of #H3N2 Influenza virus in the country. Advisory issued to states to be...
10 Mar, 2023, 07.24 PM IST
H3N2 influenza: Govt expects cases to decline by month-end as 2 deaths confirmed from the virusThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said that the Influenza A subtype H3N2 is the major cause of current respiratory illness ...
10 Mar, 2023, 05.41 PM IST
What is Influenza A H3N2 virus? 2 deaths reported in India. Symptoms, diagnosis and who are at riskSeasonal influenza is an acute respiratory infection caused by influenza viruses. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has said th...
10 Mar, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
COVID-19 three times more lethal than influenza, study suggestsThe researchers from the Hospital del Mar in Barcelona, Spain examined medical records of 187 patients -- average age 76 years and 55 per c...
22 Apr, 2022, 04.50 PM IST
Vaccinate kids aged under 5 against influenza: Tribal panel head to Maharashtra governmentFormer MLA Vivek Pandit said he has written a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, urging that children below the age of five years b...
25 May, 2021, 10.32 AM IST
Coronavirus nearly three times more deadly than flu: studyThe research, using French national data and published in the journal The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, underscored the increased severity o...
18 Dec, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
No vaccine yet, Indians rush to get a flu shot to reduce risk amid pandemicNaveet Wig, head of department of medicine at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), said an influenza vaccine can help indirectl...
23 Oct, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
Wearing surgical masks may help slow COVID-19 pandemic: StudyWearing surgical face masks may help prevent the transmission of seasonal coronaviruses and influenza virus from symptomatic individuals, a...
06 Apr, 2020, 11.56 AM IST
Scientists can now forecast flu outbreaks in subtropical climatesJust like weather forecasting, scientists can now predict the timing and intensity of influenza outbreaks in subtropical climates.
01 Aug, 2015, 11.22 AM IST