Hantavirus scientists were close to vaccine but ran out of moneyScientists in Chile developed antibodies that successfully neutralised the deadly Andes hantavirus in lab and animal studies, raising hopes...
14 May, 2026, 06.53 AM IST
Rare but ruthless: How Hantavirus strikes fast, and should you be concernedA rare hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship has drawn global attention after multiple infections and three reported deaths prompted ...
08 May, 2026, 06.13 PM IST
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...
21 Feb, 2025, 05.07 PM IST
Study suggests gut microbes can affect Covid vaccine responseThe research, involving 68 people with HIV and 75 healthy individuals, found that a less diverse gut microbiome correlated with a stronger ...
06 Jan, 2024, 12.29 PM IST
Experimental mRNA vaccine for HIV shows promise in animalsThe research, which was carried out by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Moderna and other i...
09 Dec, 2021, 09.52 PM IST
Increased infectivity, ability to escape immunity drove Delta variant: StudyThe B.1.617.2 or Delta variant was first observed in India in late 2020. It has since spread around the globe.
07 Sep, 2021, 01.07 PM IST
CBIC puts in response teams for faster clearance of Covid vaccine shipmentsThe plan provides for setting up of a COVID-19 Vaccine Response Team (CVRT) at each Air Cargo/Courier Terminal. So far, India has allowed d...
15 Jul, 2021, 09.08 PM IST
Delay in second shot of Pfizer vaccine boosts immunity in elderly by over 3 times: StudyThe finding comes days after the UK government reduced the gap between the two doses of COVID-19 vaccines to eight weeks, while India exten...
21 May, 2021, 05.31 PM IST
Malicious COVID-19 vaccine SMS that compromises Android phones spreading: Cyber agency"The SMS carries a link that installs the malicious app on Android-based devices, which essentially spreads itself via SMS to victims' cont...
10 May, 2021, 05.23 PM IST
Indian customs to clear all imports of Covid-19 vaccines in minimal turnaround timeOther relaxations such as import duty waiver are also expected to be provided. India said last week that vaccines approved by regulators in...
23 Apr, 2021, 07.26 AM IST
Oxford University Covid-19 vaccine ‘encouraging' for older age groupsThe findings published in ‘Lancet' on Thursday based on 560 healthy adult volunteers shows that the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine is “safe and we...
19 Nov, 2020, 02.09 PM IST
Bharat Biotech to use ViroVax's adjuvant in Covid vaccineBharat Biotech has collaborated with ViroVax to use its adjuvant for boosting the immune response while also providing long-lasting immunit...
06 Oct, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
Targets for coronavirus vaccine identified by scientists"In many ways, cancer behaves like a virus, so our team decided to use the tools we developed to identify unique aspects of childhood cance...
11 Jun, 2020, 12.30 PM IST
Oxford university begins enrolling over 500 volunteers for coronavirus vaccine trialThe researchers, working in an “unprecedented” vaccine development effort to prevent COVID-19, said they have started screening healthy vol...
28 Mar, 2020, 07.34 PM IST
Experimental MERS vaccine shows promise in animalsAn experimental vaccine for the deadly MERS virus has shown positive results in animal testing, bringing researchers a step closer.
29 Jul, 2015, 04.42 PM IST
Single-dose Ebola vaccine developedResearchers have developed a quick-acting Ebola vaccine that is both safe and effective with a single dose against the strain of the virus ...
09 Apr, 2015, 06.31 PM IST
Global HIV vaccine closer to realityA scientific team led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) conducted the study in monkeys.
25 Oct, 2013, 03.58 PM IST