With govt's local clinical trials waiver for certain drugs and vaccines, Japanese firm Takeda may soon launch QDenga, which will be a boost for India’s fight against dengue.
Most number of cases in southern states, Maharashtra. Experts stress need for policy & community action, say global warming may have contributed to proliferation of source mosquitoes.
This preprint study is 1st to demonstrate anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies can cross-react with dengue virus serotype and enhance its infection through antibody-dependent enhancement.
Takeda's QDENGA, designed to protect against all 4 dengue virus serotypes, has been recommended by Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization for use in endemic countries.
Dengue fever, caused by the Aedes mosquito, has long been a concern in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Takeda has carried out phase 3 trials of the vaccine candidate and found it to be 80.2% effective in preventing symptomatic dengue cases after a year of vaccination.
LocalCircles cited findings from hospitals such as Apollo and Max which stated that the number of dengue cases in the past month has spiked by 30-60 per cent.
The nine states and union territories reporting the highest no. of dengue infections are Haryana, Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, UP, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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