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Topic: Immunisation

Death & the Covid vaccine: Why SC has directed govt to frame a ‘no-fault’ compensation scheme

SC was hearing pleas by grieving families who claimed their loved ones died due to adverse events linked to Covid vaccination. Govt denied direct link between vaccines & deaths.

Are US kids safe? New vaccine approval process puts public health at risk, say ex-FDA officials

Dr Peter Marks, who resigned earlier this year as the FDA's vaccine chief, described the proposal as part of Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s ‘anti-vaccine playbook’.

Improved neonatal care, immunisation push India’s infant mortality rate to record low—37% drop in decade

Data from 2023 Sample Registration Survey shows India’s IMR has been declining faster than global rate. Delhi, Karnataka, Himachal lead in gains, but regional gaps persist.

Govt nod to 1st RSV drug for all kids under 2 yrs. Here’s what you need to know

CDSCO green light to Beyfortus, used to combat Respiratory Syncytial Virus, which is the leading cause for hospitalisation of kids under 2 years of age in India.

India among 10 countries with most infants who missed 1st measles shot — report by WHO & US CDC

Findings come nearly a year after several Indian states had outbreaks. Reported measles incidence increased 72 percent worldwide in 2021-2022, says report.

States could designate 1-2 days a week for Covid vaccination, initial supply to be slow

Drawing on experience of measles rubella campaign of 2017, govt estimates it could take between one-two months for states to complete the 30 crore targeted Covid vaccinations.

Sanitation workers were at forefront of Covid fight. But are missing from vaccination plan

India's solid waste management workers had no choice but to enter containment zones and handle bio-medical waste. Hundreds of them are Covid infected.

India’s healthcare delivery can improve if frontline workers are held accountable: Study

A World Bank, Duke University, UPenn study conducted across 120 gram panchayats in UP shows conducting public meetings can improve healthcare delivery.

Cheap, painless vaccine patches to be available in India in a couple of years

The adhesive bandage-like patches can deliver the full dosage of 0.5 ml in one go, and will be locally sourced to keep costs in check.

New flu shot far more powerful than the 1940s breakthrough in preventing flu-like illnesses

Flucelvax, produced by Melbourne-based CSL’s Seqirus unit, is 36.2 % more effective than conventional shots in preventing flu-like illness that killed almost 200 American children last winter.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.