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TopicPolio vaccination

Topic: polio vaccination

Bomb blast kills 5 Pakistan policemen on polio vaccination guard duty, TTP claims responsibility

More than 20 were wounded in latest in a series of attacks by Islamist militants ahead of 8 February national elections.

No Polio National Immunization Day this yr due to ‘vaccine shortage’. Govt to focus on high-risk areas

Govt to only organise Sub-National Immunization Days for 200 'high-risk' districts. Virologists say no major ramifications likely as India's has good routine vaccination track record.

Not just BCG, vaccines for polio, hepatitis, other diseases could protect against Covid

US researchers study on efficacy of non-Covid vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 virus find that polio vaccine offers the most protection.

National polio immunisation drive rescheduled for 31 January

The govt had earlier scheduled the Pulse Polio Immunisation programme for 17 January, but rescheduled it as the Covid vaccination drive will roll out from 16 January.

Govt defers national polio immunisation programme due to ‘unforeseen activities’

The National Immunisation Day, commonly known as Pulse Polio Immunisation programme, was scheduled for 17 January across India.

How to ensure smooth Covid vaccine rollout — India’s polio programme has some lessons

India, which began a polio immunisation programme in 1995, recorded its last case in 2011. The interim 16 years was marked by misinformation, vaccine hesitancy and scientific hurdles.

WHO likely to give nod to novel polio vaccine before end of 2020, says report

Vaccine-derived polio poses threats of larger outbreaks, which can be fought with the new genetically modified vaccine that is still in trials.

Africa declared polio-free after long battle amid Covid pandemic

The milestone paves the way for polio to become the second-disease ever to be wiped out globally after small pox.

‘Expired’ polio vaccine given to 50 children of CRPF jawans at Delhi camp, probe ordered

Apart from the polio vaccine, ‘expired’ Easy 6 vaccine was also administered to the children. A CRPF officer, however, said not all vaccines were expired.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.