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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.

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Be soft, smile more, never text first—‘feminine energy’ is men’s new obsession

Uncertified dating gurus are teaching women to be suggestive, mysterious, and never loud. For some of us, this level of performance is simply unachievable. We might as well give up and become Brahma Kumaris.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.