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Topic: Vaccine

How close is India to the ‘Zero by 30’ rabies goal?

Access to rabies vaccines alone does not solve the problem. Even where vaccines are available, completing treatment remains a hurdle.

Stricter vaccine approval process is the last thing the US needs

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

Flagging bird flu’s ‘pandemic potential’, ICMR calls on private firms to collaborate on human vaccine

India's apex health research body has warned that H5N1 infection in humans has a high case fatality rate, exceeding 50 percent.

India’s Vaccine Regulation System Meets WHO Standards

A review was carried out by international experts between 16 and 20 September.

ICMR back in race to offer world’s 1st vaccine for deadly shigella, to tie up with Indian manufacturer

ICMR had in 2019 licensed technology for scaling up and commercialisation of its shigella vaccine to MSD-Wellcome Trust Hilleman Laboratories, but the deal fell through.

BRICS Vaccine Research Center launched in India

New Delhi: In a statement issued after the meeting, Union Health Secretary Apurva Chandra said that the BRICS Vaccine Research and Development Centre, established...

Government signs MoU with UNDP for capacity building and digitalization of vaccine cold chain management

This partnership aims to enhance the digitalization of vaccine cold chain management, capacity building, and communication planning in India.

Panel will keep watch for violation of new drug marketing code, says pharma secretary

Implemented in March, UCPMP 2024 will look into complaints regarding unethical practices in sector. Code gains significance given that Patanjali is facing SC heat for misleading ads.

Global panel calls for scaling up cholera vaccine supply to combat ongoing upsurge in cases

International Coordinating Group (ICG) on Vaccine Provision (ICG) noted that 473,000 cases of cholera were reported to the WHO in 2022.

Govt for the first time considers pre-exposure anti-rabies shots for kids as dog bite cases ‘rise’

National Centre for Disease Control formed panel to discuss such vaccinations through Universal Immunization Programme. Evidence being gathered to present to NTAGI, it is learnt.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.