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Thursday, April 25, 2024
TopicVaccine

Topic: Vaccine

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.

World’s 1st vaccine against chikungunya primed for launch in India, says French drugmaker Valneva

VLA1553, commercially known as Ixchiq, has received USFDA clearance and will be launched in India — which has seen high number of chikungunya cases — after ‘regulatory talks with DCGI’.

WHO recommends 2nd malaria vaccine — why Oxford-SII shot is likely to cost less, have wider reach

The R21 or Matrix-M vaccine has been developed by scientists at Oxford University & is the 2nd to receive WHO recommendation, after RTS,S or AS01 (brand name Mosquirix), approved in 2021.

Vaccine manufacturer Indian Immunologicals Ltd to launch dengue vaccine by January 2026

According to NCDC, there was a 333% surge in dengue cases from 2020 to 2021 and a 21% rise in number of cases between 2021 and 2022.

Blob that created history — tracking six-decade quest for respiratory syncytial virus vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline’s vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus was approved by The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in Britain on Monday.

Hope for chikungunya vaccine: French drugmaker reports 99% immune response in Phase 3 trial

Trial of live-attenuated vaccine VLA1553 was conducted in US, with high seroprotection rates observed in participants up to 180 days after vaccination. Study published in 'The Lancet'.

‘Very promising’: World’s first vaccine, tested in Vietnam, against African swine fever nears approval

After decades of failed attempts due to the complexity of the virus, two vaccines co-developed by US scientists being tested in large pilot schemes by Vietnamese companies, WHO said.

People lost faith in childhood vaccines during Covid pandemic, says UNICEF report

The data was a 'worrying warning signal' of rising vaccine hesitancy amid misinformation, dwindling trust in governments and political polarisation, UNICEF said.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.