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Topic: vaccines

Can a flu shot lower your risk of getting dementia? ‘Compelling reason to get vaccines’

Infections like the flu or shingles trigger inflammation throughout the body, including in the brain. This stress is thought to accelerate brain ageing.

Uganda declares end of nearly four-month Ebola outbreak, killing 55 since September

Wednesday's declaration followed Uganda's completion of 42 days with no active cases, which represents two full incubation periods of the virus.

‘Fake news’ — Bharat Biotech, govt deny report on ‘discrepancies’ in Covaxin trial data

Medical news site STAT had cited internal documents to allege that Bharat Biotech had taken ‘questionable’ steps under political pressure to speed up development of Covaxin.

India’s first vaccine producers weren’t labs. They were children, cows, buffaloes, goats

In India’s Vaccine Growth Story, Sajjan Singh Yadav writes how the British rulers, concerned about the mounting deaths of their personnel, set up several laboratories across India.

Indian pharma firm expands NZ plant to meet demand for bovine serum, key vaccine ingredient

Pristine Biologicals, a subsidiary of Indian Immunologicals, has set up a new facility in Dargaville, New Zealand, to produce bovine serum, which is derived from cattle blood.

For Novak Djokovic’s fate, Tennis Australia and govt equally responsible

Twenty time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic should not have landed in a hotel meant for immigration detainees. There were official lapses.

Delta to Omicron — India needs to avoid Covid complacency in 2022

Amid the fear of Omicron, we usher in 2022 with 63 per cent of Indians being fully vaccinated, 90 per cent having at least one dose of the vaccine. And more caution.

Bharat Biotech vaccine for drug-resistant typhoid found safe, effective for children under 12 

The typhoid fever, caused by H58 Salmonella Typhi, a type of bacteria that has become resistant to multiple drugs, is an increasing public health threat in sub-Saharan Africa.

India giving 1.25 crore Covid vaccines daily, higher than some country’s population: PM Modi

Prime Minister Modi also praised Himachal Pradesh for becoming the first state to administer the first dose of Covid vaccine to all eligible people despite logistic difficulties.

3.14 crore vaccines lying with states unutilised, says Health Ministry

The ministry also stated that it has provided more than 48.78 crore, through all sources, while 68,57,590 Covid vaccine doses are in pipeline.

On Camera

Only below-the-radar diplomacy can work in India-US trade ties now

India’s competitiveness cannot be defended abroad if it is eroded at home. Short-term measures can provide a cushion, but without reforms, exporters will remain perpetually vulnerable.

Niti Aayog CEO flags India’s trade imbalance — ‘we trade in stuff world doesn’t require in large quantities’

According to the Niti Aayog quarter trade watch report launched Monday, India’s total trade in FY 2025 was at US$1.73 trillion—exports at US$823 billion & imports US$908 billion.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.