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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
TopicVaccines

Topic: vaccines

Indian science was never apolitical, says Hyderabad panel on space and vaccine stories

India’s space and vaccine trajectories moved with political currents rather than above them, argued a panel at the History Literature Festival in Hyderabad on Sunday.

The curious case of the fake Abhayrab rabies vaccine

Fears mount as authorities worldwide warn travellers who received the Abhayrab rabies vaccine in India to get replacement dosages as rumours of counterfeit batches circulate.

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.

‘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.

BJP has its post-second wave politics ready — from perception to expectation management

Rahul Gandhi may be pointing fingers at vaccine shortage, but if the PM knows one thing it is fixing delivery before polls.

On Camera

University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

John Ternus set to take over as Apple CEO, Tim Cook to transition to executive chairman

Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.