India has the second highest number of kids who did not receive any vaccine at all in 2023, 1.6 million, just after Nigeria with 2.1 million “zero dose children“, according to Unicef. This 2023 report of WHO/Unicef estimates of National Immunisation Coverage (WUENIC) was based on member states reporting to WHO and Unicef up to…
NEW DELHI: AstraZeneca on Tuesday announced that it has started the global withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine, days after the UK pharmaceutical company admitted that its vaccine has the potential to cause a rare side effect called Thrombosis with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS).The company said the withdrawal was due to a “surplus of available updated vaccines”…
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LONDON: AstraZeneca has said in court documents that its Covid vaccine can cause a rare side effect, the UK’s Daily Telegraph newspaper reported.The statement by the pharmaceutical giant comes as it is being sued for over £100 million (a little over Rs 1,000 crore) in class action over claims its vaccine caused death and serious…
Will boost cervical cancer research in next term: PMNEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday expressed his govt’s commitment to allocating funds to scientists for local research in cervical cancer. During an interaction with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, Modi emphasised the need to develop vaccines at minimal cost to protect girls across the country.Modi said…
