[Nigeria Health Watch] Vaccines are by far one of the greatest inventions known to mankind, making it possible to eradicate diseases such as smallpox and prevent..

'Getting protected against the disease through effective immunisation and enabling early detection are two crucial steps that can help us save close to 1,25,000..

The Sub-National Immunisation Day (SNID) was followed by a five-day House-to-House (HTH) 'Search & Immunize Activity' from December 11 to December 15.

The government is set to launch 'U-Win' portal, designed on the lines of Covid-19 vaccine management system Co-Win, for maintaining an electronic registry of..

The World Health Organisation's Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) has recommended an additional booster of Covid either 6 or 12 months..

Thailand on Monday rescinded a policy announced at the weekend requiring visitors to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination, its health minister said, citing..

Doctors and experts have urged the Centre to start Covid vaccinations for at-risk children between five and 11 years of age amid concerns over outbreaks in some..

While this will boost immunisation against measles, the BMC feels this might help create confidence among the people that it is concerned about their..

The Centre informed the Supreme Court that India had a very low incidence of Adverse Events Following Immunisation (AEFI) cases of Thrombosis and..

BMC asks local general practitioners to report immunisation status of patients, to help vaccinate more kids; doctors to start giving Vitamin A drops to suspected..

BMC officials meet with local madrassas, ask teachers to reach out to students and parents about need for immunisation

Civic officials visit the house of the deceased children and speak to doctors to find out what exactly caused the deaths; say family responded poorly to all..

As per a release, the pilot campaign called `Apni Baat Apno Ke Saath` will be rolled out at specific locations in Mumbai to address mental health issues,..

A top central official has said that India is set to introduce new vaccines that may later be added as boosters to top up protection against Covid-19. Dr NK..

Nigeria currently accounts for 14% of all childhood rotavirus deaths globally, making it the country with the second-highest number of rotavirus deaths in the..

In good news for individuals (Indian or foreign nationals) who had received Covid-19 vaccine dose(s) outside India and were willing to receive remaining doses..

Joint MD Suchitra K Ella said if approved, the intranasal vaccine would be easier to deploy in mass immunisation campaigns as it has an easy-to-administer..

Suchitra K Ella, Joint Managing Director, Bharat Biotech, said, "On this Independence Day, we are proud to announce the successful completion of clinical trials..

government panel on Covid immunisation has recommended allowing Biological E's Corbevax as a precaution dose for adults fully vaccinated with either Covishield..

Biological E’s Corbevax vaccine, which was recently approved by the chief drug regulatory body of India to be used as a booster dose, may take a while to..

A surge in Covid-19 cases and a door-todoor campaign to cover those who have defaulted on their second and precautionary doses have marginally pushed up daily..

Based on Saudi Arabian authorities' rules pilgrim passengers should be less than 65 years old, have completed immunisation with basic doses of Covid-19 vaccines..

A study by Christian Medical College, Vellore, on the effectiveness of mixed booster doses has yielded positive results and is currently being evaluated by..

Dr NK Arora, Chairman, COVID working group National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), said, "Monkeypox is not as contagious or severe as..

Dr NK Arora, Chairman, COVID working group National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), said, "Monkeypox is not as contagious or severe as..

This day is important because it helps spread awareness about AIDS and its immunisation measures.

Relaxing norms for Covid vaccine precaution dose, the Centre on Thursday allowed citizens travelling overseas to get the shot before the stipulated nine-month..

The Covid-19 working group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has recommended allowing the administration of precautionary doses..

The government’s scientific advisory group on immunisation is expected to meet on Wednesday to deliberate whether the gap between the second and the booster or..

Serum Institute of India (SII) CEO Adar Poonawalla on Tuesday said that the Covid-19 vaccine Covovax is now available in India for children. He also hailed PM..

As majority of youngsters has already taken the first dose of Covid vaccine, the government is unlikely to procure Serum Institute of India’s Covovax for use..

No decision has been taken by the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) on vaccinating kids aged 5 to 12 against Covid-19, sources said. 

World Immunization Week is observed in the last week of April, every year. The purpose of this day is to "highlight the collective action needed and to promote..

A decision on vaccinating children aged 5-12 years will be taken on the basis of the recommendation by an expert committee, Union health minister Mansukh..

The government is likely to soon reduce the gap between the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine and the precaution dose from the current nine months to six months,..

Like every year, WHO has chosen a special theme for World Immunisation Week 2022. The theme of this year is 'Long life for all'.

Millions of doses of Covid vaccines administered so far have thrown up just nine cases of death caused by confirmed reactions to jabs since February 2021..

The city has so far administered 2.05 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses since the start of the mass immunisation programme in January 2021.

Ahead of the new academic session that is set to begin from April, Covid vaccination among adolescents of 12-14 years picked up pace this week with over one..

India's apex body on immunisation NTAGI has recommended administering the second dose of Covishield between eight and 16 weeks after the first dose.

The government’s top vaccination advisory panel, National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI), has recommended reducing the interval between the..

The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has recommended reducing the Covishield dose gap.

An expert group convened by the World Health Organisation said Tuesday it “strongly supports urgent and broad access” to booster doses, in a reversal of the..

The drug regulator’s subject expert committee will meet on Monday to evaluate Biological E’s application seeking emergency approval for its Covid vaccine..

The government has placed a purchase order with Biological E for five crore doses of its Covid vaccine Corbevax, which are expected to arrive by the end of..

The Centre on Wednesday asked states to accelerate second dose coverage for Covid vaccine among adolescents of 15-17 years. The government also plans to soon..

Over 75% of adults in the country are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with two doses of the jabs, heralding a major achievement in the mass immunisation..

Three vaccines against Covid-19 — Covovax, Corbevax and ZyCov-D — which received the Drug Controller General of India’s nod last year for emergency use in..

Epidemiologist Dr JP Mulayil, member of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation in India (NTAGI), on Tuesday said booster dose against Covid-19 in..

Nearly a month into the vaccination of adolescents, reported instances of adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) have been negligible and much lower than..

Almost 10 days since the country’s immunisation programme rolled out booster shots against Covid-19 for essential workers and people above 60, the response has..

The Covid vaccination programme is set to start for the 12-14 age group from February-end, Dr N K Arora, chairman of the Covid-19 working group of the National..

A dozen districts in Maharashtra with two-dose vaccination below 50% may encounter a very different version of Omicron than the picture emerging from Mumbai and..

 "We have received feedback that certain immunisation centres are recommending taking 3 paracetamol 500 mg tablets along with Covaxin for children. No..

Adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) were recorded after 0.004% of the total around 123 crore Covid jabs administered till November 30. Of the 49,819..

The scientific advisory group on Covid immunisation has deferred “any decision on additional dose” in the absence of consensus on whether there is a need to..

During today’s meeting, the NTAGI will be coming up with comprehensive policies for both the additional COVID-19 vaccine dose and child immunisation against..

However, virologist Dr Jacob John says Adverse Event Following Immunisation and vaccine allergies should be documented and certified as well for future use

The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that only 2,116 serious and severe AEFI (Adverse Event Following Immunisation) cases have been reported out of over..

Amid mounting fear over the new SARS-COV2 variant Omicron, an expert committee on Covid immunisation is considering to recommend an “additional dose” to..