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Union Health Minister to launch Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria vaccine at Ce
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare JP Nadda will launch the Tetanus and Adult Diphtheria (Td) vaccine on Saturday at the Central Research Institute (CRI), Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh.
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Diphtheria cases surge in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa despite vaccination efforts
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Diphtheria cases have surged in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, with children across the province continuing to face health risks despite ongoing vaccination efforts led by the Expanded Program of Immunisation (EPI) and the K-P Health Department.
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Pakistan: Experts raise concern over rising diphtheria cases in Karachi, c
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Health officials have confirmed that 40 children have died due to diphtheria outbreaks in Karachi's West, Keamari, and East districts, as well as in Larkana and Dadu districts.
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Pakistan: Over 100 children die due to Diphtheria in Karachi amid lack of
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
According to Sindh's health officials, last year 140 cases were received by Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and 52 of them could not survive.
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"PM CARES only for vanity": Kharge attacks BJP for "not vaccinating" child
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Terming it a "cardinal sin," the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha claimed that 16 lakh children were not provided key vaccines for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (DTP) and measles shots in 2023.
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5 deaths, 18 suspected cases of diphtheria in Odisha, says official
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Director of Public Health, Odisha Nilakantha Mishra on Wednesday said that 5 deaths and 18 suspected cases of diphtheria were detected in Odisha.
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Pak: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan advised to maintain availabilit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Over 45 children and teenagers lost their lives due to diphtheria across Pakistan in 2022 while hundreds of suspected cases have been reported from Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan, officials say, The News International reported.
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Telangana sees spike in dengue cases, administration on toes
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 19 (ANI): The state of Telangana has witnessed a spike in dengue cases today.
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Over 3 million children in India missed out on first DTP-1 vaccine dose in
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): Over 3 million children in India missed out on their first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine (DTP-1) in 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
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Diphtheria now becoming major global threat, as it evolves antimicrobial r
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 8 (ANI): Researchers from the UK and India, during a recent study, found that Diphtheria, which is a relatively easily-preventable infection, has now started to evolve and become resistant to a number of classes of antibiotics, and in future, it could even lead to va
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Venezuela gets over 5 million doses of 3-in-1 vaccines from UNICEF: Presid
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], November 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Venezuela has received over 5 million doses of vaccines against diphtheria, polio, and tetanus, also known as 3-in-1 boosters, from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said.
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Diphtheria, tetanus booster shots unnecessary for adults who were fully va
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 25 (ANI): A new study has suggested that adults do not need tetanus or diphtheria booster shots if they've already completed their childhood vaccination series against these debilitating diseases.
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