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Why is whooping cough resurging?
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], Apr. 04 (ANI): A new research has explored why whooping cough, otherwise known as pertussis, is making a comeback.
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WHO-approved vaccine carrier to prevent in-transit vaccine freezing commer
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 7 (ANI-NewsVoir): This week, the first commercially available freeze-free vaccine carrier will begin introductory field trials in Nepal. This follows the World Health Organisation (WHO) announcement that the Indian-made carrier using PATH's "Freeze-Safe" reference desi
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Naidu meets several business tycoons in Davos
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Davos [Switzerland], Jan 26 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday met several business tycoons and also participated in development corporation sessions on the fourth day of his Davos tour.
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WHO grants prequalification to Bharat Biotech's Rotavirus Vaccine 'ROTAVAC
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI-BusinessWire India): Bharat Biotech on Thursday announced that the World Health Organisation (WHO Geneva) has awarded prequalification to the developing world's first rotavirus vaccine, ROTAVAC.
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Doctors stress for women to get cervical cancer vaccine
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 24 (ANI): Every eight minutes, one woman in India succumbs to cervical cancer. Around 1.2 lakh women are affected by cervical cancer in India and the country accounts for around 25% of global deaths due to it.
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Single dose vaccine may control cholera outbreaks: Study
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 13 (ANI): In a recent study, a group of researchers have developed a high-dose cholera vaccine for controlling outbreaks.
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B’desh provides free diptheria vaccines to Rohingya children
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Cox's Bazar [Bangladesh], December 12 (ANI): The Government of Bangladesh, in support of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) launched a vaccination campaign against diphtheria and other preve
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World AIDS Day: Where do we stand on HIV-AIDS?
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 1 (ANI): Our country has the third highest number of estimated people living with HIV in the world. The estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS in India was 2.08 million (20.9 lakhs in 2011) out of which an enormous 86% of whom were in 15-49 years age group.
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Slow progress in efforts to prevent child deaths from pneumonia, diarrhea:
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 3 (ANI): In 2016, pneumonia and diarrhea were responsible for one of every four deaths in children under five years of age.
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This molecule can lead to a successful HIV vaccine
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 28 (ANI): Researchers have recently discovered a molecule that could someday lead to the creation of the world's first Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) vaccine.
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Ebola vaccine found safe for children, adults in Africa
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Oct. 9 (ANI): The worst Ebola outbreak ended in 2016 after infecting more than 28,000 people and killing about 11,300 people worldwide.
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MP CM launches Mission Indradhanush
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Oct 8 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chaohan on Sunday inaugurated Mission Indradhanush by providing vaccine drops to the young children in a bid to make the state full immunized.
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