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  What happens when childhood vaccines are delayed or missed? Bengaluru paediatrician explains

  Health | January 28, 2026 16:13 IST

  Delaying or missing childhood vaccines can leave children exposed to serious, preventable diseases. Dr Sandeep R, Consultant – Neonatology and Paediatrics at Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Marathahalli, Bengaluru, explains how gaps in immunisation increase health risks and weaken community protection.

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  No link between COVID-19 vaccines and sudden deaths, health ministry clarifies

  Health | July 02, 2025 23:11 IST

  Debunking the myths! India's Health Ministry sets the record straight: COVID-19 vaccines are safe, and there's no link to sudden deaths. Get the facts here.

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  Expert debunk myths on common vaccine misconceptions

  Health | May 13, 2025 16:00 IST

  Separate fact from fiction! Expert sets the record straight on common vaccine misconceptions. Get the truth behind vaccine myths and make informed health decisions.

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  What is the link between immunisation and child development? Know how vaccines keep kids healthy

  Health | April 24, 2025 17:27 IST

  Vaccination plays a pivotal role in a child’s early development by protecting them from serious illnesses. Here, the expert briefs about how immunisation supports healthy growth and which vaccines are essential for children's well-being.

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  PM Modi pledges $7.5 million, 40 million vaccine doses to aid Quad's efforts against cervical cancer

  World | September 22, 2024 5:48 IST

  PM Modi said India has developed its own vaccine for cervical cancer and is ready to share its expertise providing HPV sampling kits, detection kits, and cervical cancer vaccines worth $7.5 million. He said India will also cooperate with other Quad members in radiotherapy treatment.

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  India's Serum Institute and Oxford University roll out first Malaria vaccine in Africa's Ivory Coast

  Health | July 16, 2024 16:10 IST

  India's Serum Institute and Oxford University have launched the first malaria vaccine in Ivory Coast, Africa, marking a significant milestone in combating the deadly disease. This collaborative effort aims to save millions of lives in malaria-endemic regions.

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  World Immunisation Week 2024: 5 most important vaccines for infants and children

  Health | April 24, 2024 10:52 IST

  Know which vital vaccines safeguard our youngest ones during World Immunisation Week 2024. Uncover the top five crucial vaccines for infants and children, ensuring their health and well-being.

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  India is world leader in vaccines, doing fantastic work in sphere of AI: Bill Gates

  India | February 29, 2024 23:42 IST

  Bill Gates exuded confidence about India's growth prospects in the future and said the country has strongly improved in several key areas. He also lauded political competition in India which is providing better amenities to people, while assuring support to the country's efforts in AI.

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  Karnataka: Anti-Rabies Vaccine to be provided free of cost to all animal bite victims

  Karnataka | October 07, 2023 12:38 IST

  The Karnataka Health Department has directed the government hospitals to provide Anti-Rabies Vaccine free of cost to all animal bite victims. Rabies was declared as a Notifiable Disease in the state from December 5, 2022.

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  Nobel Prize 2023: Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman win coveted award in Medicine for THIS reason

  World | October 02, 2023 16:00 IST

  The Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine was Swedish scientist Svante Paabo, whose discoveries of human evolution provided key insights in functioning of the human immune system.

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  National Vaccination Day 2023: History, significance and more

  Health | March 16, 2023 13:02 IST

  National Vaccination Day 2023: India is currently working towards getting rid of measles and rubella by vaccinating over 324 million children through MR vaccination drives.

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  Flu vaccines may cut the risk of heart failure | AIIMS study

  Health | November 30, 2022 20:05 IST

  A study by the cardiology department of AIIMS reveals that the influenza vaccine may reduce the risk of heart attacks. Read on to know more.

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  Milestone! India crosses 2 billion Covid-19 vaccination mark in 18 months

  India | July 17, 2022 13:03 IST

  Covid-19 vaccines in India: The data showed that 82 per cent of adolescents aged 15 to 18 years have also been vaccinated with the first dose since the vaccination for this age group began on January 3 while 68 per cent have got both the first and second dose.

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  COVID-19: US FDA authorises Novavax vaccine for emergency use in adults

  World | July 14, 2022 7:39 IST

  COVID-19: For now, the FDA authorized Novavax’s initial two-dose series for people 18 and older.

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  WHO to share vaccines to stop monkeypox amid inequity fears

  World | June 16, 2022 9:00 IST

  Vaccines for smallpox, a related disease, are thought to be about 85% effective against monkeypox. WHO’s Europe director, Dr. Hans Kluge, said Wednesday he was concerned by the scramble by some rich countries to buy more vaccines without talk of buying supplies for Africa.

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  COVID pandemic: India's vaccination coverage crosses 188.40 crore

  India | April 28, 2022 12:17 IST

  The people of the age group 15-18 years have been provided with 5,83,09,299 1st dose and 4,18,99,185 2nd dose of the coronavirus vaccine, said the ministry.

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  COVID: India's cumulative vaccination coverage exceeds 186.38 crore

  India | April 16, 2022 14:28 IST

  As per the ministry, in the age group 15-18 years, 5,78,45,181 1st dose and 4,03,05,973 2nd dose have been administered.

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  Covid19: Omicron subvariant BA.2 may cause severe disease, lab study suggests

  India | February 18, 2022 17:30 IST

  The yet-to-be peer-reviewed findings, recently posted on the preprint repository BioRxiv, show that the BA.2 sub-variant may have features that make it as capable of causing serious illness as older coronavirus variants.  the World Health Organization (WHO) said while BA.2 is more transmissible than BA.1, the subvariant is not more severe.

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  COVID-19: India administers over 173.86 crore vaccine doses so far

  India | February 16, 2022 14:08 IST

  As per health ministry, with the administration of 41,54,476 vaccine doses in last 24 hours, India's COVID vaccination coverage reached 1,73,86,81,675 doses, as per provisional reports on Feb 16.

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  India's first mRNA vaccine under final trials: Dr V.K. Paul

  India | February 10, 2022 19:05 IST

  Indian Council of Medical Research Director General, Dr Balram Bhargava, said that this is another vaccine which really establishes that India is heading towards becoming a vaccine superpower.