Prior pneumococcal vaccination reduces mortality in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia: Study Medha Baranwal23 April 2024 8:45 AM ISTKorea: Prior pneumococcal vaccination in elderly patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is associated with improved in-hospital...
Nigeria rolls out new 5-in-1 vaccine against meningitis Ruchika Sharma15 April 2024 12:36 PM ISTThis new multivalent conjugate vaccine was 13 years in the making and was based on a partnership between PATH and the Serum Institute of India.
ChatGPT could help reduce vaccine hesitancy and provide helpful advice on STIs, suggests study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli11 April 2024 9:30 PM ISTNew research being presented at this year's ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) suggests that the free-to-use,...
Sanofi new polio vaccine gets nod in India Ruchika Sharma6 April 2024 3:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Drug giant Sanofi has received a nod for an alternative injectable vaccine, IMOVAX-Polio, to replace the widely used Inactivated Polio...
COVID-19 vaccination as effective for adults with common mental disorders as for those without: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli4 April 2024 8:30 PM ISTA large multi-state electronic health record-based study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) VISION Network has found that...
Bharat Biotech, SII arm Bilthoven Biologicals collaborate to produce, supply Oral polio vaccine Ruchika Sharma3 April 2024 1:30 PM ISTThrough this collaboration, BBIL and BBio will jointly obtain the regulatory approvals and licenses required to commercially manufacture OPVs in India...
COVID-19-related immunization disruptions tied to about 50000 excess deaths globally: Lancet Medha Baranwal2 April 2024 2:45 PM ISTUK: A new modeling study published in The Lancet Global Health journal estimated the health effects of COVID-19-related immunization disruptions in...
Monkeypox antibodies wane within year of vaccination, reveals study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli1 April 2024 8:45 PM ISTNew research to be presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2024) in Barcelona, Spain...
No increased risk of stroke in older adults who received COVID-19 bivalent vaccine: JAMA Medha Baranwal29 March 2024 8:00 PM ISTUSA: In a self-controlled case series of 11,000 Medicare beneficiaries age 65 or older, the primary analysis showed no evidence of a significantly...
Dr Reddy's Labs to promote, distribute Sanofi paediatric, adult vaccine brands in India Ruchika Sharma29 March 2024 2:25 PM ISTThese brands saw combined sales of approx. Rs 426 crores as per IQVIA MAT February 2024.
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines Shows Potential in Reducing Viral Respiratory Tract Infections: Study Dr Riya Dave25 March 2024 8:15 PM ISTPneumococcal disease poses a significant health burden worldwide, and PCVs have been instrumental in reducing its incidence. Emerging evidence...
Receipt of MMR vaccine linked to reduced rate of antibiotic treatment in kids under 2: Study Dr Riya Dave24 March 2024 9:15 PM ISTA recent register-based cohort study conducted across Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden aimed to investigate the potential non-specific effects of...
