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Only 1 or 2% of India’s population is vaccine hesitant: Prof Arora

September 1, 2023

The vaccine hesitancy is due to the insufficient information about the side effects of the vaccine, concerns regarding vaccine safety, and skepticism about...

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‘COVID-19 brought realization of scale of NTDs, but also obscured them’

July 12, 2023

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Dr Kishor Wasan is a Co-Director and Co-Founder, Neglected Global Diseases Initiative at the University of British Columbia. He is credited with developing an...

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Deaths from rabies in India persist despite anti-rabies vaccine

February 9, 2023

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The state of Kerala alone has reported more than 200,000 dog bite cases and 21 deaths in 2022 which is almost double the number reported previous year The...

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Claiming daughter killed by Covishield vaccine, father seeks Rs 1000 crore compensation

September 3, 2022

Dilip Lunawat says his daughter, Dr Snehal Lunawat, took the jab after being told COVID vaccines did not pose any risk A father of a deceased medical student...

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Column • COVID-19

Insights from the internet: Impact of COVID-19 on immunisation

July 2, 2022

As the race for COVID-19 vaccine gains steam, accessibility to routine vaccines for children continues to be a challenge during the pandemic. A look at online...

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Explained: ICMR’s ambitious timeline to launch COVID-19 vaccine and controversy

July 2, 2022

India’s apex medical research body has announced that the country should have its coronavirus vaccine ready in time for Independence Day on August 15. However...

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COVID Vaccines: Are you hesitant?

February 19, 2021

Since public rollouts began, COVID-19 vaccines have faced unprecedented backlash, criticism, and often rebuke. Will the sentiment eventually soften? Global...

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Covid reinfection: Are you at risk?

January 29, 2021

The question about Covid-19 reinfection and an immune response is important not only for public health response to the pandemic but also for the administration...

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COVID-19 vaccine myths

August 28, 2020

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What if the vaccine causes coronavirus infection? Do Indians really need it? Aren’t immunity boosters and herd immunity good enough? The pandemic has brought...