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Delhi High Court refuses to stay administration of HPV vaccine to adolescent girls after centre assures no immediate harm

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The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay the ongoing administration of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil to adolescent girls after the...
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India gets its first dengue vaccine: How it strengthens India’s position as a global vaccine hub

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"QDENGA has been approved in 43 countries, with more than 32 million doses distributed globally," a Takeda official stated.
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo: Angry relatives of deceased patient set medical centre on fire after demanding traditional burial, WHO declares International Concern

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On May 21, 2026, angry locals in the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) set fire to Ebola treatment tents at...
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Bangladesh’s silent child tragedy: Country faces measles crisis with over 50,000 cases after Yunus govt disrupted immunisation program by changing vaccine procurement system

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury -
Immunisation program collapsed in Bangladesh after Yunus govt changed vaccine procurement system, and now the country is facing a massive measles outbreak
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WHO refutes Donald Trump’s claims linking Paracetamol and vaccines with Autism, urges pregnant women to follow doctors’ advice, not unverified claims

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a strong rebuttal to U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertions linking the use of Tylenol (acetaminophen) during pregnancy...
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Russian scientists announce success of mRNA cancer vaccine Enteromix after preclinical trials, phase I clinical trial initiated

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In a groundbreaking announcement that could revolutionize cancer treatment worldwide, Russian health officials have declared that the Enteromix mRNA-based cancer vaccine is ready for clinical use following successful preclinical trials
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Bill Gates sparks outrage, calls India ‘a laboratory to test new ideas’, social media calls for stringent ethical standards against such minds

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Bill Gates' podcast with Reid Hoffman sparked outrage among Indians after he referred to India as a laboratory for testing ideas.
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Israel agrees for ‘humanitarian pause’, allows UN organisations to hold polio vaccination campaign for children in Gaza

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Notably, Dr Rik Peeperkorn, head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) office for the West Bank and Gaza had announced that the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza would start on September 1.
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Media reports highlighting high number of ‘zero dose children’ in India paint an incomplete picture of the country’s immunization efforts: Health Ministry

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Union Health Ministry has clarified that media reports claiming India having high number of ‘zero dose children’ is misleading
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Bharat Biotech rejects ET’s misleading report about Rotavirus vaccine, highlights how court had already dismissed the author’s petition in 2015

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Bharat Biotech said such analysis renders the findings insignificant. The company emphasised that “Rotavac is manufactured using human rotavirus strains, not of animal origin; hence, the rate of intussusception is similar in vaccinated and non-vaccinated subjects."
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