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‘Yeh bhaiya bataiye ki vaccine kab aayegi’, Rahul Gandhi’s question to public health expert triggers another joke fest on Twitter
Twitter users speculated whether Rahul Gandhi was asking for vegetable or grocery items to a local vendor.
How the opposition to the polio vaccine by Islamic fundamentalists undermined the world’s effort to curb the deadly disease
It is not just the Chinese Virus that has received a boost due to their conduct. Over the years, even immunization to polio through the polio vaccine has been undermined due to the rabid opposition of Islamic fundamentalists to it.
Uttar Pradesh: Polio vaccination team held hostage, beaten up after locals mistook them for NPR data collection team
A polio vaccination team was reportedly kept hostage and beaten up in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, after the locals mistook that the team was collecting data for National Population Register (NPR).
Kerala: Nearly 5 lakh children miss polio vaccination, Muslim-majority Malappuram sees only 54% vaccination
Malappuram, Kerala district with 70% Muslim population, sees the most number of children missing the mass polio vaccination drive.
How UPA’s feeble attempt failed to vaccinate children, while Modi’s Mission Indradhanush vaccinated 3.28 cr
Mission Indradhanush, a health mission launched by the Narendra Modi government, with a target to achieve full immunization coverage by 2020
Fact-check: The Print and The Telegraph spread dangerous lies about Polio vaccine in India
It is indeed worrisome how big media like The Print, which is run by the Editors Guild chief Shekhar Gupta, no less and The Telegraph spread rumours and lies about the Polio vaccine
The Print indulges in scaremongering, spreads fake news about shortage of polio vaccine in the country
The Print published an alarming report saying that India doesn’t have polio vaccine for the next round of immunization, which turned out to be fake
Madrassas in Uttar Pradesh object to vaccination as Whatsapp rumour claims they cause impotency and spread deadly diseases
The Uttar Pradesh health department has now sought help from the clerics to address this issue by asking them to silence these rumours.
UN report says India’s infant mortality rates lowest in five years, four-fold decline in gender gap in girl child survival
UNICEF's India chief says countrywide efforts in healthcare, newborn care and immunisation has been instrumental in bringing down infant death rates in the country.
Shabana Azmi rues derailment of vaccination drives, but couldn’t be honest about who derailed it
He urged Shabana Azmi to call out the Muslim community for the orthodoxy and anti-vaccination propaganda.
