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3-dose hepatitis B vaccine fully protects HIV positive adults: Study

Three doses of HEPLISAV-B vaccine provide full protection to adults with HIV, who were never immunised against hepatitis B virus (HBV) either through vaccination or infection, according to a study. In the research presented at the annual IDWeek conference held in Washington, US from October 19 to 23, the researchers from University of Cincinnati and Cornell University tested the three-dose course of HEPLISAV-B among 68 adults living with HIV at 38 sites in the US, South Africa, and Thailand. None of the participants had either received a previous HBV vaccination or had evidence of a previous HBV infection - all were on antiretroviral therapy to combat infection by retroviruses such as HIV. Retroviruses are a group of viruses that contain two single-strand linear RNA molecules per virion, or a viral particle, and reverse transcriptase (RNA to DNA). Following the initial dose of HEPLISAV-B vaccine 0.5 milliliter (mL) as an intramuscular injection, the study participants received ...

Developing nations' vaccine manufacturers bat for pandemic treaty

It's time to focus on routine immunisation: Mandaviya

Single-dose approach: Global cholera outbreak leads to vaccine crunch

One dose of vaccine has proven effective in stopping outbreaks, even though evidence on the exact duration of protection is 'limited'.

Over 100 million Covid-19 vaccine doses wasted in India by September-end

Covid-19 vaccine makers have no plans to seek further shelf life extensions

At least 50 children ill after DPT vaccination; CMO says all recovered

At least 50 students of a government primary school in a village here were taken ill after being administered the DPT vaccine. They were rushed to the nearby government primary health centre where they were treated till late evening and later discharged. The incident occurred on Friday at village Nai ka Nagla under Dadon Police station. On Saturday, Chief Medical Officer (CMO)of the district Neeraj Tyagi, however, told reporters that the affected children were only suffering from "routine reactions" from such vaccination. He said that a team of doctors had been sent to the affected village on Saturday morning " and all the children have recovered". The issue stirred a controversy after a number of parents alleged before mediapersons and social workers who arrived at the health centre that the vaccines were administered forcibly to their children without informing them. "The gates of the school were locked when some students tried to run away from the school to avoid the vaccinati

Amrit Mahotsav campaign pushed Covid booster dose coverage to 27%

The 75-day-long Amrit Mahotsav campaign also helped salvage wastage of vaccine doses

Spike protein vaccines may help fight Covid variants: IIT-M study

Researchers sought to gauge the response in cases where post-vaccination infections were caused by a variant other than the original Wuhan strain

India's Covid vaccination programme stunning: Roche's Hoffmann, Duschmale

'They (the next 125 years) look more challenging than the past 125 years. The world has changed. We have to make quicker decisions'

Soon, India to get an adult TB vaccine

National Immunisation Mission: How indigenous vaccines can go a long way

The locally developed Ceravac can play a critical role in the efficacy of the National Immunisation Mission

E-governance: Draft rules on data anonymisation, mobile security released

The documents are open for public consultation and the comments would be accepted till September 21

Lumpy virus: Yogi bans cattle fairs in UP as 15 districts report cases

A special vaccination drive will also be carried out to vaccinate cattle against the LSD

After Covid, now a mammoth vaccination drive for lumpy skin disease

Cattle are being vaccinated swiftly as the disease breaks out of its initial holds of Rajasthan and Gujarat and starts infecting buffaloes too

Lumpy skin disease: Khattar orders vaccination of cows, cattles on priority

Amid the spread of lumpy skin disease in Haryana, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday directed the officials to work on a mission mode "just like the state did during Covid times". He directed Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal to procure available vaccination and inoculate all cows and cattle on a war footing, besides monitoring the situation on a daily basis. The minister also said he will speak with the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala and seek more vaccine doses to the state at the earliest. Further, he directed the chief secretary to hold a meeting with all deputy commissioners, superintendents of police and the officials of the animal husbandry department to intensify measures to prevent the disease. He ordered the officials to ensure that the pits dug to bury carcasses of infected animals are deep enough so that the disease does not spread, and also closely monitor gaushalas. "We have to work on a mission mode to fight this

Gates eyes partnership with South Korea over global health

Bill Gates on Tuesday called for South Korea to further step up to prevent infectious diseases like COVID-19 as he stressed the need for the world to be better prepared for the next pandemic.

Serum Institute plans pandemic facility to stockpile vax for the world

Adar Poonawalla, CEO and brain behind the new age SII, says in an interaction with Business Standard that by the end of 2021, the company was making 250 million doses a month

Statsguru: Where does India stand on Covid booster shots as cases rise

Analysis shows that by September 29, the country will cover 28.6 per cent of the eligible population of 796 million who will be due for the booster dose

Goa to administer 10.5L Covid-19 precautionary doses in next two months

Goa Health Department has set a target to administer precautionary doses of Covid-19 vaccine to 10.5 lakh people in next two months, for which it has decided to rope in various departments.

Covaxin third shot gives long-term immunity: Nature Scientific study

Study shows booster jab is effective against several Sars-CoV-2 strains such as Alpha, Beta, Delta, Delta Plus and Omicron, and also increases memory B-cell response

A vaccine milestone

Govt learns from mistakes but the fight isn't over