Himachal Pradesh News: Health Department Continues Polio Campaign Amid Heavy Snowfall
Himachal Pradesh News: There is heavy snowfall in Himachal but women are standing firm for their duty. For '2 drops of life', women are traveling 15 kilometers on foot on snow.
Mar 04, 2024, 10:52 AM ISTHeLa Cells: Cells of a Black woman who died of Cancer 70 years ago, still saves millions of lives!
Body cells of an African American woman Henrieta Lacks, who died of cervical cancer in October 1951 have been responsible for multiple life saving medical breakthroughs like polio vaccine, HPV vaccine and even COVID-19 vaccine.
Oct 19, 2021, 12:37 PM ISTNovel freeze-dried vaccine could spell end of polio
When tested in mice, the novel vaccine offered full protection against the polio virus, the researchers said.
Nov 28, 2018, 17:21 PM ISTAs shortage of polio vaccine strikes world, WHO urges dose cut
The World Health Organization urged countries today to resort to smaller doses to ward off outbreaks of polio as there is a global shortage of the vaccine.
Apr 28, 2017, 23:31 PM ISTInactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV): A new tool in the fight against polio – Watch to know more about it!
IPV is an injectable form of polio vaccine which can be administered alone or in combination with other vaccines.
Apr 29, 2016, 10:57 AM ISTThis vaccine switch may soon make polio history
The transmission of type 2 polio was eradicated in 1999, meaning immunising against it now is pointless.
Apr 18, 2016, 12:45 PM ISTDNA: Today in History, April 12, 2016
Watch history moment to learn the events that occurred on this very date i.e April 12.
Apr 13, 2016, 00:24 AM ISTIndia to switch to bivalent polio vaccine
Type 2 of wild polio virus has been eradicated worldwide long time back.
Jan 16, 2016, 20:08 PM ISTAvailable polio vaccines not optimal for safety: Study
While the whole world is striving for polio virus eradication, a recent study has raised concerns about post-eradication manufacturing and stockpiling vaccine stores containing live virus that could escape and repopulate the environment.
Jan 01, 2016, 18:16 PM ISTSanofi Pasteur launches injectable inactivated polio vaccine
All vaccines (both Imovax Polio of Sanofi Pasteur and ShanIPV of Shantha) would be delivered in India through UNICEF.
Dec 04, 2015, 19:14 PM ISTInjectable vaccine to prevent re-emergence of polio launched
The children will continue to receive OPV (polio drops) dose under routine immunisation and in pulse polio campaigns till they are 5 years of age.
Nov 30, 2015, 14:41 PM IST