Vaccination

The largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in approximately 30 years has been recorded in official data published by WHO and UNICEF. The percentage of children who received three doses of the vaccine against diphtheria, tetanus...

At a time when the United States has approved COVID-19 booster shots, just 3.5 percent of Africans are vaccinated, The Hindu reported on Sunday. Quoting World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Indian newspaper...

According to an official “roadmap to freedom” unveiled on Thursday, locked-down Sydney residents could drink a beer at the bar as soon as next month if the double-dose vaccination rate reaches 70%. Stay-at-home orders for fully...

The National Immunization Technical Advisory Group (NITAG) has recommended vaccination for pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers. NITAG Member Professor Dr Be-Nazir Ahmed, also a former DGHS director, on Monday said: “We had a meeting on Saturday...

According to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), those who have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccination had a decreased risk of respiratory difficulties, hospitalization, and mortality. The study, which took place...

By providing safe and effective vaccines around the world, the United States continues to take bold action to safeguard both the American people and the world’s most vulnerable. During his first visit to India, US Secretary...

Bangladesh is planning to introduce walk-in vaccination at the union level, allowing citizens to be vaccinated without having to present their national identity (ID) cards, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has instructed to ramp up the...

According to an analysis of government statistics released on Monday, India will miss a target to administer over half a billion Covid-19 vaccine doses by the end of the month as Bharat Biotech, the country’s only...

Health Minister Zahid Maleque has said the government has planned to vaccinate at least 10 million people each month, with the help of the 210 million vaccines that are expected to arrive from different sources. The...

On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that a large number of emerging countries had suspended vaccinations due to a shortage of vaccine doses. This deficit means that those who have received the first dose...