China disciplines 80 officials linked to major vaccine scandal
Changchun Changsheng Biotechnology -- a major Chinese manufacturer of rabies vaccines -- was slapped with… Read More
7 years ago
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Dengue vaccine meets main goal of trial
The company said no significant safety concerns have emerged to date with vaccine called TAK-003 Read More
7 years ago
As Ebola threatens mega-cities, vaccine stockpile needs grow
LONDON: Doubts are growing about whether the world’s emergency stockpile of 300,000 Ebola vaccine doses… Read More
7 years ago
Scientists create bee vaccine to fight off ‘insect apocalypse’
Scientists in Finland have developed what they believe is the world's first vaccine to protect… Read More
7 years ago
Health minister affirms to strengthen immunisation programme
Health Minister said that the government is well prepared to conduct anti-measles campaign starting from… Read More
7 years ago
China sacks six senior officials at food and drug regulator over vaccine scandal
SHANGHAI: China said on Saturday it has sacked six senior officials at its food and… Read More
7 years ago
Socially active older women benefit from flu vaccine
TOKYO: Flu shots may be especially important for older women who are socially active, a study… Read More
8 years ago
‘Mutant flu’ could lead to more effective vaccine: study
MIAMI: Experiments in lab animals have shown signs of success for a newly engineered flu… Read More
8 years ago
Populists target vaccine decree ahead of Italy polls
ROME: Two Italian populist parties running in March elections are promising to scrap a compulsory… Read More
8 years ago
Oxford team to test universal flu vaccine in world first
LONDON: A seasonal flu vaccine that would be the first in the world to fight… Read More
8 years ago
Tailor-made cancer ‘vaccine’ proves safe: trial results
PARIS: Two experimental treatments for skin cancer, tailor-made to target a particular patient's tumours, proved… Read More
8 years ago
WHO urges polio vaccine dose cut amid global shortage
GENEVA: Faced with a shortage of polio vaccine, the World Health Organisation urged countries on… Read More
8 years ago
Chinese official sentenced 10 years in vaccine scandal
BEIJING: A former official of China's Food and Drug Administration has been jailed for taking… Read More
9 years ago
Japan, Unicef to support polio eradication in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Japanese government, Japan International Cooperation Agency and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)… Read More
9 years ago
UNICEF low-cost vaccine deal to protect children from five diseases
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement with… Read More
9 years ago
Chicken smell offers hope for malaria prevention
ADDID ABBABA: Ethiopian scientists have discovered mosquitoes are repulsed by the smell of chicken, raising hopes… Read More
9 years ago
India launches emergency vaccine drive for new polio strain
NEW DELHI: Two years after it was declared polio free, India said it was launching… Read More
9 years ago
In the lab: six lab innovations scientists hope will end malaria
After being abandoned as too ambitious in 1969, global plans to eliminate malaria are back… Read More
9 years ago
Top US researcher says Zika vaccine is years away
MIAMI: The hunt for a vaccine to prevent the Zika virus could take years, a top… Read More
10 years ago
US researchers find key to develop Ebola vaccine
WASHINGTON: US researchers believe they may have pinpointed the Achilles heel of the Ebola virus,… Read More
10 years ago