Measles

Should measles vaccine be given at six months instead of nine for infants?

In a latest report, the UN health agency maintained that millions of children were now susceptible to measles, which is one among the world’s most contagious diseases

12 deaths, 233 cases and counting… Why Mumbai is witnessing a measles outbreak

Mumbai is in the grips of a measles outbreak; the city has already recorded 12 deaths and 233 cases of the contagious viral disease. Health officials say that a disruption in the inoculation programme because of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as vaccine hesitancy has caused the surge in infections

Centre rushes teams to Jharkhand, Gujarat and Kerala after 8-month-old succumbs to Measles in Mumbai

The Central teams will probe the rising number of measles cases among children in the three states, the health ministry said in a statement. They will also probe the causes for the outbreak and help with requisite control and containment measures

Measles outbreak in Mumbai: What is the disease and how is the city fighting to contain it?

As per reports, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has confirmed one death due to measles, while three more casualties caused by the highly contagious disease are suspected. The Centre has rushed a three-member team to assist the state health departments

Children around the world have missed out on measles vaccine due to COVID-19, could trigger an outbreak

The pandemic has had an effect on the control of vaccine-preventable diseases because campaigns were paused and routine immunisation services were disrupted.

Coronavirus pandemic brings importance of immunisation to the fore; MMR or BCG vaccine may protect against severe COVID-19

The importance of immunisation has probably never seemed as important as it does during this pandemic.

India pledges $15-mn at virtual global vaccine summit; funds to be used for immunisation programmes across the world

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday pledged $15-million as India's contribution to the vaccines alliance GAVI at the Global Vaccine Summit hosted by the UK

Measles cases in 2019 are far higher than last year, on the rise globally, says WHO

The measles outbreak has hit Congo at a time when it is also grappling with an Ebola epidemic, that has already killed 2,200.

Universal practise of immunization is one of the biggest triumphs of modern medicine

In the future, vaccines will be inhaled, there is a possibility that they will be administered topically as well.

World Immunisation Day 2019: As effect of many childhood vaccines wears off, let’s have look at vaccines one should get as an adult

We all know about childhood vaccines, one of the best ways to prevent infectious diseases in the community. But what many of us don’t realise is that effect of many of these vaccines wears off eventually